Ice Skating

Jiri Pokorny thought he was playing a joke on his wife, Milana, but it backfired and led him back into the ice dance arena.

Triple Olympic champion Sunyu Jin understands that speed skating lacks money and is in danger of becoming a pauper's sport in New Zealand.

The Korean team dominated the speed skating events at the Dunedin Ice Stadium over the weekend.

Dunedin's Morgan Figgins, who has been the bright hope of New Zealand figure skating since the Dunedin Ice Stadium was opened six years ago, will be challenged by overseas skaters over the next three days.

You could never accuse Sarah MacGibbon of lacking dedication to her sport.

The Dunedin Ice Stadium has changed its approach and is now promoting ice sports from the bottom up instead of from the top down.

The Sochi Winter Olympics is the goal for Ariel Nadas and Grant Howie, who have been partners in the ice skating pairs for the past 12 months.

The Shogiman twins competed in Russia last year and hope to return there in 2014 as part of the New Zealand Winter Olympic team.

Zara Anthony-Whigham, who started ice skating by accident four years ago, is now one of the country's most promising figure skaters.

Figure skating was the lifeline that Ayesha Campbell used to beat Wilms' tumour, a childhood kidney cancer.