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The Finer Sports Have Moved!
Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports You might have noticed that this blog has been quiet for a few weeks. I've been busy elsewhere - Twitter, Tumblr, another guest appearance at The Judges' Table - and...
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Five Ways Sports Are Helping Me Deal with These Election Results
Like a lot of Americans, I'm upset and scared right now. That's to be expected: no matter who is elected in this country, approximately half of us feel like we've lost. I can't imagine that any...
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Rostelecom Cup 2016 Men's Recap: Just Have Fun Out There
It's Election Day in America, and I'm dealing with the stress the best way I know how - by watching figure skating. Yes, I'm aware that I skipped all of Skate Canada, although I didn't really: you can...
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Skate America 2016 Men's Recap: Loco, Loco, Loco
I'm sure it's no surprise that I have more to say about the men's event at Skate America than any of the others. Even when men's singles is dull and predictable, I have a ton of commentary. But this...
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Skate America 2016 Pairs and Ice Dance Recap: Level 4 Naptime
Hold onto your hats, because I might have more to say about pairs than dance at Skate America. Even the avid ice dance fans in my loud and inappropriate clique of seat-mates acknowledged that it was...
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Skate America 2016 Ladies Recap: Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Skate America was in the Chicago area this year, which was mostly a great deal for me. I didn't have to pay for air fare or a hotel room; I got to sleep in my own...
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12 Great Men's Performances from the 2016 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Gentle readers, I am behind on my blogging. It was the Skateapalooza that did me in: I spent so much time watching the Ondrej Nepela Memorial, Autumn Classic, Japan Open, and JGP Tallinn that I ran...
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This Weekend in Ice Dance Disasters: Nebelhorn Trophy, JGP Ljubljana,...
The thing about ice dance disasters is that, in any other discipline, they'd be tiny mistakes. If a singles skater puts her foot down too early, she might lose a point or two in her grade of...
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This Weekend in Men's Skating: JGP Saransk and US International Classic
Figure skating season is in full swing now, and you can tell by the griping about the poor quality of the live streams. The complaints are well-justified. During the second half of the ladies' short...
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This Weekend in Ice Dance: Lombardia Trophy, Russian Test Skate, and JGP...
We're not even halfway into September, and we have reached peak figure skating. In Italy, the Lombardia Trophy marked the beginning of the Challenger Series, a set of ten senior-level open-entry...
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Junior Grand Prix Ostrava: Recap and Skaters to Watch
We're not even two weeks into the figure skating season, and I'm already behind on blogging. Part of the problem is that the entire Junior Grand Prix series is on the other side of the world, at least...
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Junior Grand Prix St. Gervais: Recap and Skaters to Watch
Somehow, we have made it to August, and the figure skating season has begun. Sure, it's only juniors, but the Junior Grand Prix Series are official ISU international events, and a skater's performance...
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Patrick Chan's Coaching Changes: The Saga Continues
Image credit: Paul Chiasson/The Canadian PressIt's not clear whether Patrick Chan has purposely established himself as a polarizing figure in men's skating. There's no question that at his best, Chan...
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Olympics Mania: Women's Gymnastics All-Around Highlights
I wrote this up as I watched the main feed of the live stream so I don't get any further behind on my Olympics coverage. I've given up on covering men's gymnastics at all, and I'm going to save sports...
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Olympics Mania: Women's Gymnastics Qualifying Round
Yesterday, I tried to write a detailed, thoughtful post about the men's gymnastics qualifiers. This is my first Olympics as a blogger, and I have now learned that there is way too much going on for...
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Summer Skating: Glacier Falls Summer Classic Highlights
I'd hoped IceNetwork would upload the full event video of the Glacier Falls Summer Classic sooner so I could do a proper recap. But the Olympics start tomorrow, and I have a whole other post's worth...
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Summer Skating: Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships Recap!
It's the middle of summer, but this past weekend was one of the busiest on the skating calendar. With four club competitions in North America attracting high-profile competitors, plus a Japanese ice...
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Summer Skating: Jun Hwan Cha, Adam Rippon (Again), and More
It's official: the skating season starts in July now. With multiple events every week from now through January, skating fans have escaped the post-Worlds doldrums and moved on to obsessively...
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Summer Skating: Skate Detroit Recap!
This weekend, the MIdwest is wilting under a heat wave so severe that we're all being told that we're better off if we just stay inside. Fortunately, it's nice and cold in my air conditioned...
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Summer Skating: Adam Rippon, Rika Hongo, and more
Skaters are doing their best to be kind to their news-starved fans. Even more than in past years, athletes are premiering and workshopping new competitive programs at summer shows in Japan and Korea....
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