Leh (Ladakh), Jan. 24 -- When figure skating made its debut at the Khelo India Winter Games 2026 in Ladakh, it was more than the introduction of a new discipline; it was the arrival of a long-missing national platform. Standing at the centre of that moment was Abhijith Amal Raj from Kerala, who went on to win gold in figure skating, men's advanced category, marking a personal milestone.

Abhijith's presence in Ladakh carried weight far beyond a single competition. He is already one of India's most accomplished artistic figure skaters- a world champion in artistic roller skating, having won gold at the World Roller Skating Championship in 2019, along with Gold at the Asian Roller-Skating Championships in 2023 and 2025, and the World Skate ...