Italian Olympic bronze medalist Carolina Kostner is entered in a free skate-only Jan. 15 event in Japan with several retired figure skaters, potentially her first event following a 21-month suspension.
Kostner’s name is among 10 listed for the Medal Winners Open in Osaka, Japan. Eight of the other nine skaters have retired from competition, and the other, four-time U.S. champion Jeremy Abbott, is not skating competitively this season and might never again.
Kostner is eligible to return to competition on Jan. 1 after serving a backdated 21-month suspension for helping ex-boyfriend and Olympic race-walking champion Alex Schwazer evade drug testers in 2012.