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	Photo Album: 2022 Stars on Ice - Canada April 27, 2023 And one more throwback ahead of "Stars on Ice" 2023 tour which starts tomorrow: Debi's photos from last year's shows in Toronto and Hamilton! Check them in this gallery.
	"Stars on Ice" returns, showcases the diverse styles of professional skating April 25, 2023 As the 2023 CSOI tour is set to open this Friday, don't miss Anna's report from last year's "Stars on Ice" tour in the US and Canada: here.
	The 2023 World Team Trophy Daily Photos - Gala April 21, 2023 Watch some of the best moments from the fun gala: click!
	The 2023 World Team Trophy Daily Photos - Day 3 April 19, 2023 The competition came to an end on day 3 with Team USA skating off with the gold medal. Enjoy the photos here!
	The 2023 World Team Trophy Daily Photos - Day 2 April 18, 2023 Let's relive the second day of competition through Kasumi's photos: look here!
	The 2023 World Team Trophy Daily Photos - Day 1 April 14, 2023 Team USA ruled the first day of competitions, followed by Team Republic of Korea and Team Japan. Don't miss our photos here!
	The 2023 World Team Trophy Daily Photos - Official Practices April 13, 2023 The last competition of the season started today in Tokyo! Take a look at the photos from the official practices: click here.
	Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri: in the season of their dreams April 12, 2023 Italian champions talked to us about their programs, black being new black, development of the ice dance in general, rules that make you feel like you're solving a "sudoku" and more. Click!
	Catching up with Marie-France Dubreuil April 10, 2023 About her choreographies for single and pair skaters, working during COVID-19, new branches of their school and more - check our talk with Marie-France here.
	Deniss Vasiljevs: "I see my future with quads" April 2, 2023 About mindfulness for kids, invalidated choreo sequence, quads, and happiness - you will find all this and more in this summary of our mixed-zone talks with Latvia's Male Athlete of the Year.
	The 2023 World Championships Daily Photos - Gala March 30, 2023 Last but not least - it's time for some Gala fun! Enjoy Kasumi's photos here.
	The 2023 World Championships Daily Photos - Day 4 March 29, 2023 The Ice Dance and Men's medals were awarded on the last day of competition in Saitama. Take a look here.
	The 2023 World Championships Daily Photos - Day 3 March 28, 2023 We continue our Worlds' coverage with the photos from the Rhythm Dance and the Women free skating: go!
	The 2023 World Championships Daily Photos - Day 2 March 24, 2023 The Pairs free skate and the Men short were filled with memorable moments on thursday. Don't miss Kasumi's photos here.
	The 2023 World Championships Daily Photos - Day 1 March 23, 2023 The first competitive day in Saitama kicked off with the Pairs and the Women's short programs. Kasumi captured all for us here.
	The 2023 World Championships Daily Photos - Official Practices March 22, 2023 The biggest competition of the year is finally here! Let's start with a lot of gorgeous photos from the official practices days: Look here!
	Throwback to Euros 2023 March 21, 2023 Before we move on to the main competition of the season, here are some throwbacks to our mixed zone conversations during the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo. Click!
	Team Ukraine is heading to Worlds March 20, 2023 Get to know Team Ukraine skaters as they gear up for the upcoming World Championships, learn their inspiring stories, and gain insight into their programs in our article here.
	Mariia and Mikhail Nosovitsky: hyped towards their first Worlds March 19, 2023 Get to know this young Israeli ice dance couple and don't miss the bonus photo section. Click!
	Visit to the Gates of the Sun March 16, 2023 Last week Reut got an opportunity to follow the day-to-day of the Skating School of Switzerland, check her stories and photos here.
	Photo Album: Israeli Nationals 2022/23 March 1, 2023 Lev Vinokur, Gabriella Grinberg, Elizabeth Tkachenko, and Alexei Kiliakov will be representing Israel in Calgary this week. Check out their photos from the Israeli Nationals, as well as pictures of their teammates, in this gallery.
	2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships Photo Highlights February 16, 2023 In case you missed it, we gathered all our social media photo coverage of 2023 U.S. Nationals - K&C moments, press conferences, gala highlights, top three in each discipline and more - in one album.
	Bradie Tennell: "This is just the beginning" February 9, 2023 After the toughest twenty months in Bradie Tennell's career, slowly but surely she returns to her competitive form. Read about her aspirations, programs and more in our new talk here.
	The 2023 European Championships Daily Photos - Gala February 3, 2023 And, of course, after the competition is done, it's always a delight to watch all the fun and entertaining programs the gala exhibition provides! Don't miss our gala photos here.
	Photo Highlights: The Europeans in retrospect January 31, 2023 In this nostalgic album we recall how participants of the Euros 2023 did one year ago. Some teams changed partners but kept dresses, some changed programs but kept moustache, some were not even in the final warm up group and now medalled! Down memory lane...
	The 2023 European Championships Daily Photos - Day 4 January 30, 2023 The last bunch of medals were awarded on Saturday for Women and Ice Dance. Check our photos here.
