This part is so satisfying to watch. I have this video on repeat for almost a month now. The moment I became their fan, they decided to say goodbye to skating 🫠😞 Any other routine recommendations for me to cry on T_T ?
Another example of a skater trying this type of newly legalized combo. Constructive discussion of the skating always welcome, but please remember the human (especially for junior skaters — Hiro is only 15!).
Source: Hiro’s TikTok
I laughed at this so wanted to share lol He definitely knows how the fandom feels about this costume
Here's the full video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXYzlaJjYqY
Y'all, I'm gonna crash out. I bought tickets for SoI in Allen ,TX when they were sold out and I paid $400 for two tickets bc I was afraid of not being able to go at all. And now they're reselling for $67 each. This feels illegal 🫠 Is there a difference between Stifel SoI and just SoI, bc it was just Stars on Ice when I bought the tickets.
So apparently (as expected) Loginova, head of Rusada, is now under investigation by WADA for hiding doping test results of Russian atheletes in Sochi 2014.
Loginova became head of RUSADA in 2021 so I’m just wondering who over there thought it was a good idea 🙈 and even if it was unclear that it’s a bad appointment back in 2021, why she did not resign as soon as these potential investigations were first reported (in 2025 I think).
Russia doing everything to not be let back onto the international stage it seems 🫠
With Rikuryu retiring and Yunasumi being the only pair at a truly competitive level (and they’ll definitely grow, but still need time), Japan seems to be heading into a rebuilding phase in pairs.
That got me thinking: which skaters do you think could make successful pair teams, considering current senior or even junior athletes?
Japan doesn’t really have other pairs at the same level right now, and that also extends to ice dance. At the most recent Nationals, there were only three teams competing in both pairs and ice dance.
South Korea is also in an uncertain spot in ice dance after Hannah Lim ended her partnership.
If you want, feel free to include ideas for ice dance as well, or even suggest potential pairs from other federations — I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Edit: Looks like the info about Rika Kihira ending her ice dance partnership wasn’t accurate — thanks to those who pointed it out!
All better
Hannah's post:
Hi everyone,
I wanted to announce that Ye and I have decided to end our partnership. This decision was made after careful consideration and taking into account our shared goals and aspirations for the sport.
I just wanted to take the time to thank every single person who supported and inspired us to not only be beautiful athletes but humans as well. We could not have accomplished all that we did without our amazing team.
And to our fans, thank you so much for coming along this special journey with us. You all hold a special place in our hearts 🤍
And finally to Ye, thank you for making all the early mornings bearable. Thank you for listening when I needed someone there. Thank you for all the laughs and amazingly fun times. Thank you for believing in my vision always. You were my first ever ice dance partner and I will remember that forever.
Moving forward, I will be looking for a new partner and new opportunities that come my way.
Hannah Lim
After seven incredible years together and representing Korea at the 2026 Olympics, Hannah and I have decided to end our partnership.
All that time on the ice teaches you a lot. Hannah showed me how to laugh through the tough practices, and helped me stand back up when the whole world was watching. I’m proud of what we built — from juniors, to seniors, to standing in that Olympic rink together. What you saw from us was always real.
We chased a big dream and we caught it. I don’t regret a single day. Training beside her was a privilege, and I’m endlessly grateful for everything achieved as a team.
Thank you to our coaches at IAM, to KSU, to Brion, and to Team Triple K for your support and making all of this possible. Thank you to all the fans who welcomed us and followed us through everything.
This isn’t goodbye to skating — just to this chapter. I am now focused on 2030. I’ll be evaluating partnerships for the 2030 cycle, and I’m ready to get back to work.
