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Cup of China Final Results
Interesting weekend at the Cup of China. Detailed analysis when I get to watch all the rest of the performances, but I am particularly itching to watch the ladies free skate! Ice Dancing FPl. Name Nat. Points CD OD FD 1 Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO USA 194.51 1 1 1 2 Jana KHOKHLOVA /...
Cup of China: Grand Prix Preview
Cup of China is the third senior ISU Grand Prix event of the season and it starts this Friday in Beijing. Here's what you can expect: Ice Dancing Why to Watch: Our first chance to see America's Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto compete this season. I have been a bit of a Goldilocks on the major...
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...
Florent Amodio Wins French Masters
Looks like Brian Joubert has once again lost the French Masters, this time to Florent Amodio. I don't think this means much; he lost last year and look at the season he ended up having. I don't know much about Amodio, but perhaps he will be one to watch. Also, if anyone has any English-language...
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...
France's Yannick Ponsero Surprise Leader at Skate Canada
France's Yannick Ponsero (who has been skating in the shadow of countrymen Brian Joubert and Albert Preaubert this season), is the surprise leader at Skate Canada after the Men's short program. You will be surprised to hear that I actually agree with that placement! However, my notes for this man...
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