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Grand Prix Season Winners and Losers
Now that the Grand Prix of figure skating final is over, here is a look at some of the major (and possibly surprising?)fortunes of this year's Grand Prix season. Winners Davis and White: Not only did they rack up great scores all season long, but they managed to beat their rivals and training...
Grand Prix Final Thoughts: Men's Free Skate
(in skate order and results at the end) Tomas Verner, Czech Republic (122.15): Ugh. He popped his first jump, then made such a nice comeback and I was so proud, and then he lost it again with a fall and popped about four jumps at the end. That was a disaster and he totally gave up! Very hard to...
Thoughts and Results: Grand Prix Final Men's Short
In order of when they skated: Tomas Verner, Czech Republic (70.17): OH TOMAS! You nailed that quad that makes your programs look that much better and then pop the triple axel and triple lutz and almost fall in the footwork? I haven't read anything yet so I'm not sure if there was some physical...
Grand Prix Final Preview
Sorry for the lack of blogging lately. Life and illness sometimes get in the way of extra-curriculars, but I will hopefully be back on schedule soon. So, let's break down the Grand Prix Final, which starts tomorrow in Tokyo, Japan. Pairs I have to say that this group of pairs is about as good as...
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...
Drumroll Please....
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...
Predictions that are Just as Bad as Mine. Probably...
Here is a Chicago Tribune writeup about figure skating medalist predictions. The panel consisted of Juliet Macur and Jere Longman of the New York Times; Christine Brennan and Kelly Whiteside of USA Today; and the one, the only, Philip Hersh. My precursor to this is that, as anyone who follows...
Skate America Results: Men's Final Standings
America's Evan Lysacek wasn't perfect, but he still dominated the men's competition in Lake Placid, winning Skate America despite his errors. And kudos to Canada's Shawn Sawyer and America's Ryan Bradley for vaulting onto the medal podium. Unfortunately, Florent Amodio was not as mesmerizing...
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...
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