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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...
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...
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...
Alissa Czisny Wins First National Title
The arena went wild last night when Alissa Czisny won the ladies figure skating championship in Cleveland, Ohio (she's from Bowling Green). She won the spectators, commentators, and myself over with a mature performance. Unfortunately, she was one of the few top ladies who didn't skate cleanly;...
Senior Ladies Preview
Well, I missed the preview boat on the ice dancing. Tomorrow starts the ladies senior competition from the U.S. Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. I have absolutely no idea how to predict this one. I believe Philip Hersh guessed former Junior World Champion Caroline Zhang. Zhang is a really...
NHK Trophy Recap: Day One
The final Grand Prix event (other than the final!), the NHK Trophy, is underway in Tokyo, Japan. Day One of competition has been completed and here is a brief recap of the top performers. Ladies: Japanese World Champion Mao Asada is back and regained short program confidence with this effort. She...
Ladies Cup of China Free Skate Recap
After watching the free skate in Cup of China, I don't really have too much of substance to add. Yu-Na Kim of Korea is just in another league (especially in the judge's minds, but also at times, visibly) than the others. It's going to be hard to compete with her and I can't wait to see how Mao...
Cup of China Ladies Short Program Recap
I was pleasantly surprised by the skating in the ladies short program at Cup of China yesterday. It felt to much cleaner. Yu-Na Kim took the top spot with a 63.64, which is about five points lower than she scored in the Skate America short program; apparently she underrotated her triple lutz,...
SURPRISE! Yu-Na Kim Leads at Cup of China
Ok, actually, I am a bit surprised that she only leads by about four points. Korea's Yu-Na Kim, reigning Grand Prix and Skate America champ, leads the ladies event after the short program with a 63.64. Japan's Miki Ando, who came in third at Skate America, is in second with a 59.30. Finland's...
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