Philip Hersh

Catching up with 2022 Olympic champion Nathan Chen, a polymath on ice, as the Ice Theatre of New York, Inc. sets toi honor him at its annual gala Monday. globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2026/4/30…

Are changes going into effect next season paving the way for more radical changes to come? My look. globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2026/4/10…

When Carissa Moore couldn’t walk to her mailbox about 13 months ago, she had doubts. When she waded back into water deeper than four feet around six months ago, she had a panic attack. Now she’s starting the mother of all globetrotting sports comebacks. nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

I'm caught up and you can be, too: All my @NBCSports World Figure Skating Championships stories now posted on Globetrotting. So if you missed any...globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com

Ilia Malinin won his 3rd straight world title by attempting just (?!?!) five quadruple jumps, none of them his singular quad Axel. ..With a huge lead from the short program, Malinin knew he did not need to use his full array of quads in the long. nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

“Her performance shows us what the beauty of figure skating is. Watching her skate is almost an overwhelming experience" - silver medalist Mone Chiba on 4-time winner Kaori Sakamoto. My @NBCSports story. nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

ICYMI: With 3-time defending champs Evan Bates & Madison Chock not competing at worlds, Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik are standard bearers for U.S., whose ice dancers have set bar high for 21 years. My @NBCSports story as dance event begins Friday. nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

"I had to move on," Maliniln said of his unraveling at the Olympics. "In a different universe I would have won the Olympics and maybe decided not to do the World Championships. But here I am.” My story for @NBCSports nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

Amber Glenn exorcised some ghosts of short programs past. My @NBCSports story nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

With three-time defending champs Evan Bates and Madison Chock not competing at the world meet, Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik are the standard bearers for Team USA, whose ice dancers have set a high standard for 21 years. My @NBCSports story. nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

Fame (and likely fortune) are following Alysa Liu in post-Olympic whirlwind of attention. My story for @NBCSports nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

#WorldFigure update Madison Chock/Evan Bates out, Caroline Green/Michael Parsons in - update per USFS, not reflected in the ISU entries list yet Latest entries here: live.rockerskating.com/competition/en…

And the word from Alysa herself:

Her celebrity had already become so overwhelming Liu had asked her fans to give her some breathing room in an IG post this week.

With no official announcement yet, Olympic champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the World Championships. You will see in this screenshot of entries on ISU website that Liu now listed as substitute and Sarah Everhardt moved into Liu's spot.

2) "(I did it then) so that USFS could let Sarah (Everhardt) know and she would have more time to prepare in the event she was needed," Tennell wrote. "There were many different reasons, but ultimately I decided this because it was right for me." Everhardt had been 2d alternate

1) Bradie Tennell actually had been named first alternate to world team but, as she said in a text message today, she told U.S. Figure Skating to remove her from consideration for the spot before the women's singles at '26 Oly.

Closing my books on the 2026 Winter Olympics with a thank-you note. globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2026/2/26…

"She doesn’t want to be famous. She wants to be Alysa.” My story on the Olympic champion's immediate future for @NBCOlympics nbcolympics.com/news/alysa-liu…