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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...
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...
Kaleidoscope at Verizon Center
Kaleidoscope, the latest incarnation of "Frosted Pink," will take place on Monday at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. I'll cover the event for this blog. It's a special that will feature cancer survivors like Scott Hamilton, Dorothy Hamill, and Olivia Newton-John, along with other skating...
NHK Trophy Results
Here are the results from Day 1 of the NHK Trophy. I only got to watch the men so far. It was a successful short program day for Americans Johnny Weir (who was great) and Jeremy Abbott (superb, really liked his short), but not such a hot day for Adam Rippon, who finds himself in 8th place. ...
NHK Trophy Grand Prix Preview
NHK Trophy is this weekend in Nagano, Japan. Here's what I think: Pairs Why to Watch: China's Pang and Tong beat out Russia's Kavaguti and Smirnov at their first matchup at Rostelecom Cup a couple of weeks ago. Who will take the rematch? Keep and Eye Out For: America's breakout pair of last...
Rostelecom Cup: Final Standings
Sorry for the delay in this; I was moving and didn't have internet! But, yay, I do now and I will hopefully have my analysis of the event by Tuesday. For now, the final standings: Ice Dancing FPl. Name Nat. Points CD OD FD 1 Meryl DAVIS Charlie WHITE USA 201.10 1 1 1 2 Anna CAPPELLINI Luca...
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