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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. ...
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...
Rostelecom Cup Results: Mens Short Program
Welll, Evgeni Plushenko's comeback bid is off to a solid start today, despite the fact that he doubled an intended triple jump. He still had a quad and looked pretty strong. He's about seven points ahead of his nearest competitor, Takahiko Kozuka. America's Johnny Weir made some mistakes and...
Rostelecom Cup: A Grand Prix-view
The second Grand Prix event of the season is this weekend in Moscow. What can you look forward to? Ice Dancing Why to Watch: Unfortunately, reigning world champions Domnina and Shabalin withdrew due to injury, which means we may not get much of a competition here, as America's Davis and White are...
AAAAnd Now Jeremy Abbott Wants a Turn
Wow. So, Philip Hersh reports that Jeremy Abbott has decided to leave his coach, Tom Zakrajsek, who also coached Brandon Mroz and Rachael Flatt to world championships appearances this season. Abbott is now training with Yuka Sato, 1994 world champion from Japan. I believe Sato choreographed...
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...
Full Standings for Men
Here are the full final standings for the men. Please note that the American men have won three Olympic berths for next year. FPl. Name Nat. Points SP FS 1 Evan LYSACEK USA 242.23 2 1 2 Patrick CHAN CAN 237.58 3 2 3 Brian JOUBERT FRA 235.97 1 3 4 Tomas VERNER CZE 231.71 4 4 5 Samuel...
Trophee Eric Bombard Preview and Predictions
I know how upset the world was not to have my terrible predictions for Cup of China. I'm sure I would have gotten those all wrong too...heh...but never fear! I am BACK and I am going to preview this weekend's Trophee Eric Bompard, the next competition in the Grand Prix. Men's Competition: Why to...
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