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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
