Speed skating: World Cup in Hamar

Speed skating: World Cup in Hamar

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Momoka Horikawa, Ayano Sato and Miho Takagi pose after winning bronze in the women's team pursuit at a World Cup speed skating meet in Hamar, Norway, on Dec. 14, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Hamar

Speed skating: World Cup in Hamar

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Momoka Horikawa, Miho Takagi and Ayano Sato compete en route to winning bronze in the women's team pursuit at a World Cup speed skating meet in Hamar, Norway, on Dec. 14, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Hamar

Speed skating: World Cup in Hamar

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Ayano Sato, Miho Takagi and Momoka Horikawa compete en route to winning bronze in the women's team pursuit at a World Cup speed skating meet in Hamar, Norway, on Dec. 14, 2025.

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skaters pose for a photo after the exhibition gala of the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 7, 2025.

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skaters pose at the end of the exhibition gala of the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 7, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Japanese speed skaters -- (from L) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato -- compete in the women's team pursuit at a World Cup speed skating event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 16, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Japanese speed skaters -- (from L) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato -- compete in the women's team pursuit at a World Cup speed skating event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 16, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Japanese speed skaters -- (from L) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato -- compete in the women's team pursuit at a World Cup speed skating event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 16, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Japanese speed skaters -- (from L) Ayano Sato, Hana Noake and Miho Takagi -- react after winning the women's team pursuit at a World Cup speed skating event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 16, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Japanese speed skaters -- (from R) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato -- compete in the women's team pursuit at a World Cup speed skating event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 16, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Japanese speed skaters -- (from 2nd from R) Ayano Sato, Hana Noake and Miho Takagi, -- pose for photos after winning the gold in the women's team pursuit event at a World Cup speed skating event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 16, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Japanese speed skaters -- (from 2nd from R) Ayano Sato, Hana Noake and Miho Takagi, -- pose for photos after winning the gold in the women's team pursuit event at a World Cup speed skating event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 16, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Japanese speed skaters -- (from L) Miho Takagi, Ayano Sato and Hana Noake -- pose for photos after winning the gold in the women's team pursuit event at a World Cup speed skating event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 16, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

Japanese speed skaters -- (from L) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato -- pose for photos after winning the gold in the women's team pursuit event at a World Cup speed skating event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 16, 2025.

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 1ST ARRONDISSEMENT. ESPLANADE DU LOUVRE. SKATERS FACE THE PYRAMID AND THE LOUVRE MUSEUM Photo by Stephane Frances/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 1ST ARRONDISSEMENT. ESPLANADE DU LOUVRE. SKATERS FACE THE PYRAMID AND THE LOUVRE MUSEUM Photo by Stephane Frances/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 1ST ARRONDISSEMENT. ESPLANADE DU LOUVRE. SKATERS FACE THE PYRAMID AND THE LOUVRE MUSEUM Photo by Stephane Frances/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 1ST ARRONDISSEMENT. ESPLANADE DU LOUVRE. SKATERS FACE THE PYRAMID AND THE LOUVRE MUSEUM Photo by Stephane Frances/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 1ST ARRONDISSEMENT. ESPLANADE DU LOUVRE. SKATERS FACE THE PYRAMID AND THE LOUVRE MUSEUM Photo by Stephane Frances/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 1ST ARRONDISSEMENT. ESPLANADE DU LOUVRE. SKATERS FACE THE PYRAMID AND THE LOUVRE MUSEUM Photo by Stephane Frances/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 1ST ARRONDISSEMENT. ESPLANADE DU LOUVRE. SKATERS FACE THE PYRAMID AND THE LOUVRE MUSEUM Photo by Stephane Frances/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

Illustration - Louvre - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 1ST ARRONDISSEMENT. ESPLANADE DU LOUVRE. SKATERS FACE THE PYRAMID AND THE LOUVRE MUSEUM Photo by Serge Attal/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ice skating academy by Mao Asada

Ice skating academy by Mao Asada

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada holds a figure skating clinic for children at her Mao Rink in Tachikawa, Tokyo, on Oct. 9, 2025. Asada opened her ice skating academy in August, coaching 12 children selected via an audition in a bid to train them to become internationally competitive skaters.

Skatepark

Skatepark

10.07.2025, Rakvere. The skatepark intended for use by skateboarders, inline skaters, scooter riders, and BMX bikers. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

Skatepark

Skatepark

10.07.2025, Rakvere. The skatepark intended for use by skateboarders, inline skaters, scooter riders, and BMX bikers. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

Skatepark

Skatepark

10.07.2025, Rakvere. The skatepark intended for use by skateboarders, inline skaters, scooter riders, and BMX bikers. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Japan skaters pose with their silver medals after the World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Tokyo on April 19, 2025.

Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Skaters of the United States pose with their gold medals after the World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Tokyo on April 19, 2025.

Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Skaters of the United States (C) celebrate on the podium after winning the World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Tokyo on April 19, 2025, alongside silver medalists Japan (L) and bronze medalists Italy.

Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Japan skaters pose with their silver medals at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Tokyo on April 19, 2025.

Figure skating: World championships

Figure skating: World championships

Japanese figure skaters (from L) Wakaba Higuchi, Kaori Sakamoto and Tatsuya Tsuboi pose after arriving in Boston on March 23, 2025, for the world championships starting on March 26.

