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Kyodo News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Figure skating: Teen star Nishino signals big future with quad jumps
KYODO NEWS - 9 hours ago - 11:00 | Sports, All While too young to compete at next year's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Japanese figure skating prodigy Taiga Nishino has seen his stock rise sharply after mastering two quadruple jumps at just 15. A high school student from this spring, the youngster has drawn comparisons to junior champion Rio Nakata from judges and coaches inside Japan. During an event in mid-April in his native Yokohama, Nishino landed a quad toe loop for the first time in a competition, albeit slightly under-rotating. Although he failed to land a quad salchow on that occasion, having previously executed it while finishing second at the junior high school nationals in February, the overall signs are positive. "The level of my jumps is really on the up," said Nishino, whose physical growth has also been conspicuous. He has grown nearly 10 centimeters over the past year to stand just over 160 cm, according to coach Misao Sato, and the rapid growth forced him to quickly progress to bigger boots and blades. But the skater, described as "really honest and earnest" by his coach, continued to deliver results on the ice. Having begun skating at 5, following in the footsteps of his elder sister, Nishino became the junior high national champion in his second year. He has continued to impress the people around him with his progress, including landing a quad toe loop on the first day he began attempting the jump. "I want to get good results at both the world junior championships and Junior Grand Prix Final (next season)," the youngster said. Related coverage: FEATURE: Cool moves at any age: Japan's figure skating scene grows up Figure skating: U.S. holds on to win World Team Trophy, Japan 2nd
Kyodo News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Figure skating: Teen star Nishino signals big future with quad jumps
KYODO NEWS - 4 minutes ago - 11:00 | Sports, All While too young to compete at next year's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Japanese figure skating prodigy Taiga Nishino has seen his stock rise sharply after mastering two quadruple jumps at just 15. A high school student from this spring, the youngster has drawn comparisons to junior champion Rio Nakata from judges and coaches inside Japan. During an event in mid-April in his native Yokohama, Nishino landed a quad toe loop for the first time in a competition, albeit slightly under-rotating. Although he failed to land a quad salchow on that occasion, having previously executed it while finishing second at the junior high school nationals in February, the overall signs are positive. "The level of my jumps is really on the up," said Nishino, whose physical growth has also been conspicuous. He has grown nearly 10 centimeters over the past year to stand just over 160 cm, according to coach Misao Sato, and the rapid growth forced him to quickly progress to bigger boots and blades. But the skater, described as "really honest and earnest" by his coach, continued to deliver results on the ice. Having begun skating at 5, following in the footsteps of his elder sister, Nishino became the junior high national champion in his second year. He has continued to impress the people around him with his progress, including landing a quad toe loop on the first day he began attempting the jump. "I want to get good results at both the world junior championships and Junior Grand Prix Final (next season)," the youngster said. Related coverage: FEATURE: Cool moves at any age: Japan's figure skating scene grows up Figure skating: U.S. holds on to win World Team Trophy, Japan 2nd
Kyodo News
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Football: Freiburg's Doan nets 9th goal as Machino, Mitoma bag 8th
KYODO NEWS - Apr 20, 2025 - 16:12 | Sports, All Japan attacker Ritsu Doan scored his ninth goal of the season in Freiburg's 3-2 home win over Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga on Saturday, while Holstein Kiel's Shuto Machino and Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma in England both bagged their eighth goals of the campaign. Doan gave his side a 2-0 lead in the 36th minute at Europa-Park Stadion with a low strike into the corner from 20 meters out. He also stood out by providing key passes in the buildup to Lucas Holer's 28th-minute opener from inside the box and 57th-minute tap-in winner. Hoffenheim leveled through close-range strikes from Marius Bulter and Andrej Kramaric, both in the first-half stoppage time. But Freiburg secured three points and sit fifth on 48 points, a place and point off the Champions League qualification spot with four games left. "I'm not feeling the pressure that I have to score more. I'm just thinking about helping the team," said Doan as he nears double figures in goals. Forward Machino helped bottom club Kiel secure a creditable 1-1 draw away to fourth-place Leipzig, firing home a 44th-minute opener by completing a fine counter involving four players that began with Kiel goalkeeper Thomas Dahne. Benjamin Sesko leveled for Leipzig in the 74th minute but Kiel claimed a precious point in a battle for survival as they sit three points off 16th, a promotion/relegation playoff spot. "I was intent on sprinting behind the opposing defense. A goal has finally arrived," said Machino after netting for the first time since January. "Climbing up the table is the only way. I want to score and make the team win games." Brighton's Mitoma is enjoying his most productive season in the Premier League as his goal in a 4-2 defeat at Brentford saw him better his seven goals from his debuting 2022-23 campaign. Mitoma came on in the 65th minute soon after Joao Pedro was sent off for Brighton and cut the deficit to 3-2 in the 81st minute when the winger rolled home with his left foot off Jack Hinshelwood's through ball. But the visitors failed to mount a further comeback and conceded late on instead. The Seagulls sit 10th after going five games without a win. Related coverage: Golf: Akie Iwai surges into tie for lead at LPGA event in LA Baseball: Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter on Instagram Figure skating: U.S. holds on to win World Team Trophy, Japan 2nd
