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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...
Skate Canada Results: Ice Dancing Final Standings
Well, to wrap up the final Grand Prix event before the Grand Prix Final in Tokyo in two weeks, here are the final standings in ice dance. I wonder what this does to Samuelson and Bates's Olympic chances? It has to be seen as somewhat of a disappointment for them. And of course, Virtue and Moir...
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 find out how these teams would stack up. But I was impressed with how the Russian pair regrouped...
Grand Prix Refresher and Television Schedule for TEB
The Grand Prix International Series is the International Skating Union's series of six international skating events. It culminates in the Grand Prix Final, which features the top six ranking skaters/couples in each category competed for the Grand Prix championship. At each Grand Prix event, points...
Jennifer Kirk's Predictions
Wow, it still feels so early, but Jennifer Kirk has posted some predictions for the upcoming Grand Prix season on her True/Slant blog. Some of her interesting predictions: -Sasha Cohen will have to land a triple/triple in order to win a Grand Prix. Considering she is going up against Korea's...
2008-09 US Yearbook: Ice Dancing Edition
Now that school's out, I figured it's time for a 2008-09 yearbook. I chose the skaters who I think are most likely to be in the Olympic mix next year (due to their placements as well as presence on the Grand Prix circuit next season and possibly other mystery factors), but due to time constraints...
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 is now training with Yuka Sato, 1994 world champion from Japan. I believe Sato choreographed...
World Pairs Preview
The 2009 world championships pairs short program takes place tomorrow in Los Angeles. Here is a look at some of the top couples that will likely be contending for medals this week. I'm not going to hit all the couples, just the ones I think have the best chance at being on the podium. There's...
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...
Mao Asada Wins Grand Prix Final
Mao Asada has won the ladies Grand Prix Final, according to the Korea Times. Korean Yu-Na Kim fell in the final on a triple lutz. She had a total of 186.35 to Asada's 188.55. After watching the short program I thought Asada should have been in first place (and I'm guessing some agreed). I will...
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