Mai Mihara toppled compatriot Kaori Sakamoto to win an all-Japanese tussle for the women’s title at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, while Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama captured the men’s crown in Chinese capital Beijing.

American figure skater Jessica Calalang admitted she felt "absolutely helpless" at times as she battled to prove her innocence after being hit with a doping ban.

Japanese duo Yuma Kagiyama and Kaori Sakamoto are leading the way at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy after starring in the respective men’s and women’s short programmes in Chinese capital Beijing.

A leading International Federation (IF) has acknowledged having received an insurance payout for cancelled events.

Russian speed skater Ruslan Zakharov, a Junior World Cup winner and Junior World Championships bronze medallist, has died aged just 23 after an accident involving a truck in Khabarovsk.

Double Olympic short track gold medallist Shim Suk-hee has been dropped from the South Korean national team following the emergence of controversial and expletive-laden text messages she sent to a coach during Pyeongchang 2018, including ones which suggest possible race-fixing.

American Olympic pairs figure skating coach Dalilah Sappenfield has been temporarily prohibited by the US Center for SafeSport from contacting numerous athletes and from coaching others without the presence of an adult, as an investigation into alleged misconduct continues.

The International Skating Union (ISU) Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2022 have been moved from China to Estonia, the ISU Council has confirmed.

British short track speed skater Elise Christie has opened up about a date rape incident and self-harming in her new autobiography Resilience, a book where she delves into mental health and her quest for an Olympic medal.

A virtual judging toolkit that allows figure skating events to be scored remotely was among the key topics at a Chinese Taipei Skating Union (CTSU) summit this week.

Teenager Alysa Liu ensured there will be three American women in the figure skating competition at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with victory at the Nebelhorn Trophy in German town Oberstdorf.

The Four Continents Speed Skating Championships - due to take place in Obihiro in January - have been cancelled by the Japanese Skating Federation (JSF) because of the coronavirus crisis.

Figure skater Vincent Zhou secured another Beijing 2022 quota spot for the United States after winning the men’s competition at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf in Germany.

US Speedskating has announced a 10-strong squad for the Short Track World Cup season, which will take place in four different countries.