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Lambiel and Meier Champions in Switzerland
The Switzerland national figure skating championships concluded this weekend, with Sarah Meier and Stephane Lambiel easily winning. Unfortunately, Lambiel does not sound like he was especially impres...
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 f...
Delobel and Schoenfelder out of Grand Prix Series
French ice dancers Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder will not participate in their scheduled Grand Prix events, Skate America and Skate Canada, according to Icenetwork. Delobel recently had a...
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Former world champion Kimmie Meissner has withdrawn from her two scheduled Grand Prix events, Rostelecom Cup and NHK Trophy, due to knee problems, according to SunSentinel.com.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 ...
Keauna McLaughlin Gets Emotional
U.S. pairs skater Keauna McLaughlin is quoted in the Wall Street Journal in an article on keeping emotions in check. The author writes about handling major stressful moments, and he speaks with some ...
AAAAnd Now Jeremy Abbott Wants a Turn
Wow. So, Philip Hersh reports that Jeremy Abbott has decided to leave his coach, Tom Zakrajsek, who also coached Brandon Mroz and Rachael Flatt to world championships appearances this season. Abbott...
Fashion Blogging the World Championships
I have done one other fashion blog this season so if it seems like anything is missing, you might find it there. Here are some observations on the outfits we were privileged to see at the world champ...
Joubert Leads Worlds after Men's Short Program; Lysacek in 2nd
France's 2007 World Champion Brian Joubert is in the lead after the short at the world figure skating championships. He landed a quad toe, but not well, and his combination jump was atrocious. Still...
Required Elements Exclusive Interview with Jeffrey Buttle
Here's my final Stars on Ice interview. It's with reigning world champion from Canada, Jeffrey Buttle, who is a guest star on the tour this year. He' s one of my favorite people to interview, he jus...
Junior Worlds Results
Although the U.S. women did not take home the Junior World title this year, there was some positive news from the competition which has concluded in Sofia, Bulgaria. Caroline Zhang, who was in 10th p...
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