Time of India
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
World champion Alysa Liu takes free skate as US wins World Team Trophy
World champion Alysa Liu produced a flawless routine in the women's free skate as the United States won its sixth gold medal at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Saturday. Skating to "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer, the 19-year-old Liu landed seven triple jumps for a personal-best score of 150.97 points. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Teammate Amber Glenn was second with 148.93. Japan's Kaori Sakamoto was third with 145.00. The United States finished the three-day competition with 126 points, 16 ahead of Japan. Italy was third with 86 points to claim its first ever medal in the event. "We are just beaming. I'm so insanely proud of my team and everyone," U.S. skater Jason Brown said. "It's been such an incredible season, and to end it here has been so special." Liu's previous best free skate score was 148.39 only last month at the world championships in Boston. "I was a little bit happier after my free skate at worlds but I'll take this one," Liu said. "I only ran it one time before coming here, so I wasn't expecting that. And I'm happy I could put out a good enough score for my team." Glenn also posted a personal best, which featured a triple axel. "It's been consistent in practice, and I even did it in shows here in Japan," Glenn said. "It's something I feel I'm able to do when I'm in the right place and I was today." The US has medaled at every biennial World Team Trophy since its inception in 2009 and has won six of the nine competitions. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs free skate as the host nation cut the Americans' lead to 11 points, but the dominant performances by Glenn and Liu clinched gold for the US The US headed into the final day with a 15-point lead over Japan after victories in the men's and ice dance competitions on Friday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Two-time world champion Ilia Malinin won the men's free skate to solidify the overall lead for the Americans. Malinin landed four quads in his program to "I'm Not a Vampire," scoring 183.88 points. Ice dance world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates won the free dance segment. The three-time world ice dance champions received 12 points after a season's best score of 133.51 The World Team Trophy features the top six figure skating teams. France was fourth, followed by Canada and Georgia.
NBC Sports
20-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
U.S. rolls to World Team Trophy figure skating title, but will 2026 Olympic team event be closer?
The U.S. cruised past rival Japan to win figure skating's World Team Trophy, but the competition could be closer in the 2026 Olympic team event. The Americans were led by their world champions from last month: Ilia Malinin, Alysa Liu and ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates posted the top scores in both of their respective programs. The U.S. ended up prevailing by 16 points over Japan in a competition that could have been much closer. A key was the overall performance of the two powers' singles skaters. All of the U.S. singles skaters (Malinin, Liu, Jason Brown and Amber Glenn) finished higher than all of Japan's singles skaters in each program save the women's short, where Kaori Sakamoto and Mone Chiba finished between Liu and Glenn. The pairs' and ice dance results went pretty much to form: Japan's world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won both pairs' programs, earning eight more points than Americans Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov. Chock and Bates outscored Japan's dance couple by 10 points. At World Team Trophy, each of the world's top six skating nations — the U.S., Japan, Italy, France, Canada and Georgia — fielded a team of two men's singles skaters, two women's singles skaters, one pairs' team and one ice dance couple. All of the skaters performed two programs. Team standings were determined by point values corresponding to skaters' placements in each of the eight total programs. A key difference between World Team Trophy and the Olympic team event: World Team Trophy includes two men's singles skaters and two women's singles skaters per nation in both programs. At the Olympics, it's one per nation in both programs. Plus, the Olympic team event can include up to 10 nations (and included exactly 10 in 2014, 2018 and 2022). The field is cut to five for the free skates in each discipline, another difference from World Team Trophy. Also at the Olympics, nations can substitute up to two of the four entries for the free skates, adding another layer of strategy. In 2022, skaters from Russia originally had the highest total, but they dropped from first to third after Kamila Valiyeva's doping disqualification. The U.S. took gold and Japan silver. Though skaters from Russia are eligible for the 2026 Olympics as neutral athletes (max. one entry per discipline), they are not eligible for the team event. Philip Hersh,
