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Grand Prix Final Thoughts and Results: Ladies Short
In skating order (full results below): Akiko Suzuki, Japan (57.54): Great start for Suzuki!!! Think the crowd was expecting a higher score...it was hard not to get excited about the way she was skating. Ashley Wagner, USA (54.26): A good performance from Wagner, but her triple flip landing...
Thoughts and Results: Grand Prix Final Men's Short
In order of when they skated: Tomas Verner, Czech Republic (70.17): OH TOMAS! You nailed that quad that makes your programs look that much better and then pop the triple axel and triple lutz and almost fall in the footwork? I haven't read anything yet so I'm not sure if there was some physical...
Cancer.Net Skate America Results: Ladies Short Program
Well, I have upgraded my "like" of Yu-Na Kim's 007 short program to "love and kind of want to marry." Wow, another record-breaking performance for Korea's skating queen. But there were other competitors at Skate America tonight too! Really, there were! Rachael Flatt's performance of her Sing...
Zakrajsek Gets Cocky
The Gazette of Colorado Springs has an article in which Rachael Flatt's coach Tom Zakrajsek allegedly predicts Flatt will make next year's Olympic team, and he does not have the most flattering words for Sasha Cohen. "Sasha hasn’t competed in how many years?" Zakrajsek said while readying Flatt for...
Figure Skating is for Little Girls (Question Mark)
The Montreal Fringe Festival will feature a show by former Canadian skater (and short-time Tanith Belbin skating partner, if you believe Wikipedia) Liam Dougherty titled "Figure Skating is for Little Girls." The show starts its run tonight. Per The Montreal Gazette: The Fringe has really outdone...
Skating Hurts
Here is a Wall Street Journal article about how Skate Canada is encouraging its skaters to promote the rougher side of skating. "We have to find ways to show the masculinity," says Mr. Chipeur, who came in 12th place at the World Figure Skating Championships here last month after losing points for...
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...
Hersh on Czisny and Weir
Chicago Tribune's Philip Hersh is contending that Alissa Czisny was propped up by the program components score at the U.S. Nationals. I'm not necessarily going to argue, although I liked the outcome. Hersh points out that Czisny only landed three triples in the free skate, which is pretty much...
Jeremy Abbott is Here. To. Stay!
Jeremy Abbott solidified his place as one of the top American male skaters with a win in the short program last night at the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships. He edged out reigning champion Evan Lysacek by fewer than three points to get the top spot. Lysacek sits in second, while former...
Nagasu Drama
Ok, I'm not sure how I feel about this article from the LA Times contending that reigning national champion Mirai Nagasu's problems this season are of her own making. Now, I'm sure that it is probably true that Nagasu should have rested her ankle instead of competing and performing so much this...
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