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NHK Trophy Results
Here are the results from Day 1 of the NHK Trophy. I only got to watch the men so far. It was a successful short program day for Americans Johnny Weir (who was great) and Jeremy Abbott (superb, really liked his short), but not such a hot day for Adam Rippon, who finds himself in 8th place. ...
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...
Grand Prix Selections Made
The Grand Prix event assignments have been made. The United States selections and commentary are listed below. For the full list of skaters, check here. Skate America: Ladies: Sasha Cohen, Rachael Flatt, TBD Korea's World Champion Yu-na Kim will be here to likely spoil the Americans' fun, along...
Skate Canada Tries to Dispel "Rumors" about Macho Campaign
Or should I say "rumours?" Skate Canada is trying to let everyone know that it never embarked upon a campaign to make skating more macho or to appeal to a different demographic. Last week's statement by Skate Canada CEO William Thompson states: As a bit of history, there is no and never has been...
Evan Lysacek and Belbin/Agosto Win Their Portions of World Team Trophy; US Maintains Lead
World Champ Evan Lysacek won the men's portion of the ISU World Team Trophy in Tokyo today. He overtook France's Brian Joubert, who had the lead after the short program. Japan's Nobunari Oda got third place, and Canadian Patrick Chan made a comeback to fourth place after falling twice in his...
US Leads at World Team Trophy
The United States is in the lead at the ISU World Team Trophy competition in Tokyo. World Champion Evan Lysacek finished second in the short program, behind France's Brian Joubert. Looks like Patrick Chan made some mistakes as he is in ninth place, while US Champ Jeremy Abbott was in fifth. And...
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...
Full Standings for Men
Here are the full final standings for the men. Please note that the American men have won three Olympic berths for next year. FPl. Name Nat. Points SP FS 1 Evan LYSACEK USA 242.23 2 1 2 Patrick CHAN CAN 237.58 3 2 3 Brian JOUBERT FRA 235.97 1 3 4 Tomas VERNER CZE 231.71 4 4 5 Samuel...
American Men Finish 1-2 at Cup of China; Recaps below
Jeremy Abbott and Stephen Carriere of the United States capitalized on the absence of Dice-K at the Cup of China, finishing first and second after great performances in both the short and long programs. 2008 European Champion Tomas Verner of the Czech Republic came in third. Short Program...
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