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2020 Four Continents preview (men): The missing title

February 5, 2020

Yuzuru Hanyu looks for his missing title at the 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Four Continents, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Yuzuru Hanyu, Jun Hwan Cha, jason b, Yuma Kagiyama, Tomoki Hiwatashi, Boyang Jin, Nam Nguyen, Han Yan, Kazuki Tomono, Roman Sadovsky

2019 Rostelecom Cup preview (men): Final spots on the line

November 14, 2019

Perhaps a first-time Grand Prix winner coming up this week at Rostelecom Cup?

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Rostelecom Cup, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Dmitri Aliev, Nam Nguyen, Shoma Uno, Kazuki Tomono, Alexander Samarin, Moris Kvitelashvili, Michal Brezina, Alexei Krasnozhon, Deniss Vasiljevs, Makar Ignatov, Daniel Samohin, Vladimir Litvintsev

2019 Skate Canada preview (men): One of the few Hanyu hasn't won

October 23, 2019

Yuzuru Hanyu goes for his first Skate Canada title this week

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis, Skate Canada Tags Yuzuru Hanyu, Keiji Tanaka, Roman Sadovsky, Matteo Rizzo, Nam Nguyen, Nicolas Nadeau, Camden Pulkinen, Brendan Kerry, Deniss Vasiljevs, Julian Zhi Jie Yee, Andrei Lazukin, Paul Fentz

2018 Skate Canada preview (men): Uno leads the charge

October 25, 2018

Can anyone beat Shoma Uno this week?

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Skate Canada Tags Shoma Uno, Jun Hwan Cha, Jason Brown, Keegan Messing, Kevin Aymoz, Nam Nguyen, Roman Sadovsky, Alexander Samarin, Brendan Kerry, Kazuki Tomono, Alexander Majorov, Daniel Samohin

2018 Skate America preview (men): College and skating?

October 15, 2018

How does Nathan Chen fare as a college student-figure skater?

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Skate America Tags Nathan Chen, Sergei Voronov, Vincent Zhou, Matteo Rizzo, Nam Nguyen, Michal Brezina, Moris Kvitelashvili, Jimmy Ma, Romain Ponsart, Julian Zhi Jie Yee, Alexei Bychenko, Kevin Reynolds

2018 Four Continents preview (men): How will Uno respond?

January 23, 2018

Shoma Uno looks for his first Four Continents title

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In Figure Skating, Four Continents, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Shoma Uno, Boyang Jin, Jason Brown, Misha Ge, Han Yan, Keiji Tanaka, Nam Nguyen, Grant Hochstein, Takahito Mura, Max Aaron

2018 Canadian Nationals preview (men/dance): Chan for 10th, Virtue/Moir for 8th

January 10, 2018

An easy call in dance, but a fight for the 2nd spot in the men's event

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In Figure Skating, Rocker Analysis, Previews, Canadian Nationals Tags Patrick Chan, Keegan Messing, Liam Firus, Nam Nguyen, Kevin Reynolds, Nicolas Nadeau, Elladj Balde, Roman Sadovsky, Joseph Phan, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier, Carolanne Soucisse/Shane Firus, Haley Sales/Nikolas Wamsteeker

2017 NHK Trophy preview (men): The Yuzu show

November 7, 2017

Every NHK Trophy seems to be Yuzuru Hanyu time.

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, NHK Trophy, Previews Tags Yuzuru Hanyu, Adam Rippon, Jason Brown, Sergei Voronov, Dmitri Aliev, Michal Brezina, Nam Nguyen, Keegan Messing, Deniss Vasiljevs, Hiroaki Sato, Kazuki Tomono, Alexei Bychenko

2017 Rostelecom Cup preview (men): High stakes at the first Grand Prix

October 16, 2017

Nathan Chen and Yuzuru Hanyu go head-to-head for the first time this season

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rostelecom Cup, Rocker Analysis Tags Yuzuru Hanyu, Nathan Chen, Mikhail Kolyada, Misha Ge, Nam Nguyen, Dmitri Aliev, Grant Hochstein, Moris Kvitelashvili, Denis Ten, Deniss Vasiljevs, Andrei Lazukin, Daniel Samohin

2017 Canadians preview (men/pairs): Chan, Duhamel/Radford look to repeat

January 17, 2017

More repeat champions on the way?

