FIGURE SKATING
Ink on Blades: The making of an Olympic skate program
24 Oct 2025
A creative storm is brewing in the Italian mountains as some of the world's best skaters arrive in Courmayeur to create their Olympic programs ahead of Milano Cortina 2026. Leading this creative charge is French choreographer Benoît Richaud, former competitive ice dancer and once-upon-a-time barman and musician, who dreams of igniting a "revolution" in figure skating. In the first of five episodes, Benoî t invites Olympics.com to his choreography camp along with skaters Adam Siao Him Fa, Bradie Tennell, Donovan Carillo, Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin, and Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik, among others.




