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Grand Prix Final Thoughts: Men's Free Skate
(in skate order and results at the end) Tomas Verner, Czech Republic (122.15): Ugh. He popped his first jump, then made such a nice comeback and I was so proud, and then he lost it again with a fall...
Skate America: What Does it all Mean?
So many questions from last weekend's Skate America. Here is my attempt to answer them. Shen and Zhao's mistakes in their long program. What does it mean!? It means that some of the other top pairs ...
Sasha Cohen Withdraws From Skate America
Sasha Cohen has withdrawn from her scheduled Grand Prix event this weekend, Skate America, citing the tendinitis that forced her to withdraw from Trophee Eric Bompard last month per the Associated Pre...
San Jose to Host 2012 National Championships
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that San Jose, California has been selected as the host of the 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. San Jose last hosted the very memorable 1996 nationals. Let'...
Hubbells Switch Coaches
Madison and Keiffer Hubbell, who placed fourth in their senior US ice dancing debut at the 2009 nationals, have left their coaches Yuri Tchesnitchenko and Yaroslava Netchaeva and the Ann Arbor FSC and...
Sasha Cohen Addresses Critics
In a superbly catty article, Tribune Company's Philip Hersh publishes his recent interview with Sasha Cohen in which she addresses the critics who point out the odd fact that she skated in an ice show...
Sasha Cohen Out of Grand Prix Event
Wow, bad week for U.S. female Olympic contenders. Sasha Cohen has withdrawn from her first Grand Prix, Trohpee Eric Bompard, due to tendinitis in her calf, according to the Associated Press. The art...
Kimmie Meissner Withdraws From Grand Prix Events; Olympic Bid Likely Dashed
Former world champion Kimmie Meissner has withdrawn from her two scheduled Grand Prix events, Rostelecom Cup and NHK Trophy, due to knee problems, according to SunSentinel.com. The fact that she has ...
More Angst for Nagasu
Former U.S. National Champion Mirai Nagasu is becoming my favorite interviewee. Everyone else is so bland and canned, and she just seems to really open up and let it rip. For example, this recent Lo...
Golden West Update
Looks like Rachael Flatt easily won Golden West, per Jennifer Kirk's True/Slant blog. And I am very excited about the short program, because: In the past, Flatt hasn’t been the most exciting skater,...
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