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2020 Four Continents preview (pairs): A sixth title on the line

February 5, 2020

Wenjing Sui/Cong Han look for title #6 at the 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Four Continents, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Jessica Calalang/Brian Johnson, Cheng Peng/Yang Jin, Evelyn Walsh/Trennt Michaud, Liubov Ilyushechkina/Charlie Bilodeau, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara, Feiyao Tang/Yongchao Yang

2020 US Nationals preview (pairs): Who will win another title?

January 22, 2020

Four pairs have won the US title before. Who will win another?

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In Figure Skating, Rocker Analysis, Previews, US Nationals Tags Ashley Cain/Timothy LeDuc, Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Jessica Calalang/Brian Johnson, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Audrey Lu/Misha Mitrofanov, Olivia Serafini/Mervin Tran, Jessica Pfund/Joshua Santillan

2019 NHK Trophy preview (pairs): Sui/Han favored for their second title

November 21, 2019

More Grand Prix Final spots are on the line

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis, NHK Trophy Tags Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Anastasia Mishina/Aleksandr Galliamov, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara, Alisa Efimova/Alexander Korovin

2019 Cup of China preview (pairs): The World champs make their season debut

November 8, 2019

Sui/Han go for their second Cup of China title

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In Figure Skating, Cup of China, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, Cheng Peng/Yang Jin, Liubov Ilyushechkina/Charlie Bilodeau, Alisa Efimova/Alexander Korovin, Tae Ok Ryom/Ju Sik Kim, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise, Feiyao Tang/Yongchao Yang

2018 Internationaux de France preview (pairs): Home sweet home

November 22, 2018

James/Cipres are the favorites to dominate their home Grand Prix

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis, Trophee Eric Bompard Tags Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Aleksandra Boikova/Dmitrii Kozlovskii, Tae Ok Ryom/Ju Sik Kim, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Camille Ruest/Andrew Wolfe, Minerva Fabienne Hase/Nolan Seegert, Audrey Lu/Misha Mitrofanov

2018 NHK Trophy preview (pairs): Three favorites

November 8, 2018

Who’s the favorite? No one!

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, NHK Trophy, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Cheng Peng/Yang Jin, Natalja Zabijako/Alexander Enbert, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Audrey Lu/Misha Mitrofanov, Laura Barquero/Aritz Maestu, Miu Suzaki/Ryuichi Kihara

2018 Four Continents preview (pairs): Redemption is in order

January 23, 2018

Ilyushechkina/Moscovitch looking to redeem themselves after Canadians

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In Figure Skating, Four Continents, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Lubov Iliushechkina/Dylan Moscovitch, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Tae Ok Ryom/Ju Sik Kim, Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya/Harley Windsor, Ashley Cain/Timothy LeDuc, Deanna Stellato/Nathan Bartholomay, Camille Ruest/Andrew Wolfe, Sydney Kolodziej/Maxime Deschamps

Opining on 2018 U.S. Championships (part 2): Oh, there was skating too

January 9, 2018

Some brilliant skating happened in San Jose

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In Figure Skating, Rocker Analysis, Opining, US Nationals Tags Nathan Chen, Adam Rippon, Bradie Tennell, Mirai Nagasu, Karen Chen, Ashley Wagner, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker

2018 U.S. Championships preview (pairs): One spot

January 3, 2018

There's one Olympic spot up for grabs for the American pairs

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In Figure Skating, US Nationals, Rocker Analysis, Previews Tags Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier, Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran, Ashley Cain/Timothy LeDuc, Deanna Stellato/Nathan Bartholomay, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Jessica Pfund/Joshua Santillan, Jessica Calalang/Zack Sidhu, Chelsea Liu/Brian Johnson, Winter Deardorff/Max Settlage

Opining on 2017 U.S. Championships Day 1: A tale of surprises and comebacks

January 20, 2017

Looking at the brilliant first day at the 2017 US Championships

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In Figure Skating, Opining, Rocker Analysis, US Nationals Tags Karen Chen, Mirai Nagasu, Ashley Wagner, Tessa Hong, Gracie Gold, Ashley Cain/Timothy LeDuc, Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier, Deanna Stellato/Nathan Bartholomay, Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea

2017 U.S. Championships preview (pairs): Who steps up?

January 16, 2017

Withdrawals won't stop this pairs event from being fun to watch

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In Figure Skating, Other Nationals, Previews, Rocker Analysis, US Nationals Tags Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier, Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Ashley Cain/Timothy LeDuc, Erika Smith/AJ Reiss, Deanna Stellato/Nathan Bartholomay