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In Figure Skating, Canadian Nationals, Other Nationals, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Patrick Chan, Kevin Reynolds, Nam Nguyen, Liam Firus, Elladj Balde, Nicolas Nadeau, Keegan Messing, Bennet Toman, Roman Sadovsky, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Lubov Iliushechkina/Dylan Moscovitch, Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau, Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Camille Ruest/Andrew Wolfe

2016 NHK Trophy preview (men): Where it all started last season for Hanyu

November 23, 2016

The men fight for a Grand Prix Final spot at 2016 NHK Trophy

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, NHK Trophy, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Yuzuru Hanyu, Jason Brown, Nathan Chen, Mikhail Kolyada, Alexei Bychenko, Nam Nguyen, Elladj Balde, Grant Hochstein, Keiji Tanaka, Deniss Vasiljevs, Ryuju Hino

2016 Skate America play-by-play/results: Men's short program

October 22, 2016

Men's short program at 2016 Skate America

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Play-by-play, Skate America Tags Brendan Kerry, Boyang Jin, Timothy Dolensky, Sergei Voronov, Nam Nguyen, Maxim Kovtun, Jorik Hendrickx, Jason Brown, Shoma Uno, Adam Rippon

2016 Skate America preview (men): Uno in the frontrunner role

October 16, 2016

My first look at Skate America this week: can anyone beat Shoma Uno?

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In Figure Skating, Rocker Analysis, Previews, Grand Prix Series, Skate America Tags Sergei Voronov, Maxim Kovtun, Jorik Hendrickx, Shoma Uno, Daisuke Murakami, Adam Rippon, Denis Ten, Boyang Jin, Jason Brown, Nam Nguyen, Timothy Dolensky, Brendan Kerry

Opining on Worlds Day 1: Hanyu's magic, Shibutanis' momentum

March 31, 2016

Magic, surprises, and momentum on day 1 at the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Rocker Analysis, Opining, World Championships Tags Yuzuru Hanyu, Patrick Chan, Javier Fernandez, Nam Nguyen, Han Yan, Adam Rippon, Denis Ten, Max Aaron, Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier, Boyang Jin, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje

2016 Worlds play-by-play/results: Men's short program

March 30, 2016

Men's short results and videos from the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, World Championships, Play-by-play Tags Maxim Kovtun, Yuzuru Hanyu, Patrick Chan, Denis Ten, Deniss Vasiljevs, Javier Fernandez, Shoma Uno, Max Aaron, Boyang Jin, Adam Rippon, Nam Nguyen, Misha Ge, Michal Brezina, Han Yan, Michael Christian Martinez, Alexei Bychenko, Ivan Righini, Chafik Besseghier, Brendan Kerry, Phillip Harris
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2016 Worlds preview (men): The battle of the 200-club

March 23, 2016

Men's preview of the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis, World Championships Tags Yuzuru Hanyu, Patrick Chan, Javier Fernandez, Shoma Uno, Boyang Jin, Adam Rippon, Max Aaron, Maxim Kovtun, Michal Brezina, Han Yan, Denis Ten, Alexei Bychenko, Misha Ge, Mikhail Kolyada, Nam Nguyen, Grant Hochstein

2016 Canadian Nationals preview (men): Chan wants his title back

January 19, 2016

Men's preview of the 2016 Canadian Figure Skating Championships

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In Canadian Nationals, Previews, Rocker Analysis, Figure Skating Tags Patrick Chan, Nam Nguyen, Liam Firus, Kevin Reynolds, Elladj Balde, Nicolas Nadeau, Roman Sadovsky, Bennet Toman, Keegan Messing

2015 Rostelecom Cup play-by-play/results: Men's free skate

November 21, 2015

Javier Fernandez (ESP) comes from behind to win 2015 Rostelecom Cup.

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Play-by-play, Rostelecom Cup Tags Adian Pitkeev, Javier Fernandez, Ross Miner, Sergei Voronov, Mikhail Kolyada, Adam Rippon, Nam Nguyen, Takahiko Kozuka, Ivan Righini, Alexei Bychenko

2015 Rostelecom Cup play-by-play/results: Men's short program

November 20, 2015

Adian Pitkeev (RUS) takes the surprise lead over Javier Fernandez (ESP) at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup.

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Play-by-play, Rostelecom Cup Tags Javier Fernandez, Sergei Voronov, Nam Nguyen, Adam Rippon, Adian Pitkeev, Alexei Bychenko, Takahiko Kozuka, Ross Miner, Ivan Righini, Mikhail Kolyada, Peter Liebers

2015 Rostelecom Cup preview (men): Fernandez against the rest

November 17, 2015

Javier Fernandez should cruise to victory at Rostelecom Cup this week. But there are definitely challengers awaiting.

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Rocker Analysis, Rostelecom Cup Tags Javier Fernandez, Nam Nguyen, Adam Rippon, Adian Pitkeev, Sergei Voronov, Mikhail Kolyada, Takahiko Kozuka, Ross Miner, Ivan Righini, Alexei Bychenko, Peter Liebers
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