HARTFORD, CONN. — It was one of those reminders why this sport can be so extraordinary, when a skater fuses art and athleticism with consummate ease into a performance that transports an audience to a ...
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SAITAMA, Japan -- Mao Asada of Japan set a world record on Thursday to finish first in the short program at the World Figure Skating Championships. Skating to Chopin's Nocturne, Asada hit her ...
Mao Asada of Japan skates her short program at Skate America 2013 in Detroit, Michigan October 19, 2013. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FIGURE SKATING) REUTERS Shaky Olympic silver ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada, who rebounded from a disastrous short program at the Sochi Olympics to gain the best score of her career in the free skate, is now wavering on ...