Follow Figure Skaters Online, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/figure-skaters-online Sat, 22 Jan 2022 04:47:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMIu9_UL0a_UWagzzHWHxDTV ]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 04:07:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMIu9_UL0a_UWagzzHWHxDTV https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMKPPmp_EWqFkUQqW5gBv7mX By Gina Capellazzi and Maura Sullivan Hill Photos by U.S. Figure Skating and Robin Ritoss Sixteen athletes were named to the 2022 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating team. While hardcore figure skating fans are familiar with these athletes, fans who only tune into the sport during the Olympics may not be. So here's a breakdown of...]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:21:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMKPPmp_EWqFkUQqW5gBv7mX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMIsEywjdIMJ0K7VFky8BpXO Beyond the headlines from COVID-19, as well as the stories of the champions and the Olympic team, the 2022 U.S. Championships in Nashville marked the senior Nationals debut for a number of skaters. There were some other special stories that came out of the event, from outstanding performances to new partnerships to new coaches. Figure...]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 19:59:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMIsEywjdIMJ0K7VFky8BpXO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMI39daZ-AntzN6jHbRcHw3s NASHVILLE, TN -- U.S. Figure Skating announced that Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou and Jason Brown will represent Team USA at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China next month. Chen, who is the three-time World champion, just won his sixth U.S. title in Nashville, Tennessee Jan. 9., with Zhou finishing in third place and...]]> Mon, 10 Jan 2022 02:34:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMI39daZ-AntzN6jHbRcHw3s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMIth7FVWbburp8v71dCn6bG By Maura Sullivan Hill, Team FSO staff writer Photos by Robin Ritoss NASHVILLE, TENN -- Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc won their second U.S. pairs title in convincing fashion, eclipsing their previous U.S. personal best by 12.87 points with a total score of 225.23. And they also punched their ticket to Beijing, earning a spot...]]> Sun, 09 Jan 2022 21:19:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMIth7FVWbburp8v71dCn6bG https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMLXBrp-MBwPDXKSkciKEY1s NASHVILLE, TN -- U.S. Figure Skating announced that Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier and Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc will represent Team USA in the pairs event and Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue and Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker will represent Team USA in the ice dance event at the...]]> Sun, 09 Jan 2022 19:19:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMLXBrp-MBwPDXKSkciKEY1s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMKROIobm3kPCkQqW5gBv7mX NASHVILLE, TN -- U.S. Figure Skating announced that Mariah Bell, Karen Chen, and Alysa Liu will represent Team USA at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China next month. Bell won her first ever U.S. title Friday at the 2022 U.S. Championships. At age 25, Bell was the oldest U.S. women's figure skating champion...]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2022 23:59:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMKROIobm3kPCkQqW5gBv7mX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMILKs4WUyzoy-4sICfMfkNm By Maura Sullivan Hill, Team FSO staff writer Photos by Robin Ritoss NASHVILLE, TENN -- Tara Lipinski became the youngest-ever national champion when Nashville last hosted the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1997. But in Music City in 2022, it wasn’t about the youngsters: 25-year-old Mariah Bell claimed her first U.S. title and became the...]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2022 22:35:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMILKs4WUyzoy-4sICfMfkNm https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMLclbvSnFGIWJu9CxXrVx4c ]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2022 16:15:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMLclbvSnFGIWJu9CxXrVx4c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMKkB_FlZwDdSFhGNgNo2_0q ]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2022 17:08:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMKkB_FlZwDdSFhGNgNo2_0q https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJXFN1Li4mSwBhSCv31NykC ]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2022 04:06:58 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJXFN1Li4mSwBhSCv31NykC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMLtnJSFbI4vw4vmyuk5fxzE By Claire Cloutier, Team FSO contributing writer Photos by Robin Ritoss In 2021, U.S. pairs skaters Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson endured the most challenging year of their careers. Calalang learned in February that she had tested positive for a metabolite of a banned stimulant. The news led to eight tense, trying months of uncertainty,...]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2022 19:57:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMLtnJSFbI4vw4vmyuk5fxzE https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMKoRiYURRd6vIMOI2eu70Rg By Gina Capellazzi, Team FSO website administrator Skating photos by KRPhotogs In 2019, Katie Krafchik was competing on the juvenile level, and finished in third place at the 2020 Eastern Sectionals. The New Hyde Park, N.Y. native was invited to participate in the inaugural National Development Team Camp in North Carolina in January 2020. In...]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2021 15:32:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMKoRiYURRd6vIMOI2eu70Rg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJ89HTgzRhaJuQEmsPXZ5C9 ]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2021 20:56:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJ89HTgzRhaJuQEmsPXZ5C9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJCjOEfaCob-UGb1Jh49AJn By Gina Capellazzi, Team FSO website administrator Photos by Robin Ritoss Jason Brown is counting down the days until he gets to skate in front of a home crowd again. "I am so looking forward to it, it's something that I really missed," Brown exclaimed. "There's nothing like the U.S. Championships. Obviously, we haven't gotten...]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 20:13:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJCjOEfaCob-UGb1Jh49AJn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJCjOEfaCob-eGkz6RCC25z By Gina Capellazzi, Team FSO website administrator Photos courtesy Jason Brown It's been a custom for fans to toss stuffed animals onto the ice as figure skater Jason Brown finishes his performances. Then upon the conclusion of the competition, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist takes those items to the local Ronald McDonald House in town....]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 20:10:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJCjOEfaCob-eGkz6RCC25z https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJ0vboDlYq6BYeLGixeGJZp By Gina Capellazzi, Team FSO website administrator Header photo by Tim Johnson - 828 Studios When the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships takes place next month, it will consists of some "firsts". After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the 2021 event to be held solely in front of an arena of cardboard cutouts, fans will be...]]> Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:13:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJ0vboDlYq6BYeLGixeGJZp https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMLWggdBm6BV-ABC78OgjhDM The ISU Junior and Senior Grand Prix Final, scheduled to take place Dec. 9-12 in Osaka, Japan has been postponed due to the travel restrictions and quarantine requirements as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This week, Japan announced a ban on all nonresident foreigners, including business travelers, international students and foreign workers, from...]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:53:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMLWggdBm6BV-ABC78OgjhDM https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJ2OefSCD2yrzHgrmwRGUK6 By Claire Cloutier, Team FSO's contributing writer Photos by Robin Ritoss and Skating Club of Boston In 2018, Max Aaron retired from competitive figure skating to start a career in finance. However, he did not leave the sport behind. The former U.S. champion stays involved in figure skating through seminars and shows. This week, he...]]> Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:35:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJ2OefSCD2yrzHgrmwRGUK6 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJusdvnZrzkwkGb1Jh49AJn By Scott Mammoser, Team FSO Contributing Writer Photos by Robin Ritoss WARSAW, POLAND -- There is only one spot on the women’s Canadian Olympic team and three teenagers are already in the mix. Gabrielle Daleman, who previously placed 17th at Sochi in 2014 and 15th in the women's event, plus a gold team medal at...]]> Tue, 30 Nov 2021 03:27:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yWH_OyKToMJusdvnZrzkwkGb1Jh49AJn