Figure Skating
Cha Jun-hwan secures third consecutive Olympics spot
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South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan has qualified for his third straight Winter Olympics by winning the national championships in Seoul. The 24-year-old overcame skate troubles to top the men's singles event.
Netflix has picked up a second season of the young adult romance series 'Finding Her Edge,' based on Jennifer Iacopelli's 2022 novel. The show follows the Russo sisters navigating a struggling figure skating dynasty. Season 1, which premiered on January 22, has already garnered over 12 million views.
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Canadian competitors will begin their campaign at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games on February 4 with mixed doubles curling against the Czech Republic. The schedule outlines events across multiple sports, including hockey, figure skating, and speed skating, where medal contenders from Canada are set to participate. Times are listed in Mountain Time.
Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto delivered a near-flawless free skate on Saturday at the NHK Trophy to defend her title. Skating to music by Edith Piaf, she landed seven triple jumps for a Grand Prix season-high total of 227.18 points. Combined with her second-place finish at the Grand Prix de France, she secured a spot in the December 4-7 Grand Prix Final in Nagoya.
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Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto dominated the short program on Friday, putting herself in prime position to defend her title at what she says will be her final NHK Trophy. Sakamoto said in June she will retire from competition after next year’s Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Skating to a season-best 77.05, she led by almost 10 points over Kazakhstan’s Sofia Samodelkina.