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Virtue/Moir announce return to competition - with new coaches

February 20, 2016

2010 Olympic champions Virtue/Moir announce return to competition. How does that change the ice dance picture?

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In Figure Skating, Opining, Rocker Analysis Tags Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Elena Ilinykh/Ruslan Zhiganshin, Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitry Soloviev

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

2016 Four Continents preview (ladies): Can Gold and Miyahara continue the momentum?

February 16, 2016

Ladies preview for the 2016 Four Continents Championships

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In Figure Skating, Four Continents, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Gracie Gold, Satoko Miyahara, Mirai Nagasu, Rika Hongo, Alaine Chartrand, Kanako Murakami, Kaetlyn Osmond, Karen Chen, Zijun Li, So Youn Park

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

Opining on Europeans: Crazy falls, a new pair, and thank you, Florent

February 12, 2016

A look back at Europeans - including Florent Amodio's final skate, Anna Pogorilaya's crazy falls, and Savchenko/Massot's Euros debut

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In Europeans, Figure Skating, Opining, Rocker Analysis Tags Anna Pogorilaya, Evgenia Medvedeva, Elena Radionova, Julia Lipnitskaia, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Florent Amodio, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Alexei Bychenko, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov

2016 Europeans preview (pairs): A glorious debut?

January 27, 2016

Pairs preview for the 2016 European Figure Skating Championships

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In Europeans, Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek, Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise, Kristina Astakhova/Alexei Rogonov

2016 Europeans preview (ladies): A Russian sweep imminent

January 27, 2016

Ladies preview of the 2016 European Figure Skating Championships

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In Europeans, Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Evgenia Medvedeva, Elena Radionova, Anna Pogorilaya, Nicole Rajicova, Joshi Helgesson

2016 Europeans preview (men): A warm-up for Fernandez

January 26, 2016

Men's preview for the 2016 European Figure Skating Championships

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In Europeans, Figure Skating, Rocker Analysis, Previews Tags Javier Fernandez, Mikhail Kolyada, Alexander Petrov, Michal Brezina, Daniel Samohin, Maxim Kovtun, Florent Amodio

Post-game thoughts: 2016 U.S. Nationals Day 4

January 25, 2016

A thrilling men's event ends with a whole lot of drama at the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Opining, Rocker Analysis, US Nationals Tags Adam Rippon, Nathan Chen, Max Aaron, Jason Brown

Quick notes: Aaron vs. Chen vs. Brown in Worlds selection

January 24, 2016

Max Aaron, Nathan Chen, and Jason Brown in the World team selection process

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In Figure Skating, US Nationals, Rocker Analysis, World Championships Tags Max Aaron, Nathan Chen, Jason Brown

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

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

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

2016 Canadian Nationals preview (pairs): Duhamel/Radford go for five in a row

January 21, 2016

Pairs preview for the 2016 Canadian Figure Skating Championships

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In Canadian Nationals, Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau, Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Lubov Iliushechkina/Dylan Moscovitch, Vanessa Grenier/Maxime Deschamps

2016 Canadian Nationals preview (ladies): Three contenders

January 21, 2016

Ladies preview of the 2016 Canadian Figure Skating Championships

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In Canadian Nationals, Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Gabrielle Daleman, Kaetlyn Osmond, Alaine Chartrand

2016 U.S. Nationals preview (dance): A matchup potentially for the ages

January 19, 2016

Dance preview of the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis, US Nationals Tags Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker, Anastasia Cannuscio/Colin McManus

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

2016 U.S. Nationals preview (pairs): Scimeca/Knierim go for two in a row

January 19, 2016

Preview and predictions for the pairs at the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis, US Nationals Tags Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran, Madeline Aaron/Max Settlage, Jessica Calalang/Zack Sidhu

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

2016 U.S. Nationals preview (ladies): Gold vs. Wagner, the fourth edition

January 16, 2016

Ladies preview and predictions for the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis, US Nationals Tags Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold, Courtney Hicks, Mirai Nagasu, Karen Chen, Polina Edmunds, Angela Wang, Bradie Tennell, Mariah Bell, Franchesca Chiera
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