kerr Stories - Required Elements
A little story of SAFC in Europe...
Hands up if you remember Sunderland’s last foray into Europe? Ok, well I’m not counting the Amsterdam Tournament, so I really should have said, who remembers our European run in 1973/4? Of course we do, it’s etched in every SAFC fans minds. Trips to Vasas Budapest and Sporting Lisbon, were the last...
Roker Relives... SAFC v Notts County, FA Cup 3rd Round Replay, 1973
Following a 1-1 draw at Meadow Lane in January 1973, Sunderland brought Notts County back to Roker Park looking to make it into the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. David Young and recent signing Ron Guthrie were the only changes from the first encounter between the two teams. After a first half which...
Trophee Eric Bompard Cachemire Results: Ice Dance Compulsories
I will try to not to be spoilerish in my titles because we can watch some of Trophee Eric Bompard (Cachemire) on television! But here are the results of the Ice Dance Compulsories, which was completed this morning: Virtue and Moir lead and I thought they looked pretty good - they are obviously the...
Domnina and Shabalin Win Ice Dance Worlds; Belbin and Agosto 2nd
Well, I never have been able to gauge ice dancing and I guess I just never will. I thought Domnina and Shabalin were the fourth best performance tonight (at best!) and looked positively sluggish at points. I would never have guessed their program was as difficult as Belbin and Agosto's, Virtue...
Europe Has a Championship Too
The European Championships have been well under way in Helsinki, Finland this week as well. The big news so far is that there isn't really any big news. Although Mukhortova were able to grab the short program lead on a great performance and errors by others, Germany's World Champions Savchenko...
Skate America: Required Elements Breakdown and Fashion Blog
The Breakdown: Biggest Surprise: Takahiko Kozuka pulling out the upset in the men's event. Even more of a surprise because a lot of people watching can't explain why he won (including this blogger). Biggest Disappointment: Judging, judging, judging. But I'll get specific: Judging in the Men's...
Skate America: Compulsory Pairs
See the results of the compulsory pairs competition after the jump. I will do a more detailed analysis later. I missed the first half of the competition but here are the rankings of the pairs that I saw: 1) France's Delobel & Schoenfelder: Technical: 19.50 Presentation: 18.99 Overall: ...
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