Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of USA perform in Pairs Short Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 21, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of USA perform in Pairs Short Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 21, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of USA perform in Pairs Short Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 21, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of USA perform in Pairs Short Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 21, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of USA perform in Pairs Short Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 21, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of USA perform in Pairs Short Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 21, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of USA perform in Pairs Short Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 21, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

CORRECTED: Figure skating: NHK Trophy

CORRECTED: Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Alisa Efimova (top) and Misha Mitrofanov of the United States perform in the pairs short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2025.

CORRECTED: Figure skating: NHK Trophy

CORRECTED: Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Alisa Efimova (top) and Misha Mitrofanov of the United States perform in the pairs short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2025.

CORRECTED: Figure skating: NHK Trophy

CORRECTED: Figure skating: NHK Trophy

Alisa Efimova (L) and Misha Mitrofanov of the United States perform in the pairs short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2025.

Figure skating: Skate America

Figure skating: Skate America

Japanese pair Riku Miura (3rd from R) and Ryuichi Kihara (3rd from L) pose for a photo after winning gold at Skate America in Allen, Texas, on Oct. 19, 2024, alongside silver medalists Ellie Kam (2nd from L) and Danny O'Shea (far L) of the United States and bronze medalists Alisa Efimova (2nd from R) and Misha Mitrofanov also of the United States.

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the exhibition gala of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland, on January 29, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI HÄMÄLÄINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Hämäläinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the exhibition gala of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland, on January 29, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI HÄMÄLÄINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Hämäläinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during pairs' free skating at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland, on January 26, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI HÄMÄLÄINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Hämäläinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during pairs' free skating at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland, on January 26, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI HÄMÄLÄINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Hämäläinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during pairs' free skating at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland, on January 26, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI HÄMÄLÄINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Hämäläinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during pairs' free skating at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland, on January 26, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI HÄMÄLÄINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Hämäläinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during pairs' free skating at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland, on January 26, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI HÄMÄLÄINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Hämäläinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' short program of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland, on January 25, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' short program of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland, on January 25, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' short program of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland, on January 25, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' short program of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland, on January 25, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Swimming world championships

Swimming world championships

BARCELONA, Spain - Yuliya Efimova of Russia reacts after setting a world record of 29.78 seconds in the women's 50-meter breaststroke at swimming's world championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 3, 2013.

Swimming world championships

Swimming world championships

BARCELONA, Spain - Yuliya Efimova of Russia sets a world record of 29.78 seconds in the women's 50-meter breaststroke at swimming's world championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 3, 2013.

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' free program of the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Espoo 2022 competition in Espoo, Finland, on November 26, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' free program of the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Espoo 2022 competition in Espoo, Finland, on November 26, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' short program of the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Espoo 2022 competition in Espoo, Finland, on November 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' short program of the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Espoo 2022 competition in Espoo, Finland, on November 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' short program of the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Espoo 2022 competition in Espoo, Finland, on November 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' short program of the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Espoo 2022 competition in Espoo, Finland, on November 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finlandia Trophy Espoo - ISU Challenger Series figure skating competition

Finlandia Trophy Espoo - ISU Challenger Series figure skating competition

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' free skating of the Finlandia Trophy Espoo international figure skating competition in Espoo, Finland, on October 7, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finlandia Trophy Espoo - ISU Challenger Series figure skating competition

Finlandia Trophy Espoo - ISU Challenger Series figure skating competition

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' free skating of the Finlandia Trophy Espoo international figure skating competition in Espoo, Finland, on October 7, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finlandia Trophy Espoo - ISU Challenger Series figure skating competition

Finlandia Trophy Espoo - ISU Challenger Series figure skating competition

Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert of Germany perform during the pairs' short program of the Finlandia Trophy Espoo international figure skating competition in Espoo, Finland, on October 6, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Kaneto rewrites own Japanese record in World Cup win

Kaneto rewrites own Japanese record in World Cup win

Gold medalist Rie Kaneto (C) of Japan, silver medalist Yuliya Efimova (L) of Russia and bronze medalist Breeja Larson of the United States pose with their medals during the award ceremony for the women's 200-meter breaststroke event at a short-course format World Cup meet in Berlin on Aug. 31, 2016. Kaneto rewrote her own Japanese record in the event for the first time in seven years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympics: Kaneto wins women's 200m breaststroke gold

Olympics: Kaneto wins women's 200m breaststroke gold

Gold medal winner Rie Kaneto of Japan (C), silver medalist Yulia Efimova (L) and bronze medalist Shi Jinglin of China show off their medals at the victory ceremony for the women's 200-meter breaststroke in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic swimming competition on Aug. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo