U.S. figure skating star Ilia Malinin won a third straight men's gold at the world championships on Saturday, one month after his spectacular meltdown at the Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/29/more-sports/malinin-third-worlds-gold/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #iliamalinin #yumakagiyama #shunsato #worldfigureskatingchampionships

Team Japan settled for silver behind the U.S. in the team figure skating event as a stunning comeback bid fell just short. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/09/figure-skating-team-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #us #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #iliamalinin #shunsato #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

Japan’s top figure skaters have plenty of potential to win medals at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, but will have to contend with a resurgent United States as well as Russian athletes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/08/figure-skating-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #kaorisakamoto #yumakagiyama #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #aminakai #monechiba #shunsato #adeliiapetrosian #petrgumennik #alysaliu #iliamalinin

Ilia Malinin showed why he is the red-hot favorite for Olympic gold by winning the Grand Prix Final on Saturday, overtaking home favorite Yuma Kagiyama. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/07/more-sports/us-double-grand-prix-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #iliamalinin #grandprixfinal #yumakagiyama #shunsato #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #aminakai #alysaliu

Japanese figure skaters Mone Chiba and Shun Sato topped the standings after shining in the short program at the Grand Prix Cup of China in Chongqing on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/11/23/more-sports/mone-chiba-cup-of-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #monechiba #shunsato

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama smashed the competition to take the men's title at the Four Continents figure skating championship in Shanghai, with compatriot Shun Sato finishing second. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/04/more-sports/kagiyama-four-continents-win/?utm_content=buffer6c1c3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #yumakagiyama #fourcontinents #shunsato #rikumiura #ryuichikihara