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Opining on US Classic and Lombardia (part 2): The American showdown

September 19, 2017

A look at the American showdowns. Plus, don't forget about Wakaba Higuchi!

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In Figure Skating, ISU Challenger Series, Opining, Rocker Analysis Tags Wakaba Higuchi, Carolina Kostner, Mariah Bell, Mirai Nagasu, Karen Chen, Bradie Tennell, Max Aaron, Jason Brown, Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Chelsea Liu/Brian Johnson, Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier, Deanna Stellato/Nathan Bartholomay

Opining on US Classic and Lombardia (part 1): Early signs of contenders

September 18, 2017

Nathan Chen and Shoma Uno take different approaches; Marin Honda and Alina Zagitova bring their A games

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In Figure Skating, ISU Challenger Series, Opining, Rocker Analysis Tags Shoma Uno, Nathan Chen, Alina Zagitova, Marin Honda, ISU Judging System

An unorthodox Olympics revisit (Part 4) - Torino

August 29, 2017

My favorite programs that didn't win Olympic medals

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In Figure Skating, Off-Season News, Opining, Rocker Analysis, Olympic Winter Games Tags Johnny Weir, Evan Lysacek, Matt Savoie, Rena Inoue/John Baldwin, Joannie Rochette, Elene Gedevanishvili

An unorthodox Olympics revisit (Part 3) - Salt Lake City

August 21, 2017

My favorite programs that didn't win Olympic medals

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In Figure Skating, Off-Season News, Olympic Winter Games, Rocker Analysis, Opining

An unorthodox Olympics revisit (Part 2) - Nagano

August 11, 2017

My favorite programs that didn't win Olympic medals

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In Figure Skating, Off-Season News, Rocker Analysis, Olympic Winter Games, Opining Tags Surya Bonaly, Xue Shen/Hongbo Zhao, Elizabeth Punsalan/Jerod Swallow, Shae-Lynn Bourne/Victor Kraatz, Maria Butyrskaya

An unorthodox Olympics revisit (Part 1) - Albertville and Lillehammer

August 1, 2017

My favorite programs that didn't win Olympic medals

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In Figure Skating, Opining, Rocker TBT, Olympic Winter Games Tags Chen Lu, Christopher Bowman, Jenni Meno/Todd Sand, Yuka Sato, Katarina Witt

Opining on 2017 Worlds (Part 3): Up and down for Team USA

April 3, 2017

Team USA got its job done, but individual results were mixed

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In Figure Skating, Rocker Analysis, Opining, World Championships Tags Karen Chen, Jason Brown, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Ashley Wagner, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Nathan Chen, Mariah Bell

Opining on 2017 Worlds (Part 2): Hanyu the GOAT returns

April 2, 2017

Where is Yuzuru Hanyu in the Greatest of All Time conversation?

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In Figure Skating, Opining, Rocker Analysis, World Championships Tags Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Boyang Jin, Javier Fernandez, Patrick Chan, Nathan Chen, Jason Brown

Opining on 2017 Worlds (Part 1): Clarifying technicalities

March 31, 2017

How did Hanyu's score drop and how many pairs spots did the US get?

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In Figure Skating, Opining, Rocker Analysis, World Championships

Opining on 2017 Four Continents: The importance of ceilings

February 20, 2017

A look at ceilings, both in technical elements and in program components, coming out of the 2017 Four Continents Championships

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In Rocker Analysis, Opining, Four Continents, Figure Skating Tags Javier Fernandez, Shoma Uno, Boyang Jin, Patrick Chan, Yuzuru Hanyu, Nathan Chen

Opining on 2017 Four Continents: On selection and timing

February 18, 2017

Should Four Continents become part of the same season's selection procedure?

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In Figure Skating, Four Continents, Rocker Analysis, Opining Tags Mirai Nagasu, Karen Chen, Mariah Bell

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

Opining on 2017 U.S. Championships Days 2 & 3: Break out the Chen headlines

January 22, 2017

More surprises at the 2017 US Championships

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In Figure Skating, Rocker Analysis, Opining, US Nationals Tags Karen Chen, Ashley Wagner, Mirai Nagasu, Gracie Gold, Nathan Chen, Max Aaron

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

Opining on 2016-17 Russian Nationals: Mostly as expected with a few twists

January 3, 2017

A look back at Russian Nationals

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In Figure Skating, Russian Nationals, Rocker Analysis, Opining Tags Evgenia Medvedeva, Alina Zagitova, Maxim Kovtun, Mikhail Kolyada, Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov

Opining on 2016-17 Japan Nationals: Transition season highs and lows

December 27, 2016

A look back at Japan Nationals and what it means 14 months to Pyeongchang

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In Figure Skating, Japan Nationals, Rocker Analysis, Opining Tags Mao Asada, Satoko Miyahara, Mai Mihara, Wakaba Higuchi, Marin Honda, Shoma Uno, Yuzuru Hanyu, Takahito Mura, Keiji Tanaka, Kanako Murakami

Opining on 2016 Grand Prix Final: It's just one competition, or is it?

December 12, 2016

A look at the shockers at the 2016 Grand Prix Final

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Final, Grand Prix Series, Rocker Analysis, Opining Tags Nathan Chen, Shoma Uno, Yuzuru Hanyu, Javier Fernandez, Patrick Chan

Opining on 2016 NHK Trophy: On Hanyu's performance, two weeks later

December 7, 2016

A look at Yuzuru Hanyu's two gears of performance

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In Grand Prix Series, NHK Trophy, Rocker Analysis, Opining, Figure Skating Tags Yuzuru Hanyu

Opining on 2016 Cup of China: Triumph for Chan, dejection for Wagner, ambivalence for the random draw

November 22, 2016

Eight takeaways from 2016 Cup of China

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In Cup of China, Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Opining, Rocker Analysis Tags Patrick Chan, Boyang Jin, Ashley Wagner, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Kaetlyn Osmond, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Daniel Samohin, Xiaoyu Yu/Hao Zhang, Cheng Peng/Yang Jin

On the bubble: Analyzing Grand Prix Final chances

November 20, 2016

Analyzing Grand Prix Final qualifying before NHK Trophy

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Final, Grand Prix Series, Opining, Rocker Analysis Tags Adam Rippon, Ashley Wagner, Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje
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