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Grand Prix Final Thoughts and Results: Ladies Short
In skating order (full results below): Akiko Suzuki, Japan (57.54): Great start for Suzuki!!! Think the crowd was expecting a higher score...it was hard not to get excited about the way she was skating. Ashley Wagner, USA (54.26): A good performance from Wagner, but her triple flip landing...
Skate Canada: I laughed and I cried
I laughed and I laughed and I laughed Because the judging...kind of a joke, right? Home field advantage has not been this pronounced in recent memory. It was most evident in the program components scores. *I should also note that there was some other questionable judging, like the dinging of Mirai...
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...
Skate Canada Results
I have been completely away from the Internet and unable to watch any of Skate Canada:( But I will try to catch up soon. I am ITCHING to watch after seeing these results though! Here are the results: Ice Dance (standings after the Original...
Cup of China Final Results
Interesting weekend at the Cup of China. Detailed analysis when I get to watch all the rest of the performances, but I am particularly itching to watch the ladies free skate! Ice Dancing FPl. Name Nat. Points CD OD FD 1 Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO USA 194.51 1 1 1 2 Jana KHOKHLOVA /...
A Little Ice Music
I KILLED with that headline, right??? Anybody? Ok, moving on... So many music choices, so many programs, here are some thoughts (I linked the programs that are on youtube already): New Choices I'm Excited About: South Korea's Yu-na Kim: 007 James Bond Medley (short program). First of all, kudos...
Team Europe Wins Japan Open
I would say that the Stephane Lambiel should be taken seriously. A week after winning the Nebelhorn Trophy, he helps power Team Europe to a win at the Japan Open, despite some errors. North America was second while host team Japan was third. Canada's Joannie Rochette got a personal best free...
Japan Open Team Event this Weekend
The Japan Open team competition takes place October 3 in Tokyo. According to the Japan Times, the Japanese team will include Mao Asada, Yukari Nakano, Takeshi Honda, and Takahiko Kozuka. First major chance to see Asada this season! The North American team will be represented by the retired...
US Wins World Team Trophy
The United States won the first ever ISU World Team Trophy competition that concluded in Tokyo this weekend. The team pitted six nations against each other. The US won with 60 points, while Canada had 54, Japan had 50, France had 37, Russia had 35 and China 34. Mao Asada of Japan won the ladies...
US Leads at World Team Trophy
The United States is in the lead at the ISU World Team Trophy competition in Tokyo. World Champion Evan Lysacek finished second in the short program, behind France's Brian Joubert. Looks like Patrick Chan made some mistakes as he is in ninth place, while US Champ Jeremy Abbott was in fifth. And...
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