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Cancer.Net Skate America Grand Prix Preview
The second-to-last Grand Prix event, not counting the Grand Prix final! Pairs Why to Watch: China's Shen and Zhao go head to head against Zhang and Zhang (again. Seriously, organizers...why all the high-profile rematches in the pairs (actually, also other) events? Not to mention the bronze...
Home-Crowd Favorite Joannie Rochette Leads Ladies Competition at Skate Canada
It was a very sloppy day of skating for the ladies at Skate Canada. But, in the end, Joannie Rochette, four-time Canadian champion, was the last woman standing (though, not quite the only woman standing). The Canadian Press reports that she got a personal best score of 64.74 for her short program...
Skate Canada Preview and Predictions
My predictions for Skate America were very unsuccessful and I expect these to be even worse, but why stop now!? To be taken with a grain of salt, I will now preview the second senior Grand Prix event of the season, Skate Canada, also know as the 2008 Homesense Skate Canada International, taking...
Twenty Years Ago Today...
The reigning Ladies Olympic figure skating champion, East Germany's Katarina Witt, and American champion Debi Thomas staged a battle of the "dueling Carmens" at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Both ladies chose music from Bizet's opera Carmen, and the drama was heightened by...
Thinking About the Home Court Advantage
Some very sensible and encouraging quotes from the head coach and players about the importance of the home playoff games last year and what the team needs to do to succeed this year. Mike Woodson: "I think when you make the playoffs and you play at the level that we played, guys like that...
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