Winter Olympics 2006 | Figure Skating

Kim wins Skate America despite fall

LAKE PLACID, New York (AFP) - World champion Kim Yu-Na wasn't perfect, but she was still good enough to win the Skate America figure skating grand prix title Sunday ahead of American Rachael Flatt.

Lysacek wins, Kim shines at Skate America

LAKE PLACID, New York (AFP) - Evan Lysacek captured the men's title and Yu-Na Kim captivated judges and crowd alike in the ladies' short program Saturday at the Skate America figure skating Grand Prix.

Plushenko grabs lead on return to Figure Skating

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia's Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushenko marked his return to international competition by grabbing the lead with a flawless short programme in the Rostelecom Cup, the second stage of

Golden start to Olympic figure skating season for Kim and Oda

PARIS (AFP) - South Korea's Yu-Na Kim won the battle for supremacy over Japanese rival Mao Asada as Japan's Nobunari Oda claimed gold in the men's event at the season-opening Trophee Eric Bompard on Saturday.

World champion Kim lead all the way to seal her second Paris title by a massive 36.

Kim holds on to win Skate America title

LAKE PLACID, New York (AFP) - World champion Kim Yu-Na captured the Skate America figure skating grand prix title Sunday, despite some uncharacteristic errors in her free skate.

Injured US star Cohen to skip Skate America

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AFP) - US star Sasha Cohen, the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics figure skating runner-up, withdrew on Monday from this week's Skate America meet at Lake Placid due to right calf

US duo win second figure-skating Grand Prix

NAGANO, Japan (AFP) - Four Continents champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White won their second Grand Prix ice dance title of the season at the NHK Trophy Sunday, booking a place in the elite final of

Ando, Joubert claim gold at NHK Trophy

NAGANO, Japan (AFP) - Former world champions Miki Ando and Brian Joubert claimed gold in the women's and men's events respectively at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix here on Saturday.

Oda, Nagasu out infront in skating Cup of China

BEIJING (AFP) - Japan's Nobunari Oda staked an early lead over world men's figure skating champion Evan Lysacek of the United States on Friday after the short programme competition at the Cup of China.

Lysacek, Rochette open f-skating seasons in Beijing

BEIJING (AFP) - World men's figure skating champion Evan Lysacek and women's silver medallist Joannie Rochette both open their Olympic seasons at the Cup of China starting here on Friday.