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[baron-pierreIV]

The latest on Johnny Weir and his new married life.

http://articles.nyda...idays-boyfriend

I wish him & his partner the very best.

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baron-pierreIV, on 28 January 2012 - 02:04 AM, said:

And someone here was saying that the Russians were finished...and were going to fall apart at Sochi.

Russian sweep wouldn't have happened had the Germans competed or they faltered big time. Volozhar and Trankov have legit shot for medals in Sochi. They're the defending silver medalists.

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olympian, on 29 January 2012 - 10:15 PM, said:

Russian sweep wouldn't have happened had the Germans competed or they faltered big time. Volozhar and Trankov have legit shot for medals in Sochi. They're the defending silver medalists.

Even granted that the Germans were there, the next 3 pairs were still the Russians...and look at ice dance & the men's results. I think it was intoronto pooh-poohing the Russians' chances. How can the prospective 2014 hosts NOT be a force to be reckoned with?

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for ice dance, as long as Virtue and Moir and Davis and White are competing only one spot at the podium will be available. for men's take away Plushy only Gachinski will carry the Russian men. The women's are the promising one with Tuktamysheva and Sotnikova becoming age eligible for senior competitions this coming season

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February 9 starts the actual competition of the 2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs. These are the links to the official website, men's, ladies', pairs, and ice dance participants.

1. http://www.2012fourcontinents.com/

2. http://www.isuresult...cat00007563.htm

3. http://www.isuresult...cat00007564.htm

4. http://www.isuresult...cat00007565.htm

5. http://www.isuresult...cat00007566.htm

[intoronto1125]

My guesses for winners:

Men:Patrick Chan (CAN)
Women; Mao Asada (JPN)
Pairs: Duhamel and Radford (CAN)
Dance: Davis and WHite (USA)

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Four Continents Results

Men
1. Patrick Chan, Canada
2. Daisuke Takahashi, Japan
3. Ross Miner, USA

Ladies
1. Ashley Wagner, USA
2. Mao Asada, Japan
3. Carolina Zhang, USA

Pairs
1. Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, China
2.. Caydee Denney/John Coughlin, USA
3. Mary Beth Marley/Rockne Brubaker, USA

Ice Dance
1. Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Canada
2. Meryl David/Charlie White, USA
3. Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Canada

Next Stop: World Juniors in Minsk

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olympian, on 12 February 2012 - 08:32 PM, said:

Next Stop: World Juniors in Minsk

World juniors will feature a skater from Grenada. Interesting.

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2013 Canadian figure skating championships will be held in Mississauga, Ont.