Japanese Nationals 2025 RECAP
All-Japan Championships 2025 gave us an Olympics-worthy collection of amazing performances — including final competitive skates from several of our favorite athletes. Kaori Sakamoto and Yuma Kagiyama clinched their Olympic spots, and Yuna Aoki gave two of the finest programs of any skater this season. We also talk about the results of the French and Italian nationals events, including their locks for Olympic teams.
U.S. National Championships 2025 RECAP
We examine all the action from US Nationals 2025, including momentous performances from Alysa Liu, Efimova & Mitrofanov, and Andrew Torgashev, big wins for Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn, and some questionably large scoring.
US Nationals 2025 PREVIEW (plus Canadian Nationals + FISU Games Recaps)
We look ahead to the talent-packed 2025 U.S. Nationals competition, right after we recap the results from Canadian Nationals and the FISU World University Games, which were both surprisingly exciting.
Korean Nationals 2025 Recap and Canadian Nationals Preview
We discuss the results from Korean National Championships 2025, including great performances from Chaeyeon Kim and Junhwan Cha, as well as the return of Haein Lee. We also preview Canadian Nationals and the 2025 FISU World University Games.
US National Championships 2024 Recap
We recap the exciting US Nationals 2024 competition from Columbus, OH, featuring a dramatic upset in the women’s event, a stellar fight for the podium in Ice Dance, promising performances from the Men, and an underwhelming Pairs event.
US Nationals 2024 PREVIEW
We preview the upcoming United States Nationals 2024 competition, including expected wins from Ilia Malinin and Chock & Bates, the likely podium but potential surprises in the women’s division, and the total crapshoot of the Pairs competition.
Canadian Nationals 2024 Recap
We look at the somewhat underwhelming Canadian Nationals 2024 event, with surprise wins from Wesley Chiu and Kaiya Ruiter (except we predicted that one!), and flawed performances from gold-winning favorites Stellato-Dudek & Deschamps and Gilles & Poirier.
Preview of European Championships and Canadian Nationals 2024
We look ahead to the 2024 European Championships and Canadian Nationals competitions, with our thoughts on the skaters’ seasons so far and how they’d do at these events. We also weigh in on the allegations around Canadian ice dancer Nikolaj Sorensen.
South Korean Championships 2024 Recap
We recap the South Korean Championships 2024 nationals competition, including a lovely return to form from men’s champion Junhwan Cha, a second domestic gold for rising junior star Jia Shin, and wonderful skates from one of our favorites, Young You.
All-Japan Championships 2023, Italian and Spanish Nationals, and Year-in-Review
We examine the All-Japan Championships 2023 competition, including hotly contested podiums in the Mens and Womens divisions. We also discuss news from the Italian and Spanish Nationals events, and quickly look back at the 2023 year in figure skating.