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Almost everything Angel Daleman (NED) touched in Hachinohe City turned to gold last weekend at the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships. The 16-year-old Dutchwoman won all but two of the events in which she competed, seizing five individual golds and the Team Sprint title. The teenager also picked up a silver medal in the Team Pursuit. In the more-balanced Men’s competition, Sigurd Henriksen (NOR) won his third consecutive 5000m title.

Feb 12, 2024

Suzanne Schulting (NED) made it back to where Short Track fans are used to seeing her on Sunday - on top of the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating podium.

Feb 11, 2024

Canada's Felix Roussel could not have picked a better time to win his first individual ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating gold medal. With his parents in the stands at the Joynext Arena in Dresden, Germany on Sunday, the 23-year-old achieved one of the best results of his career as he won the men's 500m final in a thrilling finish.

Feb 11, 2024

After two months of voting, deliberations and much suspense, the day has come to finally reveal the winners of the ISU Skating Awards 2024. The “Most Valuable Skater” Award goes to Ilia Malinin (USA), Hana Yoshida (JPN) shines as “Best Newcomer”, Adam Siao Him Fa (FRA) stands out with the “Most Entertaining Program” while Loena Hendrickx (BEL) grabs the “Best Costume” prize. In the “Best Choreographer” and “Best Coach” categories, Benoît Richaud and Mie Hamada are respectively rewarded for their exceptional work. Brian Orser (CAN), two-time Olympic silver medalist as well as famous coach and choreographer, wins the “Lifetime Achievement” award honoring his career. Deanna Stellato-Dudek (CAN) earns the “Special Achievement” Award for her remarkable comeback into competition after a 16-years retirement.

Feb 11, 2024

Defending overall champion Park Ji Won (KOR) made a clear statement with his 1000m victory at the 2023/24 ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating in Dresden (GER) on Saturday, extending his lead in the World Cup standings with one day left of this season's penultimate weekend.

Feb 10, 2024

Kim Gilli (KOR) won the women's 1000m at the 2023/24 ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating in Dresden (GER), on Saturday to take another step towards winning this year’s Crystal Globe, as last year's overall winner Suzanne Schulting (NED) made a sensational return to the circuit.

Feb 10, 2024

Further to the International Skating Union’s (ISU) Statement of January 30, 2024 regarding Kamila Valieva (ROC), the ISU takes the discussions within the Figure Skating community and the media with regard to the re-ranking of teams for the Olympic Winter Games (OWG) Beijing 2022 Team event very seriously.    

Feb 09, 2024

Jordan Stolz (USA) and Angel Daleman (NED) dominated last season’s ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships, each winning four individual gold medals. Stolz went on to win three World Single Distance titles at senior level the following month. And while the 19-year-old American is no longer eligible for the junior championships, Daleman, at 16, is. The Dutchwoman has three more chances for World Junior Championship glory, the first of which is this weekend in Hachinohe City, Japan.

Feb 08, 2024

The fifth instalment of the 2023/24 ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating takes place at the JOYNET Arena, Dresden, Germany from February 9-11.

Feb 07, 2024

Metoděj Jílek (CZE) and Meike Veen (NED) have been crowned the winners of this season’s ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating series. The 17-year-old Czech and the 19-year-old Dutchwoman both won two individual gold medals to seize the overall World Cup Trophies on the third and final weekend of the series in Hachinohe (JPN). With four overall trophies, the Netherlands topped the nations ranking. 

Feb 06, 2024

Courtney Sarault (CAN) is an athlete that feels on the verge of something special. The 23-year-old has been getting more competitive, season-on-season – and last year was only denied the ISU Crystal Globe by a superlative performance from Dutch great Suzanne Schulting (NED).

Feb 06, 2024

Sandrine Tas (BEL) and Ramona Härdi (SUI) took historic first-ever female speed skating World Cup medals for Belgium and Switzerland on the final day of the World Cup season in Quebec City. Taking advantage of the favorites’ focus on the overall ranking, Tas won the Mass Start, edging out Härdi in the final sprint. Valérie Maltais (CAN) took the Mass Start Trophy. Earlier on Sunday, Femke Kok (NED) won the final 500m race of the World Cup season, while Joy Beune won the 1500m.

Feb 04, 2024

Polish sprinters had a field day on Sunday to conclude the season’s final World Cup in Quebec City. Marek Kania, Piotr Michalski and Damian Zurek (POL) edged out Norway by .09 seconds to take Team Sprint gold. Individually, Kania (silver) and Michalski (bronze) seized their first medals of the season in the 500m, only to be beaten by the unstoppable Jordan Stolz (USA), who took his fourth gold medal of the weekend. Finishing sixth, Wataru Morishige (JPN) secured the 500m World Cup Trophy.

Feb 04, 2024

Two-time ISU World bronze medalists Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier (CAN) celebrated their first ISU Championship title as competition wrapped up at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai (CHN) Sunday with the Free Dance.

Feb 04, 2024

After four second-place finishes and one third, Andrea Giovannini (ITA) finally managed to take home the Mass Start World Cup Trophy. The 30-year-old Italian finished fifth in the final race in Quebec City on Saturday, collecting enough points to pass absent leader Bart Swings (BEL) in the ranking. Seventeen-year-old Shomu Sasaki (JPN) won the race to take his first World Cup gold, while Jordan Stolz (USA) struck again in the 1500m and the 500m, edging out home favorite Laurent Dubreuil (CAN) by .08 seconds in the shortest distance. Ning Zhongyan (CHN) won the 1500m ranking, grabbing his second trophy of the weekend.

Feb 03, 2024