This year's U.S. Stars on Ice tour celebrates the success of the U.S. Olympic figure skaters--including the team gold medal and Alysa Liu's Olympic title--but also nods to the tremendous pressure and nerves of the Olympics.
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Lara Naki Gutmann: “I’m proud of how I handled the season”
Italian figure skating champion Lara Naki Gutmann talks about competing at her home-country Olympics in Milano-Cortina this winter, where she won a team bronze medal for Italy.
Lajoie/Lagha: “The Olympics was a wake-up call”
Canadian ice dancers Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha talk about how the Olympics motivated them to change their approach for Worlds.
Malinin: “I want to skate in 3 Olympics”
For Ilia Malinin, the road to the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics is winding ever closer to its finish. Next week, the 21-year-old American will look to win his fourth straight national title at the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Less than a month later, he expects to be in Milano. It's the dream of …
Top 10 Storylines for the Season
The ISU Grand Prix series officially starts this weekend at the Grand Prix de France in Angers. Skating fans have already seen many top competitors at Challenger Series events, but now things will start to get serious. We are now less than 4 months away from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, so the window …
Lopareva/Brissaud: Finding Their Voice on the Ice
French ice dancers Evgenia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud look to reach the top level of their sport and make the French Olympic team.
Green/Parsons Lean Into Creativity
Last week’s Champs Camp had a different–and positive–vibe for Caroline Green and Michael Parsons, compared to other recent training camps. For the first time in several years, the duo are starting this season feeling ready, prepared, and, most important, healthy. Green and Parsons, who train at the Michigan Ice Dance Academy [MIDA] in Canton, are …
Pereira/Michaud: “We’re hungry for more”
Figure skaters Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud look to claim a spot on Canada's team for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Smart/Dieck Surprise with Breakout Season
“We learned a big lesson this year: Material matters,” Olivia Smart said in the mixed zone at the 2025 ISU World Championships in Boston, MA. “No matter the skate, no matter what you do on that day, the material and the program you present have got to be strong. It truly makes such a difference …
Lim/Quan Talk About Citizenship Journey
Ice dancers Hannah Lim and Ye Quan have represented South Korea for three seasons now, and Lim has South Korean citizenship through her parents. But this week’s ISU Four Continents marks the first time Quan will compete internationally as a citizen of South Korea. It seems particularly fitting, then, that the event takes place in …