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Carolina Kostner Update
Completely missed this story TWO WEEKS AGO, but it appears that Carolina Kostner is going to be training with Frank Carroll and Christa Fassi this season, per IceNetwork. Um, wonder how Mirai Nagasu feels about that. Also, Kostner has hired a sports psychologist. Jennifer Kirk blogged about the...
Dear Diary
Alissa Czisny and Johnny Weir have some journal entries. Czisny's entry is a bit disappointing. Makes me appreciate Johnny Weir all the more. She doesn't even mention competing in worlds. Huh? Weir's entry is kind of long. Here is a notable excerpt regarding life after failing to medal at...
Isabelle Delobel Pregnant
Thanks to State of the Skate and AFP, I know that Isabelle Delobel of Delobel and Schoenfelder is now pregant and due in September. She is also planning a June wedding with the baby's father, Nordic skier Ludovic Roux. I am not sure that this will change the fact that Delobel and Schoenfelder...
Final Thoughts on Worlds/Required Elements Breakdown
Better late than never, here are some final thoughts on this year's world championships, mainly things that I didn't get to give due space to before: Most impressive: Yuna Kim's short program. Absolute perfection and a lesson on how it's done in a way that racks up the points and entertains an...
World Pairs Preview
The 2009 world championships pairs short program takes place tomorrow in Los Angeles. Here is a look at some of the top couples that will likely be contending for medals this week. I'm not going to hit all the couples, just the ones I think have the best chance at being on the podium. There's...
Required Elements Exclusive Interview with Sasha Cohen
While at Stars on Ice I also had the chance to interview Sasha Cohen. The first time I tried to interview her after the Michael Weiss Foundation show she was quite hard to pin down. This time went much better and she was nice and chatty. RE: What's the difference between preparing for something...
More Quad Talk
It seems every figure skating competition these days is followed by talk of the quad, probably because most of the skaters winning the men's competitions are not doing them. The Globe and Mail says that Canadian Patrick Chan insists he wants to add a quad next year, and the article goes on to...
Senior Ladies Preview
Well, I missed the preview boat on the ice dancing. Tomorrow starts the ladies senior competition from the U.S. Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. I have absolutely no idea how to predict this one. I believe Philip Hersh guessed former Junior World Champion Caroline Zhang. Zhang is a really...
GPF Ice Dancing Thoughts
My observations from the GPF Ice Dancing competition: Belbin and Agosto did not look fabulous during their original dance. I know Agosto is the one whose injury was supposed to have led to them dropping out of the free skate, but Belbin looked even slower/sloppier during OD. I didn't expect that...
Skate Canada Required Elements Breakdown and Predictions
Biggest Surprise: Color me Canada. For me it was Shawn Sawyer winning the Men's free skate, Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier getting the silver in Ice Dance, and just the amazing contention of Canadian skating in every single category (although I have to think that Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison's...
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