Figure skating: World championships

Figure skating: World championships

Japanese figure skaters (from L) Wakaba Higuchi, Kaori Sakamoto and Tatsuya Tsuboi pose after arriving in Boston on March 23, 2025, for the world championships starting on March 26.

Winter Country project in Kyiv

Winter Country project in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 28, 2024 - An entertainer in a snowman costume shakes hands with ice skaters at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG) hosting the 10th Winter Country project, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Christmas lights in Kharkiv

Christmas lights in Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 7, 2024 - An installation featuring the figures of ice skaters decorates the street during the Christmas season, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

Christmas lights in Kharkiv

Christmas lights in Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 7, 2024 - An installation featuring the figures of ice skaters decorates the street during the Christmas season, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final exhibition gala

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final exhibition gala

Japanese pairs skaters Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during the exhibition gala of the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final exhibition gala

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final exhibition gala

Japanese pairs skaters Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during the exhibition gala of the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 8, 2024.

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Kaori Sakamoto (front C) of Japan speaks during a press conference alongside her teammates after their medal ceremony for the figure skating team event of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Paris on Aug. 7, 2024. They belatedly received silver medals in the French capital after the ceremony was postponed for over two years due to a doping controversy involving Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Japanese figure skaters Kaori Sakamoto (L) and Yuma Kagiyama pose for a photo during a press conference after their medal ceremony for the figure skating team event of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Paris on Aug. 7, 2024. They belatedly received silver medals after the ceremony was postponed for over two years due to a doping controversy involving Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Japanese figure skaters (from L) Takeru Komatsubara, Misato Komatsubara, Wakaba Higuchi, Kaori Sakamoto, Yuma Kagiyama, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara show off their team silver medals from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Paris on Aug. 7, 2024. They belatedly received the medals after the ceremony had been postponed for over two years following a doping controversy surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Japanese figure skaters wave to spectators during the medal ceremony for the figure skating team event of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at the Paris Olympics Champions Park in Paris on Aug. 7, 2024. They belatedly received silver medals after the ceremony had been postponed for over two years following a doping controversy surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Japanese figure skaters (from L) Takeru Komatsubara, Misato Komatsubara, Ryuichi Kihara, Riku Miura, Kaori Sakamoto, Yuma Kagiyama and Wakaba Higuchi wave during the medal ceremony for the figure skating team event of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at the Paris Olympics Champions Park at the Trocadero in Paris on Aug. 7, 2024. They belatedly received silver medals after the ceremony had been postponed for over two years following a doping controversy surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Japanese figure skaters pose for a photo during the medal ceremony for the figure skating team event of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at the Paris Olympics Champions Park at the Trocadero in Paris on Aug. 7, 2024. They belatedly received silver medals after the ceremony had been postponed for over two years following a doping controversy surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Japanese figure skaters (from L) Takeru Komatsubara, Misato Komatsubara, Riku Miura, Ryuichi Kihara, Kaori Sakamoto, Yuma Kagiyama and Wakaba Higuchi jump during the medal ceremony for the figure skating team event of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at the Paris Olympics Champions Park at the Trocadero in Paris on Aug. 7, 2024. They belatedly received silver medals after the ceremony had been postponed for over two years following a doping controversy surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

Paris Olympics: Figure skaters awarded Beijing team medals in Paris

Paris Olympics: Figure skaters awarded Beijing team medals in Paris

U.S. figure skaters show off their team gold medals from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after the medal ceremony at the Paris Olympics Champions Park at the Trocadero in Paris on Aug. 7, 2024. They belatedly received the medals after the ceremony had been postponed for over two years following a doping controversy surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Paris Olympics: Japan figure skaters awarded Beijing team silver in Paris

Japanese figure skaters (from L) Takeru Komatsubara, Misato Komatsubara, Ryuichi Kihara, Riku Miura, Kaori Sakamoto, Yuma Kagiyama and Wakaba Higuchi show off their team silver medals from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Paris on Aug. 7, 2024. They belatedly received the medals earlier in the day after the ceremony had been postponed for over two years following a doping controversy surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

(SP)BENIN-COTONOU-ROLLER SKATING COMPETITION

(SP)BENIN-COTONOU-ROLLER SKATING COMPETITION

(240429) -- COTONOU, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Roller skaters compete in the speed roller skating during the 62nd Challenge Cotonou Skating Open in Cotonou, Benin, on April 28, 2024. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

(SP)BENIN-COTONOU-ROLLER SKATING COMPETITION

(SP)BENIN-COTONOU-ROLLER SKATING COMPETITION

(240429) -- COTONOU, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Roller skaters compete in the speed roller skating during the 62nd Challenge Cotonou Skating Open in Cotonou, Benin, on April 28, 2024. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

Figure skaters Alex Hideo Shibutani, and sister Maia Harumi Shibutani, arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington on April 10, 2024. Photo by Ting Shen/ABACAPRESS.COM

Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

Figure skaters Alex Hideo Shibutani, and sister Maia Harumi Shibutani, arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington on April 10, 2024. Photo by Ting Shen/ABACAPRESS.COM