By Gina Capellazzi, Team FSO website administrator Photos by Robin Ritoss and Le Hilbelink Throughout U.S. figure skating history, there have been a number of sisters competing together in the women's discipline. From Michelle and Karen Kwan, to Sarah and Emily Hughes, to Alissa and Amber Czisny to Gracie and Carly Gold, to Mariah and... The post Tia, Maile and Keira Hilbelink are a trio of elite skating sisters appeared first on Figure Skaters Online ..read more

By Pamela Jones Morris, Team FSO contributing writer Fresh off their podiums at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships last month in Montreal, recently crowned 2024 World medalists and other notable and up-and-coming skaters performed in “Gold on Ice” at the ION Arena in Leesburg, VA. The headliner of the April 19 show was Ilia ..read more

By Gina Capellazzi, Team FSO website administrator Photos by Robin Ritoss and Gina Capellazzi 2024 U.S. bronze medalists Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez were one of three U.S. pairs teams to compete at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal in March. The event marked their first trip to a World Championships. "It's been inspiring," Fernandez ..read more

By Gina Capellazzi, Team FSO contrib ZAGREB, CROATIA -- The last two years, Les Suprêmes, who represent the Club de Patinage Artistique de Saint-Léonard in Montreal, Quebec, have won the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships held in locations in North America -- Hamilton, Ontario in 2022 and Lake Placid, New York in 2023. This year ..read more

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By Scott Mammoser, Team FSO contributing writer Photos courtesy Oksana Baiul-Farina and Getty Images by Clive Brunskill, David Madison and Pascal Rondeau/ALLSPORT There are two distinct moments set under bright lights that Oksana Baiul-Farina remembers with great emotion. The first was when she took the ice before winning the gold medal at the 1994 Lillehammer ..read more

By Gina Capellazzi, Team FSO website administrator Photos by Robin Ritoss (short program photos - free skate photos coming soon!) MONTREAL, QUE -- Two-time U.S. Champion and 2023 World bronze medalist Ilia Malinin admitted he wasn't sure he was going to compete at the 2024 World Championships. The 19-year-old from Fairfax, Virginia said it was ..read more

By Scott Mammoser, Team FSO contributing writer Photos by Robin Ritoss Kaori Sakamoto entered the free skate at the World Championships in fourth place. To end it, she permanently etched her name in the history books following a near-perfect performance Friday night in Montreal. Skating to “Wild Is The Wing” and “Feeling Good,” the 23-year-old ..read more

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