February 24th, 2010 more imagesLicense to Thrill: Kim wins short programVANCOUVER, British Columbia — If the Olympics are just another competition, then James Bond is just another secret agent. And Kim Yu-na is just another skater.

February 19th, 2010 more images more images VANCOUVER, CANADA (GaeaTimes.com)- The men's figure skating finals that occurred on Thursday proved those coaches and participants right who said that this year the competition is too tough and difficult to decide. The men's figure skating short program which had Evgeni Plushenko at the top position found him on the second at the finals.

February 17th, 2010 more images more images VANCOUVER, CANADA (GaeaTimes.com)- Figure skater Kevin van der Perren, who is in the Olympics along with his figure skater wife Jenna McCorkell, came into the limelight in the short program of the men's figure skating championships not because of his performance, but because of what he wore to the performance. Almost every time the costumes worn by the figure skaters to the competition become hot topics for the next few days, spewing discussions about men's figure skating fashions.

February 17th, 2010 more images more images VANCOUVER, CANADA (GaeaTimes.com)- The short program in the men's figure skating event at Vancouver Winter Olympics saw some trailblazing performances from the participating skaters on Tuesday night. If Evgeny Plushenko of Russia was the one to put up a high score, he was ably matched by the performance of Naperville's Evan Lysacek.

February 15th, 2010 more images VANCOUVER (GaeaTimes.com)- The ice rink caught fire as the world champion couple Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy took the ice floor on Sunday at the Olympic figure skating pairs short program. They performed on the famous composition of composer Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns".

January 30th, 2010 Rippon of US grabs Four Continents titleJEONJU, South Korea — World junior champion Adam Rippon of the U.S. surged from seventh to first place with a strong free skate Saturday to win the men's Four Continents figure skating title.

January 29th, 2010 Japan's Asada wins Four Continents skateJEONJU, South Korea — Japan's Mao Asada has won the women's singles title at the Four Continents figure skating championships in a strong performance just weeks before the Olympics. The four-time Japanese national champ nailed the triple axel in the free skate Friday.

January 27th, 2010 Japan's Suzuki leads women at Four ContinentsJEONJU, South Korea — Japan's Akiko Suzuki took the lead Wednesday at the Four Continents championship while favorite Mao Asada was third after a flawed performance in the women's short program. Asada, the 2008 world champion, underrotated her trademark triple axel and also popped a triple flip.

January 22nd, 2010 Italy's Kostner leads Euros after short programTALLINN, Estonia — Carolina Kostner of Italy is in the lead after the short program and in position to win her third title at the European Figure Skating Championships. Kostner, the European champion in 2007 and 2008, landed her jumps with assurance Friday and showed elegant lines in her spins and spirals.

December 26th, 2009 Asada tops short program at Japan nationalsOSAKA, Japan — Mao Asada posted the top score in the women's short program at the Japan national championships on Saturday, strengthening her chances of securing a spot in the Vancouver Olympics. Asada had a triple axel downgraded to a double but was solid throughout, receiving 69.12 points.

November 6th, 2009 Joubert tops Abbott in short program at NHK TrophyNAGANO, Japan — Brian Joubert of France finished first in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday, edging Jeremy Abbott of the United States. Joubert opened his routine with a quadruple toe loop, triple toe loop combination and received 85.55 points to finish ahead of Abbott, who was second with 83.00 points.

October 24th, 2009 Plushenko wins Grand Prix; Weir finishes 4thMOSCOW — Evgeni Plushenko of Russia won gold at the Rostelecom Cup on Saturday after a soaring free skate in his first international event since becoming Olympic champion at the 2006 Turin Games. Miki Ando of Japan prevailed in the women's event, while Ashley Wagner of the United States rose from fifth after the short program to take silver.

October 17th, 2009 Kim Yu-na wins Trophee BompardPARIS — World champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea has captured the Trophee Bompard women's event, winning the free skate with a flawless performance to finish ahead of Japanese skaters Mao Asada and Yukari Nakano. Performing to George Gershwin's "Piano Concerto in F Major," Yu-na received 133.95 points for a total of 210.03 that included Friday's short program.

October 16th, 2009 Kim Yu-na opens huge lead at Trophee BompardPARIS — World champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea opened up a lead of nearly 17 points after the women's short program at the Trophee Bompard on Friday. Performing to a medley of James Bond themes in an elegant halter neck dress with gold and silver sequins, the South Korean hit perfect landings on her jumps, including a new difficult triple lutz-triple toeloop combination that opened her program.

October 9th, 2009 Sasha Cohen out of Grand Prix eventCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen has withdrawn from the first Grand Prix figure skating event of the season because of tendinitis in her right calf.