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Your Grand Prix Final competitors (barring injury or another type of withdrawal) will be: Pairs Shen and Zhao (China) Pang and Tong (China) Mukhortova and Trankov (Russia) Savchenko and Szolkowy (Germany) Kavaguti and Smirnov (Russia) Zhang and Zhang (China)* *Tied for points with Ukraine's...
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...
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...
Pang and Tong on a roll, Defend Four Continents Title
Chinese pair Pang and Tong won the Four Continents pairs title yesterday. That makes two international competitions in a row for them after they claimed the Grand Prix Final in December. Pang and Tong won the title last year as well. Canadians Dube and Davison were more than ten points behind in...
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...
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...
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