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2022 Skate America preview (women): World champ energy

October 18, 2022

Kaori Sakamoto and Isabeau Levito lead the way in the women’s event at 2022 Skate America

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2022 Skate America preview (men): Quad axels and such

October 17, 2022

A strong men’s field, highlighted by Junhwan Cha and Ilia Malinin, start off the 2022 Grand Prix Series this week at Skate America

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2022 World Championships preview (dance): Going for number five

March 24, 2022

Olympic champs Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron look for their fifth World title at home at the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships

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2022 World Championships preview (men): Depth despite absences

March 23, 2022

Japan can go 1-2 for the third time since 2014 in the men’s event at the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships

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2022 World Championships preview (pairs): First time ever?

March 21, 2022

Without pairs powerhouses Russia or China at the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships, a lot of history will be made in Montpellier

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2022 World Championships preview (women): Doors are open

March 20, 2022

A first-time World champion will be crowned in the women’s event at the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships

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Opining on the Winter Olympics Women's Event (part 2): Greatness in the midst of crisis

February 18, 2022

A devastating conclusion in the women’s free skate capped off a week of chaos, but there were bright moments that have been overlooked at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games

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2022 Winter Olympics preview (pairs): The home team's shot at gold

February 17, 2022

Wenjing Sui and Cong Han holds Team China’s hopes for a figure skating medal at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games

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Understanding Grades of Execution: How the system incentivizes high-difficulty jumps

February 17, 2022

How do base values and grades of execution work? Here’s a primer

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Opining on the Winter Olympics Women's Event (part 1): Surrealism at work

February 15, 2022

Some history was made on a surreal day of competition in the women’s short program at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China

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2022 Winter Olympics preview (women): Everything is going to change

February 14, 2022

A doping scandal will change the narrative of the women’s figure skating event at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China

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Opining on the Winter Olympics Men's Event (part 3): Parting thoughts

February 13, 2022

Final thoughts on quad axels, brilliant skating, and potential retirements from the men’s event at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China

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2022 Winter Olympics preview (dance): Nothing's set in stone

February 11, 2022

A heavy favorite in the ice dance competition, but a number of teams will be close for the podium at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China

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Opining on the Winter Olympics Men's Event (part 2): A rush of raw emotion

February 10, 2022

For Nathan Chen, Olympic gold was the culmination of four years of preparation. Chen won the men’s event in figure skating at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China

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Opining on the Winter Olympics Men's Event (part 1): The history and the agony

February 8, 2022

Nathan Chen skates lights out to lead the men’s short program with a world record at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China

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Opining on the Winter Olympics Team Event (part 2): Everything was as expected

February 7, 2022

History, burnout, and ramifications on the last day of the figure skating Team Event at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games

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2022 Winter Olympics preview (men): So much history to be made

February 7, 2022

It’s a four-way race for the podium in the men’s figure skating event at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games

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2022 Winter Olympics figure skating Team Event preview (part 3): Free skate

February 5, 2022

The Russian Olympic Committee takes a two-point lead over the United States going into the final round of the figure skating Team Event at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China

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Opining on the Winter Olympics Team Event (part 1): Peaking on the biggest stage

February 4, 2022

A thrilling first day leads to an unexpected leader with Team USA; a breakdown of the women’s short and the potential for a close race for the qualifying spots in the Team Event at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China

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2022 Winter Olympics figure skating Team Event preview (part 2): Short program

February 2, 2022

Three teams are favored for the medals at the Figure Skating Team Event at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China

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