Zahra Lari was all smiles in the kiss and cry zone after her performance in the figure skating women’s short programme at the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade “Follow your heart and don’t let anyone stop you,” said Zahra Lari. “No matter what you do in life there’s always going to be people criticising you. Just […]
At Platinum Arena, there isn’t just a routine for the competitors, but also one for the fans as well. For a newbie to figure skating like me, figuring out how to just watch the competition was a learning experience. As the competitors enter the ice, the crowd erupts into applause. Then, as they […]
The home crowd chanted ‘RUSSIA’, ‘RUSSIA’ as local hero Maxim Kovtun soared into the gold-medal position. The Russian dominance of figure skating was set to continue for another night and the fans were eating it up like Thanksgiving lunch. Cue the magical voice of late Queen singer Freddy Mercury and one Matteo Rizzo. […]
Figure skaters are known for being serious and focused. But at the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade, competitors are able to portray happiness, sadness, surprise, joy and so much more as their personalities shined through in their routines. Take pairs champions Alisa Efimova and Alexander Korovin from host Russia. They start embraced, eyes locked and […]
As the last set of medals in Figure Skating was awarded, Japanese Mai Mihara won gold, Kazakhstan’s Elizabeth Tursynbayeva won silver and Russian Stanislava Konstantinova took bronze. KRASNOYARSK, 9 March – Following the results of the Short Program that the skaters had performed the day before, the three leaders going into Free Skating were Japanese […]
KRASNOYARSK – With the Winter Universiade 2019 fast approaching, another test event has started in the heart of Siberia. The Figure Skating Russian Cup Rostelecom 3rd stage is held at Platinum Arena Ice Arena from 17-20 October. Maxim Urazov mentioned that the less time until the Winter Universiade is left, the more intensive and efficient […]
Kazakh Figure Skater stabbed to death in Almaty LAUSANNE – It is with deep sadness that FISU has learnt about the untimely death of FISU Universiade gold medalist Denis Ten, at the age of 25. A Kazakh figure skater of Korean descent, Ten was a bronze medalist at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, silver […]
ALMATY – It’s a tradition at the Winter Universiade to end the figure skating competition with a Gala featuring the medallists of the competition and some other high ranked skaters. As usual, it was a stellar performance of the athletes in a dazzling show of colour and light. And all this action in front […]
