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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...
TEB Final Results: Pairs
Quite a little upset in the pairs event at TEB with Russian pair Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov getting it winning. It appears this may have been as much because of a complete Savchenko and Szolkowy meltdown as because the Russian pair was able to get it together, finally; I haven't watched...
Russian Pair Tops Skate Canada; Americans Get the Ice Dance Gold
Russia's Alexander Smirnov and Yuko Kawaguchi took the gold at Skate Canada on with a 176.97. Canadian's Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison were thisclose in second with a 176.54, according to CBC. American Champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker were a far third with 161.51. American's Meryl...
Russians Alexander Smirnov and Yuko Kawaguchi Lead Skate Canada after Pairs Short Program
I haven't been able to figure out how to this on Icenetwork yet, but Russian pair Alexander Smirnov and Yuko Kawaguchi have the lead with a 65.02 after the short program at Skate Canada. American Champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker continue their success by placing second with a 60.66,...
Pairs World Champs Capture Skate America
German World Champions Savchenko and Szolkowy righted the pairs skating world by winning Skate America on Saturday after scoring 116.69 in their free skate. It wasn't a perfect performance (side by side triples were off, as were spins, and they popped a throw), but it was very good and difficult...
Russians Mukhortova and Trankov Lead Pairs at Skate America
The pairs teams at Skate America were not quite ready for prime time. They wanted to make sure we all understood that this is, indeed, the first Grand Prix of the season. In a bit of a surprise, the Russian pair of Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov are leading the pack after the pairs short...
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