All posts tagged "Wakaba Higuchi"
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Figure Skating
/ 2 weeks agoAmber Glenn Holds Off Mone Chiba to Win the Grand Prix Final in France
Glenn became the first American woman to win the Grand Prix Final title since 2010, while Chiba and Kaori Sakamoto earned...
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Figure Skating
/ 2 weeks agoAmber Glenn in 1st Place After Grand Prix Final Short Program; Kaori Sakamoto 4th After Fall
Glenn is trying to become the first American woman to win the Grand Prix Final crown in 14 years. She holds...
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/ 3 weeks ago[ICE TIME] Japan Looks to Top Record Medal Haul at the Grand Prix Final
After earning seven medals in the Junior and Senior Grand Prix Final competitions in 2023, the 16-skater Japan squad has a...
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/ 3 weeks ago[ICE TIME] Shun Sato Clinches 1st Grand Prix Title at Cup of China in Chongqing
With a breakthrough victory at the Cup of China, Sato secured one of six spots in the men's competition at the...
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/ 1 month ago[ICE TIME] Mao Shimada Extends Amazing Win Streak to 15 with 4th Straight Japan Junior Title
Many issues could derail a skater on the way to racking up a series of wins, but two-time world junior champion...
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/ 2 months ago[ICE TIME] Wakaba Higuchi Finishes 2nd at GP de France to Qualify for GP Final
Wakaba Higuchi, who won the season-opening Skate America women's event in October, is returning to the Grand Prix Final for the...
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/ 2 months ago[ICE TIME] Three-Time World Champion Kaori Sakamoto Leads Japan Sweep at Skate Canada
Rino Matsuike stole the show with a sublime free skate at Skate Canada, rallying from 10th place after the short program...
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/ 2 months ago[ICE TIME] Wakaba Higuchi Triumphs at Skate America for Her 1st Grand Prix Title
In her 14th event on the senior GP circuit, Higuchi won at Skate America despite not attempting a triple/triple combination in...
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Figure Skating
/ 5 months agoJapan's Figure Skaters Get Their Beijing Team Event Silver Medals in Paris
A Russian doping scandal and the appeals process delayed the rewarding of the medals to figure skaters. The United States and...
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/ 6 months ago[ICE TIME] Kaori Sakamoto, Yuma Kagiyama Headline Grand Prix Series
In their first Grand Prix Series events of the season, Sakamoto is set to compete in Skate Canada in October and...
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/ 9 months ago[ICE TIME] Tomoe Kawabata Bids a Tearful Farewell to Skating
For Tomoe Kawabata, a traffic accident had a profound impact on her career: "I was unable to get my body back...
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Figure Skating
/ 1 year agoYuma Kagiyama Holds Off Shoma Uno to Win the NHK Trophy
Kagiyama took a five-point lead into the NHK Trophy men's free skate and needed almost all of it to stave off...
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Top Stars All Primed to Perform at Japan Championships
