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Opining on the off-season: Exploring new technical territories

September 6, 2016

Skaters are about to take technical content to another level this season. A look at what's in store.

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In Figure Skating, Off-Season News, Opining, Rocker Analysis Tags Boyang Jin, Patrick Chan, Yuzuru Hanyu, Javier Fernandez, Nathan Chen, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Rika Kihira, Mao Asada

5 pre-preview thoughts on 2016 Rostelecom Cup

July 31, 2016

Rostelecom Cup may or may not happen. But I'm gonna pre-preview it anyway.

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In Figure Skating, Rocker Analysis, Previews, Rostelecom Cup, Grand Prix Series Tags Julia Lipnitskaia, Anna Pogorilaya, Elena Radionova, Javier Fernandez, Shoma Uno, Artur Dmitriev, Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov

5 pre-preview thoughts on 2016 Skate Canada

July 16, 2016

Virtue/Moir are back! An early look at Skate Canada

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis, Skate Canada

5 pre-preview thoughts on 2016 Skate America

July 3, 2016

Gold vs. Wagner? Yes please! A few early thoughts on 2016 Skate America

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In Figure Skating, Skate America, Previews, Rocker Analysis, Grand Prix Series Tags Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner, Jason Brown, Boyang Jin, Shoma Uno, Denis Ten, Maxim Kovtun, Serafima Sakhanovich, Sergei Voronov, Daisuke Murakami, kanako, Julia Lipnitskaia, Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau

2016 Team Challenge Cup preview: How the heck does this thing work?

April 19, 2016

Team Challenge Cup preview and explanation of rules (cuz it's new!)

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In Rocker Analysis, Figure Skating, Team Challenge Cup, Previews

Five final thoughts on 2016 Worlds

April 7, 2016

Final thoughts on Worlds before moving on (sad face)

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In Figure Skating, World Championships, Rocker Analysis, Opining Tags Patrick Chan, Mao Asada, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Carolina Kostner, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Rafael Arutyunyan, Adam Rippon, Ashley Wagner, Anna Pogorilaya

Opining on Worlds: All the things I didn't opine about

April 5, 2016

More thoughts on the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, World Championships, Opining, Rocker Analysis Tags Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Evgenia Medvedeva, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Boyang Jin, Mikhail Kolyada, Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Shoma Uno, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Madison Chock/Evan Bates

Opining on Worlds Day 4: Medvedeva's brilliance, Wagner's resilience

April 3, 2016

A look back at the final day of the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, World Championships, Rocker Analysis, Opining Tags Evgenia Medvedeva, Ashley Wagner

Opining on Worlds Day 3: Fernandez on top of the world

April 2, 2016

Reflecting on Javier Fernandez's skate of his life at the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, World Championships, Rocker Analysis, Opining Tags Javier Fernandez, Yuzuru Hanyu, Patrick Chan, Adam Rippon, Max Aaron, Grant Hochstein

Opining on Worlds Day 2: Best ladies short competition ever

April 1, 2016

A look back at the ladies short and free dance at the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Opining, Rocker Analysis, World Championships Tags Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner, Evgenia Medvedeva, Anna Pogorilaya, Elena Radionova, Mao Asada, Mae Berenice Meite, Joshi Helgesson, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje

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

10 thoughts from the 2016 Worlds practice sessions

March 29, 2016

Did you miss the practice sessions? Some thoughts here.

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In Figure Skating, World Championships, Rocker Analysis
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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 Worlds preview (dance): Momentum's the word

March 27, 2016

Dance preview for the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis, World Championships Tags Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Victoria Sinitsina/Nikita Katsalapov, Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin, Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier, Penny Coomes/Nicholas Buckland

2016 Worlds preview (ladies): Medvedeva favored to win in debut

March 25, 2016

Ladies preview for the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis, World Championships Tags Evgenia Medvedeva, Ashley Wagner, Satoko Miyahara, Gracie Gold, Mirai Nagasu, Elena Radionova, Mao Asada, Anna Pogorilaya, Rika Hongo, Elizabet Tursynbaeva, Alaine Chartrand, Da Bin Choi, Gabrielle Daleman, Angelina Kuchvalska, Roberta Rodeghiero
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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 Junior Worlds preview (ladies): Can anyone stop Tsurskaya?

March 14, 2016

Preview of the ladies' event at the 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Junior Worlds, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Polina Tsurskaya, Wakaba Higuchi, Maria Sotskova, Yuna Shiraiwa, Elizabet Tursynbaeva, Marin Honda, Bradie Tennell, Angelina Kuchvalska, Alisa Fedichkina, Tyler Pierce

2016 Junior Worlds preview (men): Two favorites out, field wide open

March 14, 2016

Preview of the men's event at the 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

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In Figure Skating, Junior Worlds, Previews, Rocker Analysis Tags Nicolas Nadeau, Daniel Samohin, Deniss Vasiljevs, Dmitri Aliev, Alexander Samarin, Tomoki Hiwatashi, Vincent Zhou

Opining on 2016 Four Continents: Personal bests and unexpected lows

February 25, 2016

Highs and lows at the 2016 Four Continents Championships. What's the deal?

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In Figure Skating, Four Continents, Rocker Analysis, Opining Tags Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Satoko Miyahara
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Opining on 2016 Four Continents: Chan joins the 200-club and the history of the quad revolution

February 22, 2016

A look at Patrick Chan's best free skate in his career at the 2016 Four Continents Championships. What does it mean for Worlds?

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