With five gold medals, 24 total medals and a slew of impressive performances from debutants and veterans alike, the Milano Cortina Olympics were a banner Winter Games for Team Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/23/japan-winter-olympics-powerhouse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #2026milanocortinaolympics #snowboarding #skijump #figureskating #icehockey #speedskating
Ilia Malinin has highlighted mental health struggles during an emotional performance at an Olympic figure skating gala. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/22/malinin-mental-health/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #iliamalinin #figureskating
Greg Lloyd
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Ice Skating Cameraman Makes Historic First at Winter Olympics https://petapixel.com/2026/02/18/ice-skating-cameraman-makes-historic-first-at-winter-olympics/ #winterolympics #figureskating #iceskating #skating #News
Ice Skating Cameraman Makes Historic First at Winter Olympics https://petapixel.com/2026/02/18/ice-skating-cameraman-makes-historic-first-at-winter-olympics/ #winterolympics #figureskating #iceskating #skating #News
45% of female athletes experience disordered eating behaviors compared with 9-10% of the general population. The traits that drive elite performance, especially in a sport like #figureskating, can also fuel eating disorders. https://buff.ly/D1QAIIv
Looks like Friday the 13th hit the Men's Figure Skating at the Olympics today.
Congratulations to the surprise gold medal winner #MikhailShaidorov
“Rule 50.2 of the Olympic Charter states: ‘No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.’”
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@aral This is all I need of the Olympics now: Viktor Petrenko, born in Ukraine under the USSR, making a return to Olympic competition at the 1994 Lillehammer games to skate for recently independent Ukraine. A bit past his prime, but turning in a thrilling free skate.
#Olympics #FigureSkating #Ukraine #Petrenko #ViktorPetrenko #1994 #FuckTheIOC
Ben
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#SuryaBonaly's story at the 1998 #Nagano #WinterOlympics is a marvel
She committed an error and was out of medal contention. So she went "fuck it, if the judges don't appreciate me for my athletic gifts, I am going to win on my own terms" and was the first Olympic woman to do a #backflip in #figureskating *on one blade*
And sure enough, we talk about that today more than anything else from then
"Fuck the haters, I'll win on my terms, I'm going to live my life"
Be like Surya
While the American male skater is getting attention for performing the 1st legal backflip landing on one skate, let's acknowledge the 1st person to have done this: a Black French girl, Surya Bonaly. She, however, lost points for doing it.
"Regarding the criticism she received during her career, Bonaly said she was “born too early,” ...
“I broke ice for other skaters,”...“Now everything is different. People welcome anyone as long as they are good & that is what life is about.”
#SuryaBonaly's story at the 1998 #Nagano #WinterOlympics is a marvel
She committed an error and was out of medal contention. So she went "fuck it, if the judges don't appreciate me for my athletic gifts, I am going to win on my own terms" and was the first Olympic woman to do a #backflip in #figureskating *on one blade*
And sure enough, we talk about that today more than anything else from then
"Fuck the haters, I'll win on my terms, I'm going to live my life"
Be like Surya
Enrique Iglesias sneaking in as a wannabe latinoamericano (he’s from Spain, the EU) in the 1990s Latino Pop explosion choices for this competition.
Japan's 17-year-old Ami Nakai shocked teammate and big favorite Kaori Sakamoto to win the Grand Prix de France as Japan swept the women's podium. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/19/nakai-win-sakamoto-grand-prix-de-france/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sports #aminakai #kaorisakamoto #grandprixdefrance #figureskating #rionsumiyoshi
Eating disorders affect athletes at rates two to three times higher than nonathletes. In Japan, two champions share what it takes to recover — and why the silence around the issue remains so dangerous. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/08/eating-disorders-japan-sports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sports #figureskating #boxing #mma #eatingdisorders #health #mentalhealth
Two young women are set to become Finland's first same-sex ice dancing team after a landmark rule change by the country's skating federation, paving the way for greater inclusivity in the sport. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/05/more-sports/same-sex-ice-dance-team-finland/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #finland #figureskating #icedancing #emmaaalto #milliecolling #kaitlynweaver