YUZURU HANYU

Ilia Malinin made history late Wednesday when the 17-year-old wunderkind, and the heir apparent to Olympic champion Nathan Chen among American figure skaters, successfully landed the first quad axel in competition.

U.S. figuring skating gold medalist Nathan Chen says he’s looking forward to going back to school and is undecided about what’s next for him in the sport.

There's a lot on the line in the men's free skate for legends Nathan Chen and Yuzuru Hanyu.

Nathan Chen flipped, whirled and even punched his way to a world-record score in the men’s figure skating short program at the Beijing Olympics.

Nathan Chen once again exploded limits of the sport of figure skating. This time, he did it in the Olympics -- the same competition where he had imploded four years ago.

Nathan Chen set a world record short program score in his quest for a first individual Olympic medal.

American figure skater Nathan Chen shattered the world record during his short program at the Beijing Olympics.

Yuzuru Hanyu starts his quest for a third Olympic gold medal, while three-time world champ Nathan Chen goes for his first.

Natalie Geisenberger is the first three-time Olympic champion in women’s luge.

Nathan Chen, the three-time world champ, will face Yuzuru Hanyu, the two-time Olympic champ.

The figure skating team event provided some solid indications of how the individual Olympic events may go.

Two-time defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu attended practice the day before competition begins.

The defending Olympic champion begins his competition in the men's singles on Tuesday.

Rivalries have a way of spicing up the Winter Olympics.

Perhaps the biggest pressure for the two-time world champion comes from within.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says China’s selection of a Uyghur athlete to help deliver the Olympic flame in Beijing was an attempt by Chinese officials to “distract” from global attention on its human rights violations.

U.S. ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue avoided collision with the ROC's Viktoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov.

At the 2022 Winter Olympics, U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen recorded the second-highest short program score ever with 111.71 points.

The Japanese figure skating star posted a video on Twitter promising to attempt a quadruple Axel at the Winter Games.

The Japanese figure skating star has been a no-show at practice sessions all week as Olympic competition nears.

The team competition in Olympic figure skating has been dominated over the years by the Russians, the Canadians and the Americans.

Longtime Olympic reporter Philip Hersh details the influence Nathan Chen and Yuzuru Hanyu have had on each other, and the sport, as they vie for 2022 Olympic gold.

Figure skating schedule for the 2022 Winter Olympics: when, where and how to watch or stream every event via NBC, Peacock, USA Network and NBCOlympics.com.

Nathan Chen blazed through an entertaining free skate Sunday to win his sixth consecutive title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, solidifying his status as an Olympic favorite.

Clearly back on his game, Nathan Chen set a short program record at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday.

A look at Yuzuru Hanyu, Alexandra Trusova, David Pastrnak, Ireen Wuest and other star international athletes expected to compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Figure skater Nathan Chen has not lost a competition since February 2018.

Learn about what's happened in figure skating since the 2018 Olympic Games.

Three-time world champion Nathan Chen has won the free skate at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Friday to continue his dominance of two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu.

“I wouldn’t say this is my best free program ever,” he said. Even the look on his face at the conclusion of his free skate was intensely focused rather than celebratory. He rallied with a spectacular free skate to climb from 17th place to fifth. Their free skate to “Both Sides Now” displayed both sides of the discipline: sharp technique and creative artistry. AdTheir career-best free dance lifted them past Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates after he had a slight misstep.

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on sports around the world:The International Skating Union has canceled the Junior Figure Skating Grand Prix for the upcoming season. Citing increased travel and entry restrictions, the international governing body for the sport said Monday it could not sanction the series. Potential international junior events could be held if the pandemic developments and situation change and allow for the safe organization of them. The ISU said it would provide financial assistance for such events, with preference given to venues that were a part of the canceled series. The ISU Council will meet online on Aug. 3 to further evaluate events for the 2020-21 season.