Russia's Olympic figure skating gold medallist Alexei Yagudin has accused the International Skating Union (ISU) of being "politically motivated" for omitting his compatriot and Beijing 2022 champion Anna Shcherbakova from a collage of photos.

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has accepted the International Skating Union's (ISU) decision to raise the minimum age limit of figure skaters from 15 to 17 but praised Kamila Valieva for the way she dealt with the "hardest trials" at this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Olympic figure skating gold medallist Tara Lipinski has hit out at the International Skating Union (ISU) decision to increase the discipline's minimum age limit to 17, from 15.

New International Skating Union (ISU) President Kim Jae-youl has said Kamila Valieva's B sample is yet to be tested and the case remains "a work in progress".

The Olympic qualification system for figure skating could be changed after the International Skating Union (ISU) agreed to set up a working group to evaluate "possible modifications and amendments".

The International Skating Union (ISU) has agreed at its Congress in Phuket to expand its World Figure Skating Championships from the 2024-2025 season, facilitated by the introduction of a qualifying round for free skating.

The International Skating Union (ISU) Congress in Phuket has accepted a proposal to raise the age limit for figure skating competitions to 16 from the 2023-2024 season and 17 from after that.

The International Skating Union (ISU) has reserved the right to receive the results of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA) investigation into the Kamila Valieva case which caused a major scandal at this year's Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, it announced today. 

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called on anti-doping authorities for a "quick resolution" to the scandal involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to be found, to ensure the team medal ceremony from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics can finally take place.

The International Skating Union (ISU) has confirmed that the fourth leg of this year's Grand Prix of Figure Skating will not take place in China, with the event "no longer viable".

Angers is set to host the Internationaux de France for the first time in 2022 and also stage the event in 2023, taking over from Grenoble.

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee chief executive Sarah Hirshland has expressed concerns over the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA) investigation into Kamila Valieva's positive test for a banned substance, after Vladimir Putin claimed her performance "could not be achieved dishonestly".

Mississauga has been announced as the host of this year's Skate Canada International.

The minimum age for figure skaters in senior competition will be increased to 17 from the 2024-2025 season, should a proposal on the matter be approved by the International Skating Union (ISU) Congress in June.

Figure skater and 1960 Winter Olympic silver medallist Karol Emil Divín has died aged 86.