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Senate hails Filipina figure skater

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 08:20 PM

The Senate congratulated Filipina figure skater Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank for bagging the gold medal during the 2022 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy in Indonesia. Read more »

Michael Martinez sets sights on 2026 Winter Olympics

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 11:20 PM

Two-time Olympian Michael Martinez said he would gladly make efforts to qualify for a spot in the 2026 Games Read more »

Olympic skater Michael Martinez tries hand at coaching

Manolo Pedralvez
Updated as of Oct 12 08:42 AM

The Philippine Skating Union – the sport's governing body – said it welcomed Martinez's arrival as a mentor to its young skaters. Read more »

Fil-Am figure skater qualifies for Junior World Championships

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Oct 03 08:52 AM

Filipino American figure skater Sofia Frank is heading back to the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Read more »

Only praise, gratitude for Hanyu after retirement announcement

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jul 19 10:55 PM

Former mentors and others close to Yuzuru Hanyu had nothing but praise and gratitude for the 27-year-old Japanese figure skating icon after he announced Tuesday he was retiring from competitive skating. Read more »

'Coach' Michael Martinez eyes third Olympics

Steve Angeles | TFC News Pasadena, California
Posted at Jul 06 08:22 PM

Two-time Philippine Olympian Michael Martinez is making use of his time in California to train not only himself, but aspiring figure skaters as well. Read more »

Pinay skater Sofia Frank finishes 22nd in World Juniors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 01:05 PM

Filipina skater Sofia Frank registered a new personal best in the short program en route to a 22nd-place finish in the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Read more »

Fil-Am figure skater heads to Junior World Championships

Steve Angeles | TFC News Los Angeles
Updated as of Apr 13 12:38 PM

Fil-Am figure skater Sofia Frank heads to Estonia for the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She is the first Filipina to qualify for the event in eight years. Read more »

POC wants more Filipino athletes in 2026 Winter Games

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 12:28 PM

The POC is encouraging relevant NSAs to search for athletes who can qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano and Cortina in Italy. Read more »

Curtain set to fall on Beijing Olympics

Peter STEBBINGS, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 20 08:24 PM

A Beijing Winter Olympics beset by concerns about rights and Covid in the build-up and tarnished by a Russian doping scandal once under way were set to close on Sunday. Read more »

US figure skaters wanted to keep their medals

Karolos Grohmann and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 10:34 PM

The US figure skating team told the IOC president they would have liked to leave the Beijing Games with their figure skating medals won 10 days ago. Read more »

Russian Valieva had 3 drugs in sample - report

Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 07:55 AM

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, whose doping case has rocked the Beijing Olympics, had three drugs that could be used to treat heart conditions. Read more »

Winter Olympics: Russia's Valieva cleared to compete amid doping case

Karolos Grohmann, Julien Pretot and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 07:10 PM

Sport's highest court on Monday cleared 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to compete in her next Olympic event, but the teenager's doping charge that has rocked the Beijing Games remained unresolved. Read more »

Chen wins Olympic figure skating gold as Hanyu falls

Rebecca BAILEY, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 10 05:10 PM

Nathan Chen demolished the opposition to win Olympic figure skating gold in Beijing on Thursday. Read more »

Figure skating-Russian gold on hold

Karolos Grohmann, Chang-Ran Kim and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Reuters
Posted at Feb 10 12:00 AM

The Russian figure skaters who won the team event at the Olympics have still not received their gold medals as one returned a positive drug test. Read more »

15-year-old Russian skater lands quad jump at Olympics

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 08 10:04 AM

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva made figure skating history Monday, becoming the first woman to land a quadruple jump in Olympic competition. Read more »

PH's Sofia Frank in Four Continents Figure Skating tilt

Daniel Mihailescu, AFP
Posted at Jan 23 12:37 PM

The Philippines' Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank performs during the women's free skating event of the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia on Saturday. Read more »

Pinoy figure-skater Martinez struggles in Austria tilt

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 12:34 AM

The 2-time Filipino Olympian was near bottom of the standings in the men’s short program of the 2021 CS Cup of Austria in Graz on Saturday. Read more »

Sofia Frank nakapagtala ng national records sa Finlandia Trophy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 07:44 PM

Tatlong national record ang naitala ng newcomer ng Philippine skating na si Sofia Frank sa katatapos lang na Finlandia Trophy. Read more »

Sofia Frank sets more national records in Finlandia Trophy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 12:57 PM

Young Filipina figure skater Sofia Frank finished 18th among 26 competitors at the Finlandia Trophy. Read more »