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Grand Prix Season Winners and Losers
Now that the Grand Prix of figure skating final is over, here is a look at some of the major (and possibly surprising?)fortunes of this year's Grand Prix season. Winners Davis and White: Not only did they rack up great scores all season long, but they managed to beat their rivals and training...
Skate America: What Does it all Mean?
So many questions from last weekend's Skate America. Here is my attempt to answer them. Shen and Zhao's mistakes in their long program. What does it mean!? It means that some of the other top pairs can breathe a bit easier knowing that there may in fact be a competition for the gold medal this...
Skate America Results: Men's Final Standings
America's Evan Lysacek wasn't perfect, but he still dominated the men's competition in Lake Placid, winning Skate America despite his errors. And kudos to Canada's Shawn Sawyer and America's Ryan Bradley for vaulting onto the medal podium. Unfortunately, Florent Amodio was not as mesmerizing...
Cancer.Net Skate America Results: Pairs and Men's Short Programs
Here are the short program results for pairs and men's short programs at Skate America. Men Some amazing performances by America's Evan Lysacek and France's Florent Amodio (exquisite footwork!). But some cause for concern as Lysacek was dinged with a triple axel downgrade. A better showing by...
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...
Trophee Eric Bompard Cachemire: Good, Bad, Indifferent...and Ugly
The Good: Nobunari Oda's Chaplin free skate hit all the right notes for me. It didn't feel overdone. He also didn't overestimate himself - he admitted he did not have a quad last week and didn't push it, while most of the jumps he did land were great. The program was a departure from Oda's...
TEB Results: Mens Final Standings
Well, Japan's Nobunari Oda really skated away with the title today, winning the free skate by about 15 points with his snappy Chaplin routine. It was my favorite performance of the night. Czech Republic's Tomas Verner, who was leading going into the free skate, really seemed to run out of steam...
TEB Results: Mens Short Program
Aaaand here are your mens standings (or what I could piece together from various sources!) at Trophee Eric Bompard Cachemire. It looks like Czech Republic's Tomas Verner continues his upswing with a lead in the short program, trailed by Japan's Nobunari Oda and USA's ADAM RIPPON! Congrats to...
Trophee Eric Bompard: A Grand Prix-view
The Grand Prix season is upon us! And it starts tomorrow in Paris at Trophee Eric Bompard. Here is a look at the event. Ice Dancing Why to Watch: Virtue and Moir, Virtue and Moir, and...have I mentioned Virtue and Moir? This couple is a major contender for an Olympic gold medal, and here's their...
Czisny, Davis & White Win at Nebelhorn; Full Results
American champ Alissa Czisny just managed to eke out a win at the Nebelhorn Trophy this weekend, despite being downgraded for most of her triple jump attempts, according to Examiner.com. According to the article, Czisny also lost points on her double axel attempts and off of her spiral sequence. ...
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