	The 2023 European Championships Daily Photos - Day 3 January 28, 2023 Don't miss our pictures from the third day of competition in Espoo - click here!
	The 2023 European Championships Daily Photos - Day 2 January 27, 2023 The second competitive day started with the Women short - and in the evening the Pairs concluded their fight. Take a look at our photos here.
	The 2023 European Championships Daily Photos - Day 1 January 26, 2023 The 2023 European Championships kicked off yesterday in Espoo with the Pairs and Men short programs. Take a look at the highlights we captured: go!
	Meet Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii January 25, 2023 Sara and Niccolò had a striking first half of the season and we are eager to see them performing at the Europeans. While we wait for the pairs short program to start, enjoy Davide's interview with them here.
	Catching up with Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini January 24, 2023 Ready to compete tomorrow at the European Championships in Espoo, Italy's Rebecca and Filippo had an in-depth talk with us a few weeks ago about their programs, favourite moments, goals and much more. Don't miss it: read here!
	Deniss Vasiļjevs: "Sport is a university of life" January 22, 2023 Deniss always has so many things on his mind - whether it be the books he is reading or analyzing his own performance. Get a glimpse into the mind of this skating philosopher in Anna's interview here.
	Meet Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez, aka Black Widow and Captain Latin America January 18, 2023 Аs we approach 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships, get to know one of the young and upcoming pairs. Anna had a lot of fun talking to them, we're sure you'll have no less fun reading their talk.
	NHK Trophy 2022 January 12, 2023 Let's look back day by day at one of the most exciting competitions of the first part of the season, to see how the battle unfolded. Read Atsuko's memories here.
	Robin Szolkowy about students, returning back to roots and the next big step in pairs January 5, 2023 Robin's young and promising pair competes at the German Nationals later today, and so we caught up with him about them and in general, about what he has been up to lately. Check our talk here.
	Sneak Peek: Golden Skate Awards 2022 January 1, 2023 We wish you all a very happy new year with this little preview from the show that will be broadcast today on Italian Channel Nove. Stéphane Lambiel, Carolina Kostner, Javier Fernandez, Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri and many others gathered for the holidays show in Milano: Enjoy!
	The Japanese Nationals 2022/2023 Daily Photos - Day 4 December 27, 2022 Last but not least, enjoy the photos from the last competitive day, including Pairs free, Men free and the Worlds 2023 press conference: go!
	The Japanese Nationals 2022/2023 Daily Photos - Day 3 December 25, 2022 On the third day in Osaka, Ice Dancers and Women got their national titles: Kasumi captured all for us here.
	The Japanese Nationals 2022/2023 Daily Photos - Day 2 December 24, 2022 Check out Kasumi's photos from the Pairs and Men short: click!
	The Japanese Nationals 2022/2023 Daily Photos - Official Practices Day and Day 1 December 23, 2022 On the first competitive day in Osaka we saw the Rythm Dance and the Women Short Program: don't miss Kasumi's photos, including practices and draw bonuses! Click here.
	Photo Album: The Japanese Nationals 2021/2022 December 21, 2022 The 2022/2023 Japanese Nationals take place this week in Osaka. Waiting for the competition to start, let's enjoy many great shots from last year's edition! Ice Dance \| Women \| Men \| Pairs
	Angelo Dolfini: "You should enjoy what you watch" December 20, 2022 In part two of our talk with Angelo we go in depth on his opinions about the sport, discuss his work as a commentator for Eurosport Italy and learn more about ISU Centers of Excellence. Make sure to check it here.
	Angelo Dolfini: "The results will come because they are great skaters" December 18, 2022 Olympian and four-time Italian champion, Angelo Dolfini now coaches at the Skating School of Switzerland alongside Stéphane Lambiel. Anna talked to him about his students, the way the work is organised in their school and more. Click!
	Stéphane Lambiel: "I want to show that skating is much more than what it is right now" December 14, 2022 As always there were too many questions and not enough time... But, as always, it was a pleasure to discuss with Stéphane his students' season so far, his own skating career and more. Check our talk here.
	Grand Prix Final 2022 Daily Photos - Day 3 December 11, 2022 The last day of competition was packed with emotions and memorable performances. Enjoy our shots: click here!
	Grand Prix Final 2022 Daily Photos - Day 2 December 10, 2022 On the second day at the Grand Prix Final the Pairs got their medals, while Ice Dancers and Women started their fight. Check our photos here.
	Grand Prix Final 2022 Daily Photos - Day 1 December 9, 2022 The Grand Prix Final has started in Torino and Japan is currently leading both in Pairs and Men. We captured some on and off ice moments from day one: look at the photos here!
	Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps: making their mark on the sport December 8, 2022 Both deeply passionate about skating, they are forward thinking, astute people. In this talk Deanna and Max bring a lot of ideas and give insight into their favourite discipline. Trust us you won't want to miss it! Click!
	2022 MK John Wilson Trophy - Event highlights December 7, 2022 And last but not least - free skate/free dance highlights and a lot of wonderful shots from medals ceremonies. Make sure to check these pages: On ice highlights \| Medal ceremonies
	2022 MK John Wilson Trophy - Off ice moments December 7, 2022 Kiss & Cry interactions, mixed zone reactions, press conferences and more, sometimes these are no less interesting than what we see on the ice. You will find some of those off ice moments in our gallery here!

