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The posts appeared within hours of one another, but there was no coordination among them.
On 11 June 2021, Olympic figure skaters Jason Brown, Kaitlyn Weaver and Paul Poirier each took to social media to share their own public coming out messages - a day that was met with celebration

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Paul Poirier, Kaitlyn Weaver and Jason Brown: Figure skaters celebrate pride with personal coming out stories

The LGBTQ+ community officially welcomed three Olympic figure skaters when they came out on June 11, 2021. Jason Brown, Kaitlyn Weaver, and Paul Poirier joined Nick McCarvel to talk about why they chose this moment to share, why they feel it's more important than ever to do so, and provide insight into the support and challenges around coming out while involved in elite figure skating.

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Podcast: Pride stories with Jason Brown, Kaitlyn Weaver, and Paul Poirier

The 2020-21 figure skating season has taken its final bow.
With the completion of World Team Trophy on Saturday (17 April) in Osaka, Japan, a season heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic is officially wrapped.
Three new world champions were crowned, Nathan Chen won his third consecutive world title, and

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - MARCH 26: Anna Shcherbakova of Figure Skating Federation of Russia performs in Ladies Free Skating during day three of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Ericsson Globe on March 26, 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden. Sporting stadiums around Sweden remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images)

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8 things we learned from the figure skating season ahead of Beijing 2022

What happens in Las Vegas... is now in the history books.
While no fans were in attendance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Orleans Arena over the weekend, with a strict bubble for athletes, Nathan Chen, the two-time world champion, still showed up with his top skating, capturing a

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Nathan Chen’s five-peat and other takeaways from U.S. figure skating nationals

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The 2019-20 figure skating season ended early with the cancellation of the World Championships in Montreal due to Coronavirus measures.
It means Nathan Chen was denied the chance to go for a hat-trick of world titles having gone the whole campaign unbeaten.
But who would have been his main rival

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Nathan Chen dominates season as Hanyu Yuzuru makes history

It’s vacation time for figure skating coach Brian Orser.
The two-time Olympic silver medallist saw his skaters have a dramatic end to the season at the 2019 ISU World Championships.
Russia’s Evgenia Medvedeva fiercely fought her way to a third-place finish, an injury-stricken Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan finished the men's

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Brian Orser on Medvedeva, Yuzuru Hanyu, and figure skating friendship

Coach Brian Orser has some of the best figure skaters in the world training at his famous ‘Cricket Club’ in Toronto, Canada.

Two of the newest additions to the team are Evgenia Medvedeva and Jason Brown.

“They do have a very special chemistry,” said Orser. “They are from different backgrounds - but they seem to jive really well.”

Olympic champion Meryl Davis spoke exclusively to the pair and Brian Orser about what makes their relationship so unique.

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Podcast: Evgenia Medvedeva, Jason Brown and Brian Orser

Double Olympic silver medallist and coach of champions Brian Orser describes Yuzuru Hanyu, Evgenia Medvedeva and others in one word.

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Brian Orser describes his star skaters in one word

Jason Brown went live on Instagram with Meryl Davis to talk about the big changes in his career, including life under coach Brian Orser.

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Jason Brown chats to Meryl Davis about his season of change

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Jason Brown is back on the international figure skating circuit.
The two-time Olympian from the U.S. competed for the first time since a fifth-place finish at the 2023 World Championships in March, claiming the bronze medal at Warsaw Cup, a stop on the ISU Challenger Series circuit.
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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 29: Jason Brown reacts after skating in the Men's Free Skate competition on day four of the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships  at SAP Center on January 29, 2023 in San Jose, California. Brown finished in second place.  (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Jason Brown makes return to international competition, finishes with bronze at Warsaw Cup as Lukas Britschgi claims title

Team Japan came out on top in the Japan Open figure skating competition in the Saitama Super Arena on Saturday (7 October).
In the venue that she retained her world title in March, Sakamoto Kaori gave the hosts the start they wanted with a score of 149.59 in the free

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Japan Open 2023: Team Japan triumphs in Saitama after Sakamoto Kaori and Ilia Malinin secure individual wins - full results

There is nothing in figure skating quite like the Japan Open.
The unique team event, which features a mix of active and retired skaters, sees athletes compete only their free skate, with their individual result added to a team standing.
The three-team event - Japan, North America and Europe -

KADOMA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 22: Kaori Sakamoto of Japan competes in the Women's Short Program during day one of the 91st All Japan Figure Skating Championships at Towa Pharmaceutical RACTAB Dome on December 22, 2022 in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)

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Japan Open 2023: Sakamoto, Malinin, Brown lead return to Saitama for top skating stars

Thirteen months since his previous international performance – at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 – Jason Brown stood centre ice, his arms aloft, as the praise of the Japanese crowd rained down on him.
The American veteran, now 28, had just finished his second of two standout performances at

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 29: Jason Brown reacts with his coach Tracy Wilson after he skated in the Men's Free Skate competition on day four of the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships  at SAP Center on January 29, 2023 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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ISU World Team Trophy 2023: Jason Brown, 'more energised than ever', leads trio of comeback stories in Tokyo 

Jason Brown's coach Tracy Wilson was tugging him by the shirt.
"We have to go," Wilson said on the day prior to the men's free skate. Brown, an American veteran who was skating at his first international event since the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, is a prolific skater -

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ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023: Sakamoto, Aymoz, Stellato-Dudek... Best quotes from a week in Saitama

There's nothing like figure skating in Japan.
The last four days in Saitama proved that as the ISU World Figure Skating Championships returned to the Saitama Super Arena for the third time in a decade.
And the Japanese skaters gave the home fans - some 52,673 of them across all

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ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023: What we learned in Saitama as Team Japan sparkles

When it was all over, Uno Shoma was centre ice, sprawled on his back.
But it was in celebration, not defeat: The reigning world champion overcame jumping problems and an ankle injury earlier in the week to secure his second consecutive title at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships, in

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ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023: Showman Uno Shoma repeats as world champion in front of Japanese crowd

Not since Hanyu Yuzuru won inside the Saitama Super Arena in 2014 has a men's world title been captured in front of the champion's home fans.
Saturday night (25 March), Uno Shoma will try to achieve the same feat - in the very same arena.
Overcoming jumping problems and an

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Uno Shoma is front-runner as men prepare for close-fought free skate: Preview

Facing down jumping problems and an ankle injury on the eve of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships, reigning world champion Uno Shoma summoned his best skating on Thursday night (23 March).
The three-time Olympic medallist skated into the lead in the men's short program in front of home fans

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ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023: After week of adversity, reigning champ Uno Shoma delivers in short program

As reigning world champion pairs team Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier put the final touches on their preparation for the ISU World Figure Skating Championships, the duo's coach, two-time Olympian Todd Sand, continues to recover following a major heart attack earlier this month.
"They're happy that he's in the right

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 28: Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier react with their coaches Todd Sand and Jenni Meno after skating in the Championship Pairs Free Skate competition on day three of the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center on January 28, 2023 in San Jose, California. The pair won the gold medal. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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