Japan¡¯s top figure skaters have plenty of potential to win medals at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics but will have to contend with a resurgent United States and Russian athletes, competing as neutrals, eager to reclaim their dominance of the sport.
Japan earned three Olympic spots in men¡¯s singles, three in women¡¯s singles and one in pairs at the 2025 world championships held in Boston in March.
A place in ice dancing was awarded to Japan after the conclusion of the International Skating Union¡¯s 2025 Grand Prix Series.
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