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Skate Canada Results
I have been completely away from the Internet and unable to watch any of Skate Canada:( But I will try to catch up soon. I am ITCHING to watch after seeing these results though! Here are the results: Ice Dance (standings after the Original...
TEB Results: Pairs Short Program
Well, things went according to plan today for Germany's Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy. They are in the lead at Trophee Eric Bompard Cachemire after the pairs short program. USA's Rena Inoue and John Baldwin are down in a very far away fifth place. Here are the standings: 1) Savchenko and...
Czisny, Davis & White Win at Nebelhorn; Full Results
American champ Alissa Czisny just managed to eke out a win at the Nebelhorn Trophy this weekend, despite being downgraded for most of her triple jump attempts, according to Examiner.com. According to the article, Czisny also lost points on her double axel attempts and off of her spiral sequence. ...
Nebelhorn Trophy Results So Far
The first major senior international skating competition is underway in Germany with the Nebelhorn Trophy. Here are some early results: American national champion Alissa Czisny is in front after the ladies short, according to Detroit Free Press. She is two points ahead of Kiira Korpi of Finland...
Savchenko and Szolkowy Repeat as Pairs World Champions
German Pair Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy have topped off their season with a repeat victory at the World Figure Skating Championships. They were followed by China's Zhang and Zhang and Russia's Kavaguti (holy new name batman!) and Smirnov. Some thoughts: -Savchenko and Szolkowy really won...
Savchenko and Szolkowy Lead at Worlds after Short
Reigning Champions from Germany Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy lead the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships after the short program. Russia's Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov are second, while Chinese pair Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang have the third slot. Russian couple Maria Mukhortova...
World Pairs Preview
The 2009 world championships pairs short program takes place tomorrow in Los Angeles. Here is a look at some of the top couples that will likely be contending for medals this week. I'm not going to hit all the couples, just the ones I think have the best chance at being on the podium. There's...
Grand Prix-View 3: Pairs!
And finally, the last prix-view, the pairs competition. Here's my assessment of the field and predictions of the winners. Pairs: Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov (Russia): These two don't look happy out there, and they make a lot of errors. I don't think they can challenge for the top spot. ...
Grand Prix Final Set
I will hopefully have a full NHK review up later but for now, let's take a look at the Grand Prix Final, which has been set with the conclusion of NHK Trophy. The competition takes place in Seoul, South Korea in a few weeks, so I'll have a full preview before that. Ladies Qualifiers: 1) Yu-Na Kim...
Russians Mukhortova and Trankov Lead Pairs at Skate America
The pairs teams at Skate America were not quite ready for prime time. They wanted to make sure we all understood that this is, indeed, the first Grand Prix of the season. In a bit of a surprise, the Russian pair of Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov are leading the pack after the pairs short...
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