Figure Skating
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Figure or speed skating? How about both!
Winter Games
22 January 2023
Shaline Rüegger is a 23-year-old student-athlete from Switzerland. Her love for figure skating goes all the way back to when she was four, thanks to her older sister, Xenia, who inspired her to try it. “My sister was the one who wanted to do figure skating when we were children,” she remembers. “I was watching […]
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Behind the glory of Japan's figure skating
Winter Games
20 January 2023
Behind the shiny medals and cheerful celebrations, countless people work tirelessly to help the student-athletes competing at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games find their way into the spotlight. At figure skating events, Yoshiko Kobayashi was one of the many individuals who had a hand in the success of the Japanese team. Kobayashi […]
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Champion figure skaters balance sport and school
Winter Games
17 January 2023
On a beautiful Sunday night, the queen of winter sports came to a close at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games with Team Japan claiming the top two spots in both the women’s and men’s single skating event. In the women’s competition, Mai Mihara finished first, followed by teammate Kaori Sakamoto and Korea’s […]
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Looking for a dream: the story of Ukrainian figure skaters
Winter Games
15 January 2023
Clear objectives, a focused mind, great effort. Those are all part of an athlete’s preparation for a competition. This is especially true at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games. Being an athlete – especially a student-athlete – is no easy task: studies, relationships, activities, and basically their day-to-day life revolve around sport. Now, […]
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Nathan Chen named Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games goodwill ambassador
Winter Games
5 August 2022
Nathan Chen, the reigning Olympic figure skating champion who brought the sport to new heights in a dominant performance earlier this year in Beijing, has been named Goodwill Ambassador for the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games set for January 12-22, 2023. Chen, 23, is a rising junior studying statistics and data science at […]
