Licensing issues in figure skating are a relatively new phenomenon, and now before the Olympics have even begun they have claimed their first victim.

Former world pairs champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada have withdrawn from the figure skating team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics after she sustained an injury in training before leaving Quebec.

Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo is looking to build upon his success and prove he can compete for a medal at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.

A week before figure skating kicks off at the Winter Olympics, a massive issue could change everything in Milan.

We spoke with coaches and loved ones of young figure skaters who lost their lives in a January 2025 plane crash, paying tribute to them one year on.

Costume: Figure skaters select outfits that match the style of their programs and the mood of their music. Women can wear a skirt or pants and men must wear full-length trousers, but not tights. Accessories, props and apparel that gives "the effect of excessive nudity" are not allowed.

Yet the stars-and-stripes weren’t the only flags flying high that night.

Valieva served a four-year ban for involvement in a doping scandal that changed the trajectory of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing when she was 15. Now at 19, Valieva attempted to start her comeback over the weekend, landing a difficult quadruple toe loop, but had an error on the landing, according to Reuters.