Kim Chaeyeon, 19, has won the gold medal at the International Skating Union's (ISU) Four Continents Figure Skating Championships with a career-high score. Winning the women's singles gold just a week earlier at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin,

Though the 32-year-old, Beijing Winter Olympics gold medalist was not competing, his presence was still felt. Han served as a guardian of the national flag during the opening ceremony, watched the Chinese team competing at short-track speed skating events, and participated in a range of activities promoting sportsmanship.

South Korean figure skater Kim Chae-yeon secured victory in the women’s singles at the 2025 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, held at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul. She scored 74.02 points in the short program and 148.36 in the free skate, earning a total of 222.38 points. /Yonhap News

IF THERE’S a sport where Filipinos have the potential to succeed in the future, figure skating is such a discipline. Winter Olympics figure skating medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani and two-time Olympian Michael Martinez all agree Filipinos have the quality to excel in the sport despite the sport being a little challenging considering the Philippines