Topic: Mao Asada
Japan's two-time world figure skating champion Mao Asada vowed Monday to carry on training "toward my dream" despite suffering the loss of her mother and biggest supporter last week.Kyoko Asada, 48, died after a battle with liver cirrhosis early on ...
Word that Mao Asada?s mother, Kyoko, died less than a day after the world champ withdrew from Figure Skating's Grand Prix Final, prompted her fellow competitors to pause and reflect on the sad news.US ice dancers Meryl Davis and ...
Two-time world figure skating champion Mao Asada of Japan withdrew from the Grand Prix Final on Thursday and returned home after learning that her mother is critically ill.The Japan Skating Federation advised the International Skating Union that Asada and her coach ...
Japanese teenager Yuzuru Hanyu put the trauma of the earthquake which destroyed his hometown this year behind him to snatch his first senior figure skating gold at the Cup of Russia here on Saturday after former two-time world champion Mao Asada won ...
Japan's former world champions Mao Asada and Daisuke Takahashi are hoping to use their home Grand Prix to restore their winning ways after last season's disappointment.The NHK Trophy, the fourth stop in the six-round figure skating Grand Prix series ...
Miki Ando credited new-found maturity on her success as she returned to the top of world figure skating this weekend by capturing a second world title.The world championships had been billed as a battle between titleholder Mao Asada of Japan and ...
Miki Ando beat favourites Kim Yu-Na and Mao Asada to win the women's title as ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White claimed a first ice dancing gold for the United States at the world figure skating championships Saturday.The 23-year-old ...
Kim Yu-Na marked her return to competition by leading the women's short programme as Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took pole position in the ice dancing at the world figure skating championships here on Friday.Olympic champion Kim, who has ...
Olympic champion Kim Yu-Na marked her return to competition by leading after the short programme as defending champion Mao Asada struggled at the world figure skating championships here on Friday.The South Korean superstar, who has not competed since losing her world ...
Japan's Mao Asada admitted Thursday she will need nothing less than a perfect start to defend her title against South Korean rival Kim Yu-Na at the world figure skating championships.All eyes will be on the battle between the two 20-year-olds ...
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