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Skate Canada International Preview
Here it is, the final Grand Prix event (not counting Grand Prix Final). This is for all the marbles! Men Why to Watch: Our first and last chance to see Canada's Patrick Chan in a Grand Prix this season. Chan was a gold medal threat not too long ago, and maybe still is if he's been able to rehab...
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...
Asada's New Combo
AFP reports that Japan's Mao Asada will be attempting to put a triple toe loop on (one of?) her triple axels this season. Since we (for about the last season) have been at the point where it's becoming obvious that very little can beat World Champion Yu-na Kim, and two triple axels is about what it...
Whooa, We're Halfway The-ere....
Um, here is my post about the halfway mark of the Grand Prix Final qualifying events. Yes, I am channeling Bon Jovi and yes, I apologize. But I love Bon Jovi. Anyway, what do we know about the Grand Prix Final, which will take place in South Korea in December? It's hard to write a post like...
Skate Canada Preview and Predictions
My predictions for Skate America were very unsuccessful and I expect these to be even worse, but why stop now!? To be taken with a grain of salt, I will now preview the second senior Grand Prix event of the season, Skate Canada, also know as the 2008 Homesense Skate Canada International, taking...
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