USA’s Taira Shinohara: From soccer to skating

Taira Shinohara
Less than five months ago, USA’s Taira Shinohara won the silver at the 2024 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the junior level, improving six spots since his last outing in 2023. While the outcome of his short program was disappointing, he observed that the point difference for the next few placements were very close.
“I just believed in myself that I could do a comeback,” he said of his free skate. “While there were no expectations in terms o