Hannah — thank you for 7 unforgettable years. I’ll always be cheering you on. — Ye
Thanks to r/Constant-Committee35 for the idea! The 4th place finishers are typically very interesting as well! Honestly this list is stacked
Ulrich Salchow 🇸🇪(1920): 42 years, 8 months
Marcus Nikkanen 🇫🇮(1932): 28 years, 0 months
Karol Divín 🇨🇿 (1964): 27 years, 11 months
Keiller Greig 🇬🇧(1908): 27 years, 4 months
Yuzuru Hanyu 🇯🇵(2022): 27 years, 2 months
Bud Wilson 🇨🇦(1936): 26 years, 5 months
Todd Eldredge 🇺🇸(1998): 26 years, 5 months
Rudi Cerne 🇩🇪(1984): 25 years, 4 months
Josef Slíva 🇨🇿 (1924): 25 years, 2 months
Christopher Bowman 🇺🇸(1992): 24 years, 10 months
Stéphane Lambiel 🇨🇭(2010): 24 years, 10 months
Viktor Petrenko 🇺🇦(1994): 24 years, 7 months
Junhwan Cha 🇰🇷(2026): 24 years, 3 months
Aleksandr Fadeyev 🇷🇺(1988): 24 years, 1 month
Emmerich Danzer 🇦🇹(1968): 23 years, 11 months
Javier Fernández 🇪🇸(2014): 22 years, 9 months
David Santee 🇺🇸(1980): 22 years, 6 months
Takeshi Honda 🇯🇵(2002): 20 years, 10 months
Evan Lysacek 🇺🇸(2006): 20 years, 8 months
Alain Giletti 🇫🇷(1960): 20 years, 5 months
Jin Boyang 🇨🇳(2018): 20 years, 4 months
Ken Shelley 🇺🇸(1972): 20 years, 4 months
Jan Hoffmann 🇩🇪(1976): 20 years, 3 months
Hayes Jenkins 🇺🇸(1952): 18 years, 10 months
John Lettengarver 🇺🇸(1948): 18 years, 9 months
Karl Schäfer 🇦🇹(1928): 18 years, 8 months
Alain Giletti 🇫🇷(1956): 16 years, 4 months
Mean: 23 years, 10 months
Median: 24 years, 1 month
Presale tickets going on sale 4/22 at 10am Pacific.
Prices:
“Pricing for all-session tickets is as follows (including taxes and fees):
• P1A (yellow): $600
• P1B (blue): $400
• P2 (pink): $200
• P3 (brown): $100”
I’m planning to go and it will be my first time attending a skating competition. Any tips on the best places to sit? I am hoping to get tickets for the blue section
I usually don't care for interviews but this was so much fun and you learn so much about their dynamics.
No surprises here, same as last season (the juniors below were named mid-season).
This seems to confirm earlier reports that these two are being considered as permanent replacement hosts for that show.
A benefit to SOI being so well-attended this year is the fact that so many people are taking videos of the show. The YouTube channel Joy's Journey has some of the best videos I've seen yet. They're filmed in 4K 60FPS. They're landscape orientation (call me old school, but I prefer watching skating videos on big screens as opposed to my tiny phone). The amount of zoom is appropriate. The camera person does a good job of keeping the skaters in the frame. The performances are complete, not partial. The entire show was recorded with only one performance missing (Torgashev's first performance).
Here are links to each performance:
Cast: Brink of Annihilation and Fearless
Isabeau Levito: Material Girl
Carreira/Ponomarenko: Say It Right/Maneater
Alysa Liu: Promise
Liu, Kam/O'Shea, Glenn, Chock/Bates, Malinin: American Gold (and a short part 2)
Chock/Bates: Paint It Black
Jason Brown: Friend Like Me
Amber Glenn: That's Life
Kam/O'Shea: The 305 Experience
Ilia Malinin: I Was Made For Lovin' You
Cast: Too Darn Hot
Malinin, Brown, Torgashev, O'Shea, Ponomarenko: I Just Might
Amber Glenn: Like A Prayer
Kam/O'Shea: Shallow
Jason Brown: Spiegel im Spiegel
Liu, Glenn, Levito: Golden
Andrew Torgashev: This Place Was A Shelter/Good News
Isabeau Levito: Zou Bisou Bisou
Chock/Bates: Slide
Ilia Malinin: Lose Yourself/Jump Around
Alysa Liu: Stateside
Cast: Life in Color
Hello everyone! I’m a new fan (got sucked in during the Olympics) and I am absolutely captivated by Junhwan Cha's skating. I still can't believe he didn't podium in Milano ):
Does anyone have recommendations for some of his older must-watch programs, or other figure skaters with a similar style? (Feeling overwhelmed by the amount of videos out there.) His artistry feels leagues above most others I've watched so far... and while I don't know anything about technique, his jumps look so floaty!
Thank you :D
RIP the Lim/Quan partnership, we'll always have Montreal 2024 Worlds (linking to an On Ice Perspectives session so that people don't have to muck about with VPNs).
Both Stars on Ice and Skate America are coming to my region this year. They're both close enough that I wouldn't have to stay overnight in a hotel (how can I be so lucky!?) but I can really only afford to do one. I've never been to a professional ice show or an international comp before, so this is my year! Which would you choose??
Men: Stephane Lambiel (duh), Adam Rippon, Johnny Weir, Deniss Vasiļjevs. Those are the four whose spins I always remember as outstanding
Women: Lucinda Ruh, Alissa Czissny, Kamila Valieva, Yulia Lipnitskaya. But of today's skaters, Mone Chiba
What are your spinning Mt. Rushmores?