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Grand Prix Final (Seniors) Day One Thoughts
Well, Day one of the Grand Prix Final is over and I think it was a pretty successful day - no complete disasters although there were noticeable mistakes here and there. Broken records and season and personal bests and some absolutely amazing skating left me quite happy at the end! Can't wait to...
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...
Cancer.Net Skate America Grand Prix Preview
The second-to-last Grand Prix event, not counting the Grand Prix final! Pairs Why to Watch: China's Shen and Zhao go head to head against Zhang and Zhang (again. Seriously, organizers...why all the high-profile rematches in the pairs (actually, also other) events? Not to mention the bronze...
NHK Trophy Final Thoughts
Rematches? We don't need no stinking rematches Kavaguti and Smirnov vs. Pang and Tong, Rostelecom Cup Redux It will be interesting to see if Kavaguti and Smirnov skate clean in the free for once to find out how these teams would stack up. But I was impressed with how the Russian pair regrouped...
Rostelecom Cup Results: Pairs Short Program
The pairs short program has been completed at Rostelecom Cup and China's Pang and Tong are out in front, followed by Russia's Kavagutia and Smirnov, who had a fall, and USA's McLaughlin and Brubaker. But look at M&B's technical score - the highest one! Unfortunately their program components...
UPDATED: 2009 World Championships Exhibitions
UPDATED: I have added the Yu-na Kim link kindfully submitted by commenters! Enjoy! I have gotten a few emails about whether the Worlds exhibitions were televised. I don't think they're being televised in America. I have put some links below that I found on youtube of the exhibitions. I have...
Savchenko and Szolkowy Repeat as Pairs World Champions
German Pair Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy have topped off their season with a repeat victory at the World Figure Skating Championships. They were followed by China's Zhang and Zhang and Russia's Kavaguti (holy new name batman!) and Smirnov. Some thoughts: -Savchenko and Szolkowy really won...
Pang and Tong on a roll, Defend Four Continents Title
Chinese pair Pang and Tong won the Four Continents pairs title yesterday. That makes two international competitions in a row for them after they claimed the Grand Prix Final in December. Pang and Tong won the title last year as well. Canadians Dube and Davison were more than ten points behind in...
GPF Pairs Final Thoughts
This will have to be short since I watched them all more than a week ago. I don't have any memory of the short programs either. We'll try to kick it off with one word descriptions: SAD: When Russia's Mukhortova and Trankov started their free skate I didn't think they were going to do too badly...
Grand Prix-View 3: Pairs!
And finally, the last prix-view, the pairs competition. Here's my assessment of the field and predictions of the winners. Pairs: Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov (Russia): These two don't look happy out there, and they make a lot of errors. I don't think they can challenge for the top spot. ...
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