2016 NHK Trophy preview (pairs): Everyone else fighting for silver

November 24, 2016

Duhamel/Radford look for another win this week at 2016 NHK Trophy

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis, NHK Trophy Tags Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Cheng Peng/Yang Jin, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Xuehan Wang/Lei Wang, Mari Vartmann/Ruben Blommaert, Miriam Ziegler/Severin Kiefer, Sumire Suto/Francis Boudreau Audet

2016 Skate America play-by-play/results: Pairs short program

October 21, 2016

Pairs short (FINAL)
1. Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov RUS - 75.24 (41.54, 33.70)
2. Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier USA - 67.29 (37.48, 29.80)
3. Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau CAN - 66.49 (35.96, 30.53)
4. Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres FRA - 65.78 (34.84, 30.94)
5. Kristina Astakhova/Alexis Rogonov RUS - 64.34
6. Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek ITA - 62.49 (33.97, 28.52)
7. Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran USA - 61.17 (31.20, 29.97)
8. Tarah Kayne/Danny O'Shea USA - 57.93 (30.83, 28.10, -1.00)

Kristina Astakhova/Alexei Rogonov RUS - triple twist, side-by-side triple salchow (Astakhova step out), throw triple flip (foot down)

Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran USA - triple twist, side-by-side triple salchow (off unison), throw triple salchow, botched lift

Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier USA - triple twist, throw triple loop, side-by-side triple salchow (Denney step out)

Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau CAN - triple twist, side-by-side triple loop (Bilodeau double), throw triple lutz

Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres FRA - triple twist, side-by-side triple salchow, throw triple Rippon flip (foot down) 

Tarah Kayne/Danny O'Shea USA - triple twist, side-by-side triple salchow (Kayne hangs on), throw triple lutz (fall)

Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov RUS - triple twist, side-by-side triple toe (Tarasova two-foot?), throw triple loop

Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek ITA - side-by-side triple lutz (both hand down), triple twist (low catch), throw triple lutz

Action starts on 10/21 at 7:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. CT / 10:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. Japan (10/22)

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Skate order
GROUP 1
- Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek ITA
- Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov RUS
- Tarah Kayne/Danny O'Shea USA
- Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres FRA
GROUP 2
- Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau CAN
- Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier USA
- Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran USA
- Kristina Astakhova/Alexei Rogonov RUS

In Play-by-play, Grand Prix Series, Skate America, Figure Skating Tags Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier, Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau, Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Kristina Astakhova/Alexei Rogonov, Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran

2016 Skate America preview (pairs): A wide open and talented field

October 18, 2016

Seguin/Bilodeau and Tarasova/Morozov fight for Skate America gold

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran, Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek, Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier, Kristina Astakhova/Alexei Rogonov, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea

2016 Worlds play-by-play/results: Pairs free skate

April 2, 2016

Pairs free skate results and videos from the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, World Championships, Play-by-play Tags Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Lubov Iliushechkina/Dylan Moscovitch, Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Cheng Peng/Hao Zhang, Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Xuehan Wang/Lei Wang, Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek, Lola Esbrat/Andrei Novoselov
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2016 Worlds preview (pairs): Jaw-droppingly good competition ahead

March 27, 2016

Pairs preview for the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Previews, World Championships, Rocker Analysis Tags Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Cheng Peng/Hao Zhang, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Miriam Ziegler/Severin Kiefer, Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek, Lubov Iliushechkina/Dylan Moscovitch, Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise, Xuehan Wang/Lei Wang

2016 Four Continents preview (pairs): The other half of the Worlds preview

February 17, 2016

Pairs preview for the 2016 Four Continents Championships

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In Figure Skating, Four Continents, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Xiaoyu Yu/Yang Jin, Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran, Lubov Iliushechkina/Dylan Moscovitch, Vanessa Grenier/Maxime Deschamps

Post-game thoughts: 2016 U.S. Nationals Day 3

January 24, 2016

Thoughts on the third day of competition at the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, US Nationals, Rocker Analysis, Opining Tags Gracie Gold, Polina Edmunds, Ashley Wagner, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran

2016 U.S. Nationals play-by-play/results: Pairs free skate

January 23, 2016

Pairs free skate at the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, US Nationals, Play-by-play Tags Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran, Madeline Aaron/Max Settlage, Jessica Pfund/Joshua Santillan, Jessica Calalang/Zack Sidhu

Post-game thoughts: 2016 U.S. Nationals Day 1

January 22, 2016

Thoughts on an uneven first day of the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Rocker Analysis, Opining, US Nationals Tags Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Polina Edmunds, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran, Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold, Tyler Pierce, Mirai Nagasu
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