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18 December 2020

Morisi Kvitelashvili lets the genie out of the bottle

18 Dec 2020 19:35 No Holding Back For Sasha Cohen

Last month, Morisi Kvitelashvili of Georgia claimed the silver medal at the 2020 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event Rostelecom Cup in Moscow. It was his second Grand Prix medal as well as the second medal for Georgia in any discipline on the senior Grand Prix circuit.

19 Memes for Synchro Skaters Coping with COVID-19… because we all need a good laugh these days

17 Dec 2020 16:40 Get It Called

by Sami Winawer, Ruby Strickland, and Grace Yu 1. When the season ends early due to the global pandemic 2. When COVID cancels Worlds the year it’s supposed to be in your country 3. When you have your very first team Zoom 4.

‘Can’t describe my feelings’: Russian figure skating champ reveals her ‘strong & brave’ cosplay role in Chinese video game (VIDEO)

16 Dec 2020 17:05 RT (Daily news)

Russian figure skating star Evgenia Medvedeva has revealed a trailer of her new role as a fearless female warrior, S-rank Valkyrie Durandal, in a Chinese video game, thrilling fans in cosplay during an enforced competition break.

A Hidden World (Part 2)

16 Dec 2020 14:17 Get It Called

by Grace Yu In case you missed it, check out our interview with synchro coach, Jackie Rizzitelli in A Hidden World (Part 1). The complexities behind coaching a synchronized skating team are often overlooked by spectators and skaters.

When the Synchro Bubble Pops: A Season Without Nationals

15 Dec 2020 21:06 Get It Called

by Sami Winawer Everything was starting to feel almost normal. We were lucky enough to continue training as a team and had just competed at the virtual Dr. Porter Classic. I even felt the competition nerves I so greatly missed as my team skated across my laptop screen.

‘I feel good’: Russian star Tuktamysheva reveals she lost sense of smell as she marks Covid recovery by dancing in kitchen (VIDEO)

13 Dec 2020 18:15 RT (Daily news)

Ex-world and European figure skating champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva has celebrated recovering from her Covid-19 ordeal by dancing for fans in her kitchen, revealing that she will be eating sushi after her sense of smell returned.

A Hidden World (Part 1)

12 Dec 2020 12:56 Get It Called

by Grace Yu While many spectators only get to watch synchronized skating as a final product of grueling practices, there’s an entirely different world within the sport that is rarely seen, coaching. By sharing interviews with two coaches...

Quad loop? No problem: Russian 13-year-old figure skating starlet lands MIND-BLOWING jump (VIDEO)

11 Dec 2020 14:14 RT (Daily news)

Russian figure skating prodigy Sofya Samodelkina has amazed fans with her spectacular technical skills, landing a quad loop at a training session – a jump which has never been done by any female skater at an official competition.

When the Synchro Bubble Pops

11 Dec 2020 06:11 Get It Called

by Hannah-Grace Enriquez When my local rink closed in March, I was on the ice practicing for tryouts. My friend had rented the rink and let other skaters from DC EDGE, the team that I was trying out for, practice on it.

French figure skating champ faces felony charge in Florida for allegedly sending intimate photos to minor

10 Dec 2020 12:01 RT (Daily news)

Renowned French pairs skater Morgan Ciprès is facing a felony charge following sexual abuse allegations voiced by the family of an underage girl who was training with him at the same rink.
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Figure Skating: Ladies and the Quad Jump

09 Dec 2020 21:27 No Holding Back For Sasha Cohen

It was three-time world silver medalist Surya Bonaly of France who began attempting a quadruple jump several times in figure skating competition between 1990 and 1996. The figure skater, who had a late start in competitive the competitive field...