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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 sc...
Cancer.Net Skate America Results: Ladies Short Program
Well, I have upgraded my "like" of Yu-Na Kim's 007 short program to "love and kind of want to marry." Wow, another record-breaking performance for Korea's skating queen. But there were other competi...
TEB Results: Ladies Short Program
Well, looks like once again, Yu-na Kim has built up a MASSIVE lead heading into a free skate. Cannot wait to see her program. Kim is trailed by MORE THAN 16 POINTS by Japan's Yukari Nakano. Placeme...
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 l...
Abbott is Athlete of the Week
USA's Jeremy Abbott, fresh off of his Grand Prix Final victory, has been named "Athlete of the Week" by USA Today. But when you win the Grand Prix Finals, as Jeremy Abbott did over the weekend, the ...
Grand Prix Recap: Ladies
So glad that Mao Asada won this competition, she definitely deserved it. But I feel that it was entirely too close to be comfortable with. She only won by a bit more than two points, despite the fac...
A Grand Prix-View 2: ice dancing
And now, a look at the contenders in the ice dancing competition coming up in the Grand Prix starting tomorrow (or today, depending where you live and when you're reading this). Ice Dancing: Tanith Be...
Johnny Weir Interview
Asahi.com has part one of a two part interview with America's Johnny Weir, who was in Japan last weekend for the NHK Trophy (where he finished second). Part two of the interview appears tomorrow. Her...
Ladies Cup of China Free Skate Recap
After watching the free skate in Cup of China, I don't really have too much of substance to add. Yu-Na Kim of Korea is just in another league (especially in the judge's minds, but also at times, visi...
Kim Wins Skate America, Americans Fail to Medal
Yu-na Kim of Korea won the Ladies event at Skate America, unsurprisingly. Japan's Yukari Nakano and Miki Ando were second and third, respectively. Due to some ill-timed DVR problems, I have unfortun...
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