Russian ice skater Evgenia Medvedeva broke her own world record in the women’s short program Wednesday, only to have her compatriot overtake her minutes later. Alina Zagitova, a 15-year-old ...

MOSCOW -- Olympic figure skating silver medalist Evgenia Medvedeva has withdrawn from the world championships, ending the prospect of another showdown against friend and rival Alina Zagitova.

If you think Evgenia Medvedeva will cruise to the Olympic gold medal in figure skating, think again. Medvedeva’s 15-year-old training partner, Alina Zagitova, proved she can challenge for the gold.

GANGNEUNG, South Korea—Alina Zagitova, a 15-year-old Russian, upended her compatriot, training mate and back-to-back world champion Evgenia Medvedeva to take gold in Olympic women’s figure ...

Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva were in a class by themselves, performing at a level so far above the rest of the women’s figure skating field that there were really two competitions at ...

Evgenia Medvedeva has dominated women’s figure skating since winning worlds last year. The 17-year-old from Moscow, who won gold with a record-setting free skate at the European Figure Skating ...

Though her love for Sailor Moon is obvious, it’s not Medvedeva’s only anime crush. You probably could have guessed she also loves the hit skating anime Yuri on Ice (because really, who doesn’t).

When Russian Evgenia Medvedeva debuted in her first major international competition on 2015, it was immediately clear she was special. Russian teenagers had begun to dominate the women’s skating ...

Russian ice skater Evgenia Medvedeva broke her own world record in the women’s short program Wednesday, only to have her compatriot overtake her minutes later. Alina Zagitova, a 15-year-old ...

Russian ice skater Evgenia Medvedeva broke her own world record in the women’s short program Wednesday, only to have her compatriot overtake her minutes later. Alina Zagitova, a 15-year-old ...