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Opining on 2018 U.S. Championships (part 1): Making sense of criteria

January 8, 2018

A look at how the Olympic selection shook out

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In Figure Skating, Opining, Rocker Analysis, US Nationals Tags Adam Rippon, Ross Miner, Vincent Zhou, Ashley Wagner, Bradie Tennell, Karen Chen

2018 U.S. Championships preview (men): Who stays vertical?

January 1, 2018

A deep and talented field vie for three Olympic spots

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In Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis, US Nationals Tags Nathan Chen, Adam Rippon, Max Aaron, Jason Brown, Vincent Zhou, Alexander Johnson, Alexei Krasnozhon, Ross Miner, Timothy Dolensky, Grant Hochstein, Jordan Moeller, Sean Rabbitt, Andrew Torgashev

2017 Skate America preview (men): Chen's potential springboard

November 21, 2017

Can Nathan Chen separate himself from the pack this week?

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis, Skate America Tags Nathan Chen, Boyang Jin, Adam Rippon, Sergei Voronov, Han Yan, Jorik Hendrickx, Maxim Kovtun, Ross Miner, Takahito Mura, Daniel Samohin, Kevin Reynolds, Roman Sadovsky

Opining on 2017 U.S. Championships Day 4: The thing about Nathan Chen

January 24, 2017

Nathan Chen establishes himself as a bonafide World medal contender

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In Figure Skating, Opining, Rocker Analysis, US Nationals Tags Nathan Chen, Jason Brown, Vincent Zhou, Grant Hochstein, Ross Miner, Max Aaron

2017 U.S. Championships preview (men): Is this Chen's to lose?

January 12, 2017

Nathan Chen, Max Aaron, and Jason Brown battle at the 2017 US Championships

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In Figure Skating, Other Nationals, Previews, Rocker Analysis, US Nationals Tags Nathan Chen, Max Aaron, Jason Brown, Vincent Zhou, Ross Miner, Alexander Johnson, Timothy Dolensky, Grant Hochstein, Sean Rabbitt, Shotaro Omori

2016 Cup of China preview (men): Will Chan go two-for-two?

November 15, 2016

Patrick Chan looks for another Grand Prix win and a spot in the Final

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In Figure Skating, Cup of China, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Patrick Chan, Boyang Jin, Sergei Voronov, Max Aaron, Michal Brezina, Daniel Samohin, Han Yan, Maxim Kovtun, Alexander Petrov, Ross Miner

2016 Skate Canada play-by-play/results: Men's free skate

October 29, 2016

Men's free skate at 2016 Skate Canada International

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Play-by-play, Skate Canada Tags Patrick Chan, Takahito Mura, Kevin Reynolds, Daniel Samohin, Yuzuru Hanyu, Han Yan, Alexander Petrov, Michal Brezina, Misha Ge, Liam Firus, Grant Hochstein, Ross Miner

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

October 28, 2016

Men's short program at 2016 Skate Canada International

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Play-by-play, Skate Canada Tags Misha Ge, Han Yan, Michal Brezina, Daniel Samohin, Patrick Chan, Yuzuru Hanyu, Liam Firus, Ross Miner, Grant Hochstein, Alexander Petrov, Takahito Mura, Kevin Reynolds

2016 Skate Canada preview (men): Hanyu battles Chan

October 25, 2016

Yuzuru Hanyu takes on Patrick Chan on Chan's home Grand Prix

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis, Skate Canada Tags Yuzuru Hanyu, Patrick Chan, Takahito Mura, Misha Ge, Kevin Reynolds, Grant Hochstein, Han Yan, Michal Brezina, Alexander Petrov, Liam Firus, Ross Miner, Daniel Samohin

2016 Four Continents preview (men): Chan for third 4CC title

February 16, 2016

Men's preview of the 2016 Four Continents Championships

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In Figure Skating, Four Continents, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Patrick Chan, Shoma Uno, Denis Ten, Boyang Jin, Max Aaron, Han Yan, Takahito Mura, Grant Hochstein, Keiji Tanaka, Ross Miner, Brendan Kerry, Liam Firus, Kevin Reynolds, Nan Song, Michael Christian Martinez, Jin Seo Kim

Skating news roundup: Kostner's fall comeback, no Worlds for Tuktamysheva

February 6, 2016

The latest figure skating news, including Kostner's comeback timeline and Tuktamysheva's current state.

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In Other Competitions, Four Continents, Figure Skating Tags So Youn Park, Carolina Kostner, Adam Rippon, Ross Miner, Dmitri Aliev, Polina Tsurskaya, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

Post-game thoughts: 2016 U.S. Nationals Day 2

January 23, 2016

Analysis of the second day of competition at the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Opining, Rocker Analysis, US Nationals Tags Max Aaron, Nathan Chen, Ross Miner, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani

2016 U.S. Nationals preview (men): Depleted field but still plenty exciting

January 17, 2016

Men's preview and predictions for the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis, US Nationals Tags Nathan Chen, Max Aaron, Adam Rippon, Jason Brown, Joshua Farris, Jeremy Abbott, Grant Hochstein, Ross Miner, Vincent Zhou, Timothy Dolensky, Alexander Johnson, Sean Rabbitt, Shotaro Omori

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

Post-game thoughts: 2015 Rostelecom Cup Day 1

November 20, 2015

Redemption seemed to be the name of the game on Day 1 at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Rocker Analysis, Rostelecom Cup Tags Adian Pitkeev, Ross Miner, Alaine Chartrand, Victoria Sinitsina/Nikita Katsalapov, Elena Ilinykh/Ruslan Zhiganshin, Elena Radionova, Javier Fernandez, Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov

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

2015 Skate America play-by-play/results: Men's free skate

October 24, 2015

Max Aaron (USA) holds off Shoma Uno (JPN) to become the first American man to win Skate America in six years.

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Play-by-play, Skate America Tags Max Aaron, Han Yan, Konstantin Menshov, Shoma Uno, Adian Pitkeev, Denis Ten, Ross Miner, Jason Brown, Florent Amodio, Takahito Mura, Brendan Kerry, Alexei Bychenko

2015 Skate America play-by-play/results: Men's short program

October 23, 2015

Max Aaron (USA) takes the lead at 2015 Skate America with a personal best short program.

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In Figure Skating, Skate America, Play-by-play, Grand Prix Series Tags Max Aaron, Han Yan, Konstantin Menshov, Shoma Uno, Ross Miner, Alexei Bychenko, Takahito Mura, Jason Brown, Florent Amodio, Brendan Kerry

2015 Skate America preview (men): Someone with a three-letter last name is gonna win it

October 19, 2015

Previewing the men at 2015 Skate America

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In Grand Prix Series, Figure Skating, Rocker Analysis, Skate America Tags Shoma Uno, Denis Ten, Max Aaron, Han Yan, Jason Brown, Konstantin Menshov, Takahito Mura, Ross Miner, Florent Amodio, Adian Pitkeev, Brendan Kerry, Alexei Bychenko
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