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Cancer.Net Skate America Results: Pairs and Men's Short Programs
Here are the short program results for pairs and men's short programs at Skate America. Men Some amazing performances by America's Evan Lysacek and France's Florent Amodio (exquisite footwork!). But some cause for concern as Lysacek was dinged with a triple axel downgrade. A better showing by...
Cup of China Final Results
Interesting weekend at the Cup of China. Detailed analysis when I get to watch all the rest of the performances, but I am particularly itching to watch the ladies free skate! Ice Dancing FPl. Name Nat. Points CD OD FD 1 Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO USA 194.51 1 1 1 2 Jana KHOKHLOVA /...
Cup of China Results, Day 1 (part 1)
Here are the first results out of Cup of China's first day. China's Shen and Zhao lead in pairs. China's Zhang and Zhang shockingly find themselves down in fourth place. I haven't watched yet but this should be interesting. Pl. Name Nation TSS= TES+ PCS+ SS TR PE CH IN Ded. StN. 1 Xue SHEN...
Craig Buntin, the Entrepreneur
Craig Buntin, of Canadian figure skating pair Meagan Duhamel and Craig Buntin, is featured in this Financial Post article because he is not only training for the Olympics, but he's trying to get a coffee business off the ground, called Teabean Coffee. "It's kind of tough," admits Mr. Buntin of his...
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...
Canada had a Championship
So, while I was sleeping, Canada had a national figure skating championship. I have not had a chance to try tofind any of the performances online, but below are the top finishers. Some big news is the strength of Patrick Chan's win, about 50 points! I have to go see his skates because I wonder...
A Good Day for Canadians and World Champions at Trophee Eric Bompard
...but not such a good day for everyone else, apparently. I haven't been watching, but per AFP, Philip Hersh and ESPN: Canada's Patrick Chan leads the men at TEB with a season best score, while errors by Japan's Takahiko Kozuka and France's Brian Joubert left them in second and third,...
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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