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Change is Upon Required Elements
Hey all - just want to let you know that within the next couple of days I'm moving over to the SB Nation blogging network. It's a network of sports blogs. The look of the site will be very different, although the URL will be the same - so don't think you're in the wrong place! The blog will still...
Grand Prix Final Thoughts and Results: Ladies Short
In skating order (full results below): Akiko Suzuki, Japan (57.54): Great start for Suzuki!!! Think the crowd was expecting a higher score...it was hard not to get excited about the way she was skating. Ashley Wagner, USA (54.26): A good performance from Wagner, but her triple flip landing...
Grand Prix Final Preview
Sorry for the lack of blogging lately. Life and illness sometimes get in the way of extra-curriculars, but I will hopefully be back on schedule soon. So, let's break down the Grand Prix Final, which starts tomorrow in Tokyo, Japan. Pairs I have to say that this group of pairs is about as good as...
The Thanksgiving Post! and Kaleidoscope
This Thanksgiving, there is so much to be thankful for in the skating world. But I am particularly thankful for: Nobunari Oda Evan Lysacek's shoulder plumage Ashley Wagner's making the Grand Prix Final Jeremy Abbott's short program Savchenko and Szolkowy's Out of Africa free skate Daisuke...
Skate Canada Results: Ice Dancing Final Standings
Well, to wrap up the final Grand Prix event before the Grand Prix Final in Tokyo in two weeks, here are the final standings in ice dance. I wonder what this does to Samuelson and Bates's Olympic chances? It has to be seen as somewhat of a disappointment for them. And of course, Virtue and Moir...
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 can breathe a bit easier knowing that there may in fact be a competition for the gold medal this...
NHK Trophy Final Thoughts
Rematches? We don't need no stinking rematches Kavaguti and Smirnov vs. Pang and Tong, Rostelecom Cup Redux It will be interesting to see if Kavaguti and Smirnov skate clean in the free for once to find out how these teams would stack up. But I was impressed with how the Russian pair regrouped...
NHK Trophy Grand Prix Preview
NHK Trophy is this weekend in Nagano, Japan. Here's what I think: Pairs Why to Watch: China's Pang and Tong beat out Russia's Kavaguti and Smirnov at their first matchup at Rostelecom Cup a couple of weeks ago. Who will take the rematch? Keep and Eye Out For: America's breakout pair of last...
Rostelecom Cup: A Grand Prix-view
The second Grand Prix event of the season is this weekend in Moscow. What can you look forward to? Ice Dancing Why to Watch: Unfortunately, reigning world champions Domnina and Shabalin withdrew due to injury, which means we may not get much of a competition here, as America's Davis and White are...
Johnny Weir to be Featured in ESPN Magazine
Johnny Weir will be featured in ESPN The Magazine's inaugural "the body" issue, which will hit newstands on October 9. According to a release from Sports Media News: The issue honors athletes of diverse shapes, sizes, genders and races within the boundaries of taste and frontiers of creativity...
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