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2017 Skate Canada International preview (pairs): Three powerhouses collide

October 25, 2017

This pairs field is insane.

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis, Skate Canada Tags Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Cheng Peng/Yang Jin, Lubov Iliushechkina/Dylan Moscovitch, Natalja Zabijako/Alexander Enbert, Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier, Sydney Kolodziej/Maxime Deschamps

2017 Skate Canada International preview (ladies): How do you choose?

October 24, 2017

A talented but unpredictable ladies field at Skate Canada this week

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis, Skate Canada Tags Kaetlyn Osmond, Ashley Wagner, Maria Sotskova, Marin Honda, Karen Chen, Anna Pogorilaya, Alaine Chartrand, Rika Hongo, Courtney Hicks, Kailani Craine, Laurine Lecavelier, Larkyn Austman

2017 Skate Canada International preview (men): Chan takes on Uno at home

October 23, 2017

Patrick Chan battles Shoma Uno at this week's 2017 Skate Canada International

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis, Skate Canada Tags Shoma Uno, Patrick Chan, Jason Brown, Jorik Hendrickx, Keegan Messing, Brendan Kerry, Michal Brezina, Jun Hwan Cha, Takahito Mura, Alexander Samarin, Nicolas Nadeau, Paul Fentz

Opining on Rostelecom Cup: Olympic faves and Olympic spots

October 22, 2017

Olympic favorites gather at the first Grand Prix of the season

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Opining, Rocker Analysis, Rostelecom Cup Tags Nathan Chen, Yuzuru Hanyu, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Evgenia Medvedeva, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Carolina Kostner, Mariah Bell, Mirai Nagasu, Wakaba Higuchi, Mae Berenice Meite, Mikhail Kolyada, Dmitri Aliev, Kristina Astakhova/Alexei Rogonov

2017 Rostelecom Cup preview (pairs): Russian powers

October 18, 2017

Tarasova/Morozov and Stolbova/Klimov go head-to-head at their home Grand Prix

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rocker Analysis, Rostelecom Cup Tags Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek, Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau, Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran, Kristina Astakhova/Alexei Rogonov, Miriam Ziegler/Severin Kiefer, Sumire Suto/Francis Boudreau Audet

2017 Rostelecom Cup preview (ladies): The story of the triple axel

October 17, 2017

Medvedeva looks for another title, Nagasu chases after history again

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In Rostelecom Cup, Rocker Analysis, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Figure Skating Tags Evgenia Medvedeva, Wakaba Higuchi, Mirai Nagasu, Carolina Kostner, Elena Radionova, Mariah Bell, Kaori Sakamoto, Elizabet Tursynbaeva, Valeria Mikhailova, Nicole Schott, Mae Berenice Meite, Anastasia Galustyan

2017 Rostelecom Cup preview (men): High stakes at the first Grand Prix

October 16, 2017

Nathan Chen and Yuzuru Hanyu go head-to-head for the first time this season

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In Figure Skating, Grand Prix Series, Previews, Rostelecom Cup, Rocker Analysis Tags Yuzuru Hanyu, Nathan Chen, Mikhail Kolyada, Misha Ge, Nam Nguyen, Dmitri Aliev, Grant Hochstein, Moris Kvitelashvili, Denis Ten, Deniss Vasiljevs, Andrei Lazukin, Daniel Samohin

Opining on 2017 Japan Open: A few first looks

October 9, 2017

Fernandez wins another, Medvedeva changes course

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In Figure Skating, Opining, Japan Open, Rocker Analysis Tags Javier Fernandez, Shoma Uno, Nathan Chen, Yuzuru Hanyu, Nobunari Oda, Evgenia Medvedeva, Mai Mihara, Mirai Nagasu, Karen Chen

2017 Japan Open preview: Monumental showdowns to be had

October 3, 2017

Team Japan looking to three-peat at home

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In Figure Skating, Japan Open, Previews, Rocker Analysis

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

2017 World Team Trophy preview: A few calculations later

April 17, 2017

It's the last competition of the season!

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In Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis, World Team Trophy

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

2017 World Championships preview (dance): Can ice dance be unpredictable?

March 27, 2017

An incredibly deep field in ice dance at the 2017 World Championships

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In Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis, World Championships Tags Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitry Soloviev, Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin

2017 World Championships preview (pairs): A field like no other

March 26, 2017

Quite possibly the best pairs lineup we have ever seen - at the 2017 World Championships this week

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In Figure Skating, Previews, Rocker Analysis, World Championships Tags Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, Xiaoyu Yu/Hao Zhang, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Lubov Iliushechkina/Dylan Moscovitch, Natalja Zabijako/Alexander Enbert, Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek, Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau, Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier, Anna Duskova/Martin Bidar, Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise, Miriam Ziegler/Severin Kiefer, Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya/Harley Windsor, Zoe Jones/Christopher Boyadji, Tae Ok Ryom/Ju Sik Kim, Sumire Suto/Francis Boudreau Audet
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