	2022 MK John Wilson Trophy - Official practices day December 6, 2022 Excitement, anxiety, new venue but familiar faces. Throwing it back to D-1 day at iceSheffield. Click!
	Grand Prix Espoo 2022 Photo Highlights - Gala November 28, 2022 We conclude our series of photos from Espoo with some memories of the exhibition gala: look here.
	Grand Prix Espoo 2022 Daily Photos - Day 2 November 27, 2022 Beautiful performances and touching K&C moments, broken hopes and happy faces. Find all these and more in Kasumi's photos here!
	Grand Prix Espoo 2022 Daily Photos - Day 1 November 26, 2022 The competition in Espoo has started with the short programs and rhythm dance. Don't miss Kasumi's photos here!
	Grand Prix Espoo 2022 Photo Highlights - Practice November 25, 2022 While we wait for the sixth and last event of the Grand Prix series to start, let's enjoy some moments from the practice captured by Kasumi. Find them here.
	Aljona Savchenko: "I like to build something new" November 23, 2022 One of the most successful pair skaters in history talked to Anna about moving to work in the Netherlands, coaching the Swedish pair team, and about part of her family still staying in war-torn Ukraine. Make sure to check this interview here.
	NHK Trophy 2022 Daily Photos - Gala November 22, 2022 And a wonderful bonus after two exciting competitive days: gala! Don't miss Keiko's photos here!
	NHK Trophy 2022 Daily Photos - Day 2 November 20, 2022 On the second day of competition the fight for the medals was fierce, and it brought us some surprising results. Look here.
	NHK Trophy 2022 Daily Photos - Day 1 November 18, 2022 The fifth event of the Grand Prix series started today in Sapporo, Japan. Enjoy Keiko's shots from all the short programs (and some bonuses) here!
	"New quadrennial, new me" - Roman Sadovsky is ready for the next stage November 9, 2022 Putting roller coaster of the previous season behind him, Roman starts this season with new programs and a more relaxed attitude. Anna spoke to him at Skate America about work on his programs, perfect spins, dance background and more. Click!
	Japan Open 2022 November 3, 2022 You have already seen the photos, now it's Ayaka's time to share her impressions about the competition. Enjoy reading about it here.
	Throwback to Worlds 2022 October 19, 2022 Ahead of the Grand Prix season kicking off, we look back at the last few months, bid farewell to some skaters while acknowledging and encouraging the progress of others. Don't miss our article here.
	Photo Album: Japan Open 2022 October 10, 2022 Team Japan won gold at the 2022 Japan Open, followed by Team North America and Team Europe. Kasumi took a lot of gorgeous shots: click here!
	Japan Open 2022 - Practice October 7, 2022 Japan Open 2022 takes place tomorrow at Saitama Super Arena. Meanwhile, today was a busy training day. Don't miss Kasumi's beautiful shots: look here.
	Finlandia Trophy 2021 - Photo Highlights October 6, 2022 While we wait for Finlandia Trophy 2022 to kick off in Espoo, let's take a look at some memories from last year's edition through EMJO's photos. Click here!
	Photo Album: Ondrej Nepela Memorial 2022 October 4, 2022 We continue with our reporting from the ISU Challenger Series! Don't miss wonderful Nepela Memorial moments captured by Sylva in Bratislava. Click!
	Nebelhorn Trophy 2022 Daily Photos - Day 3 September 25, 2022 The last couple of days we've seen familiar faces, sometimes in new combinations, and also quite a few new ones - at least in the senior competition world. Certainly amongst those are faces well worth remembering where we saw them the first time. Look at the concluding photos of the event here!
	Nebelhorn Trophy 2022 Daily Photos - Day 2 September 24, 2022 Whether you prefer latin rhythms, or more classical or lyrical music - we've seen all of that at the second day of the Nebelhorn Trophy. Enjoy the photos here.
	Nebelhorn Trophy 2022 Daily Photos - Day 1 September 23, 2022 Season doesn't start for us without the Nebelhorn Trophy. Joy prepared for us photos from the first day of action. Don't miss them here!
	"My heart opens up when I am on the ice!" - Meet Nikita Starostin September 22, 2022 While he's about to compete at the Nebelhorn Trophy, let's know more about this charismatic young man. Read Judith's talk with him here.
	Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 September 20, 2022 Everything is getting ready in Oberstdorf for the Nebelhorn Trophy 2022 to kick off on Thursday! What a better moment to reminisce last year through Joy's pictures? Look here: Day 1 \| Day 2 \| Day 3
	Stars on Ice 2022 August 17, 2022 "Stars on Ice" tour is a treat for every skating fan. Don't miss Tina's photos from the show in San Jose here!
	Ashley Wagner: "I want to redefine what skating can be" July 19, 2022 The 2016 World silver medalist is using her experiences in skating, good and bad, to make her sport a healthier and more inclusive place. Read her in-depth interview with Anna here.