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Carroll: Judges are Political
Here's a Chicago Tribune article (by Philip Hersh) that discusses Evan Lysacek's prep following his second place showing at Cup of China. Apparently, Lysacek received an edge downgrade for his triple flip but he and coach Franch Carroll could not understand why. Additionally, Carroll has some...
Yu-na Kim Wins World Championships by more than 16 Points; America Wins Only Two Olympic Slots
Well, there really is no competition. Yu-na Kim is in a class by herself, or at least she was in this competition. She wasn't even perfect; she botched a triple salchow late in her program. But she was so superb throughout and on every other element, that she could have made several errors and...
More Confidence for Evan Lysacek?
An article in the LA Times says that former U.S. Champ Evan Lysacek recently visited with choreographer Lori Nichols in Canada to tweak his programs. He wanted to get some more points out of the scoring system, but that's not all: Lysacek, twice a world bronze medalist and twice a U.S. champion --...
Lysacek and Weir Talk about the Judging System
Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir had press conferences yesterday that were written up by Philip Hersh in the LA Times, in which he spoke about the troubles of the judging system. And the judging system and the recent scoring vigilance by international judges has definitely taken its toll on Lysacek's...
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