MOSCOW (AP) — Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu won gold at the Rostelecom Cup, the fifth of six Grand Prix figure skating events, despite an ankle injury that left him on crutches after the competition.

Hanyu, the Olympic gold medalist, started strongly on Saturday with two clean quads and appeared to ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Olympic champions Alina Zagitova and Yuzuru Hanyu built commanding leads in the short program at the Russian round of the figure skating Grand Prix series on Friday, and neither was especially happy with their skate.

“I can’t say perfect,” was the verdict of Hanyu, who earned ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Gracie Gold started her journey to get back to the top of figure skating on Friday, and there’s a long way to go.

Skating competitively for the first time in nearly two years after a break to treat depression, anxiety, and an eating disorder, Gold struggled with nerves as she ...

HELSINKI (AP) — Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu started his Grand Prix season with a commanding victory by almost 40 points at the Helsinki round on Sunday.

With a 13-point lead from Saturday’s short program, the Japanese skater scored 190.43 points in the free skate to win ...

HELSINKI (AP) — Olympic champion Alina Zagitova of Russia returned to gold medal-winning form in the Helsinki stage of the figure skating Grand Prix series on Saturday.

Zagitova was a surprising fifth place at the world championships, but she appeared entirely assured except for awkwardly ...

HELSINKI (AP) — Olympic champion Alina Zagitova took the lead after the women’s short program in the Helsinki stage of the Grand Prix figure skating series despite a failure in her opening jump combination on Friday.

The Russian skater intended a triple lutz-triple loop, but turned the ...

LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — Newly engaged and with his first Grand Prix figure skating title within reach, Keegan Messing couldn’t find words to describe his elation Friday night.

“Cloud 9” didn’t quite cut it.

“I’m above the clouds,” Messing said.

The Canadian led Skate Canada ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Canada’s Nam Nguyen led after the short program Thursday night at the International Figure Skating Classic as the top Americans had disappointing showings.

Nam scored 80.28 points and was followed by the Czech Republic’s Michal Brezina (79.57) and Yaroslav Paniotor of ...

MOSCOW (AP) — One of two men detained in Kazakhstan on suspicion of killing Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten has confessed, authorities said Friday.

Prosecutor Berik Zhuyrektayev said in a televised statement that Nuraly Kiyasov “confessed his guilt in the presence of an attorney” ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten was killed Thursday, and prosecutors in Kazakhstan said they were treating the case as murder.

Ten was stabbed after a dispute with people who allegedly tried to steal a mirror from his car in his home city of Almaty, Kazakh news ...

TOKYO (AP) — Two-time figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu will receive the People’s Honor Award, the Japanese government announced on Friday.

Established in 1977, the natinoal award has been given to 25 individuals and one group for their achievements in sports, entertainment and ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova has been given a Japanese akita dog in a ceremony involving Japan’s prime minister.

Zagitova said at this year’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that she had fallen in love with the akita breed — which she calls a “devoted friend” — ...

TORONTO (AP) — Two-time Olympic silver medalist Evgenia Medvedeva is leaving longtime coach Eteri Tutberidze to work with Brian Orser, the Canadian coach who has guided Yuna Kim and Yuzuru Hanyu to Olympic titles.

Medvedeva announced the change Monday in a statement from the Figure Skating ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Sharon Cohen created Figure Skating in Harlem 21 years ago, she understood it would take baby steps to succeed. Now, the organization that stresses education, personal development and excellence on the ice — has a sister group in ...

After an exhausting, often exhilarating and sometimes excruciating figure skating season, it would seem logical for the Olympians to seek a long rest.

Instead, they’re embracing even more time on the ice. For fun.

When the Stars on Ice tour for 2018 debuts Friday night in Estero, ...

ASSAGO, Italy (AP) — Nathan Chen’s redemption is complete.

While all of his top competitors fell, the 18-year-old Chen completed six quadruple jumps in the free program on Saturday to become the first U.S. winner of the men’s world figure skating title since 2009.

For the rest, it ...

ASSAGO, Italy (AP) — Olympic bronze medalist Kaetlyn Osmond of Canada won the figure skating world title Friday with a nearly perfect performance as Olympic champion Alina Zagitova fell a jaw-dropping three times and crowd favorite Carolina Kostner turned in a lackluster skate -- both tumbling ...

ASSAGO, Italy (AP) — Olympic figure skating champions Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany set a world record as they claimed their first world title as a pair with a flawless program packed with daring and grace on Thursday.

The silver went to Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov ...

ASSAGO, Italy (AP) — After a 16-year break, Deanna Stellato is eager to make up for lost time.

The American figure skater is back in the rink and was competing at the world championships on Wednesday, more than a decade-and-a-half after retiring following a series of injuries.

At 34 ...

ASSAGO, Italy (AP) — Italy’s home favorite Carolina Kostner skated a perfectly executed and evocative program to take a surprise lead over Olympic champion Alina Zagitova of Russia in the short program Wednesday at the world figure skating championships.

A former world champion coming off ...

Olympic champion Alina Zagitova is without question the heavy favorite heading into figure skating’s world championships, especially after the sprightly Russian’s training partner and rival Evgenia Medvedeva withdrew because of injury.

She won’t be the sentimental favorite, ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Olympic figure skating silver medalist Evgenia Medvedeva has withdrawn from the world championships, ending the prospect of another showdown against friend and rival Alina Zagitova.

The Russian Figure Skating Federation said Tuesday that Medvedeva has a recurrence of the foot ...

Terry Taylor didn’t set out to be a pioneer. What she wanted most was to run a great sports department.

Taylor did just that for the better part of a quarter century as sports editor for The Associated Press. A woman in what traditionally was a man’s world, she rose from a writer covering ...

TOKYO (AP) — Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu will miss this month’s world championships because of pain in his right ankle.

Hanyu, who became the first back-to-back Olympic men’s figure skating champion in 66 years at last month’s Pyeongchang Games, damaged ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Double Olympic bronze medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani have dropped out of the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships.

Also passing on worlds in Milan from March 19-25 is Adam Rippon, who helped the United States win the team bronze medal at the ...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — They weren’t allowed to fly their flag or play their anthem. That didn’t mean there were no celebrations for the Russians in Pyeongchang.

A drought-breaking hockey victory on Sunday and a women’s figure skating title provided a prestige boost for a team of ...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva gave figure skating fans one more show in South Korea.

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir gave them one more on Olympic ice.

The Russian teenagers, who dueled so memorably in the women’s event during the Pyeongchang Games, ...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — Four years can be an eternity in figure skating. Injuries, ennui, growth spurts, coaching changes, even rules alterations play a role in getting from one Olympics to another.

So who is well positioned to handle all of that, and which countries already are ...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — After two weeks of Olympic competition, the “Olympic Athletes from Russia” finally have a gold medal.

Alina Zagitova won the women’s figure skating title Friday to become the first Russian to win a Winter Olympic event since the doping-hit 2014 Sochi ...

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Figure skating may be over at the Pyeongchang Games, but don’t worry, there is still curling! And lots of other events to watch Friday at the Olympics. We’ve got the lowdown on what to look out for. (All times Eastern.)

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Men’s Big Air final ...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — A look at the medal winners in figure skating at the Pyeongchang Olympics and how they earned them.

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Gold: Canada — The heavy gold favorite with a deep team featuring previous Olympic medalists, Canada had it clinched with one event remaining.