Kagiyama and Sakamoto lead Japanese sweep of men’s and women’s short programs at NHK Trophy
2 months ago

Kagiyama and Sakamoto lead Japanese sweep of men’s and women’s short programs at NHK Trophy

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Defending champion Yuma Kagiyama performed a near-flawless routine on Friday to lead a Japanese sweep of the men’s figure skating short program at the NHK Trophy. “Today’s performance, from beginning to end, went just as planned.” Kagiyama’s compatriot Kao Miura was second with a personal-best 102.96 points while Tatsuya Tsuboi completed a sweep of the top three places for the host nation with 85.02. “I was able to concentrate well throughout the entire routine.” Like the men’s short program, the women’s top three was also swept by the host nation. In pairs, skating to “Paint it Black,” world silver medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan were first after the short program with 71.90 points.

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Kagiyama defends title at NHK Trophy and Sakamoto leads Japanese sweep in women’s event
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Kagiyama defends title at NHK Trophy and Sakamoto leads Japanese sweep in women’s event

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Yuma Kagiyama of Japan recovered from an early fall in his free skate on Saturday to defend his title at the NHK Trophy. Italy’s Daniel Grassl moved up from fifth place with a strong free skate to finish second with 264.85 points while Japan’s Tatsuya Tsuboi was third with 251.52 points. In the women’s event, three-time world champion …

Sakamoto Takes Lead, Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps Shine in Skate Canada
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sakamoto Takes Lead, Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps Shine in Skate Canada

Associated Press  

Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto took the lead after she won the women's short program at Skate Canada International Friday with a 74.97-point performance. Japan's Sakamoto, who's Skate Canada's defending champion, finished ahead of American Alysa Liu (67.68) and Switzerland's Kimmy Repond (66.94).

Kagiyama dazzles in free skate to lead 1-2 finish for Japan at Four Continents
11 months ago

Kagiyama dazzles in free skate to lead 1-2 finish for Japan at Four Continents

Associated Press  

SHANGHAI, China — Beijing Olympic silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama produced a near flawless free skate on Saturday to lead a 1-2 finish for Japan at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. First after the short program, Kagiyama landed two quadruple jumps and four triple jumps on his way to scoring 200.76 points in the free skate for a total of …

Dhanalakshmi surprises Safronova in 200m
2 years, 6 months ago

Dhanalakshmi surprises Safronova in 200m

The Hindu  

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Kamila Valieva misses medals after falling in figure skating routine
2 years, 10 months ago

Kamila Valieva misses medals after falling in figure skating routine

The Independent  

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American Taylor beats Iran’s Yazdani for wrestling gold
3 years, 5 months ago

American Taylor beats Iran’s Yazdani for wrestling gold

Associated Press  

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U23 World Wrestling Championships: Pooja Gehlot wins silver; Sajan Bhanwal to fight for bronze
5 years, 2 months ago

U23 World Wrestling Championships: Pooja Gehlot wins silver; Sajan Bhanwal to fight for bronze

Firstpost  

Three-time World Junior Championships medallist Sajan Bhanwal lost a close semi-final bout 4-5 to Japan’s Kodai Sakuraba. Budapest: Pooja Gehlot claimed India’s second silver medal after going down to Japan’s 2017 world champion Haruna Okuno in the finals of the UWW Under-23 World Championships. Three-time World Junior Championships medallist Sajan Bhanwal, however, lost a close semi-final bout 4-5 to Japan’s …

Kosanov memorial athletics meet: Salahuddin, Sreeshankar and Sahil strike gold
5 years, 6 months ago

Kosanov memorial athletics meet: Salahuddin, Sreeshankar and Sahil strike gold

The Hindu  

Mohammed Salahuddin took the triple jump gold with a personal best 16.64m while M. Sreeshankar won the long jump with a 7.78m effort in the G. Kosanov memorial international athletics meet here on Sunday evening. With Mohammed Zuber taking the silver with 16.21m, India had a one-two in the men’s triple jump and also in the javelin throw where Sahil …

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