baron-pierreIV Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 For them to have won so early is remarkable. They are good PLUS home-court advantage. I am sure if 2010 were held in Reno, Meryl & Charlie would've won; and Scott & Tessa take silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted December 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 They are good PLUS home-court advantage. I am sure if 2010 were held in Reno, Meryl & Charlie would've won; and Scott & Tessa take silver. Tessa and Scott would've won no matter where the 2010 Games were held. No on can take that away from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nykfan845 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Tessa and Scott would've won no matter where the 2010 Games were held. No on can take that away from them. You don't know that. No one can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 I was rooting for Davis and White, but Virtue and Moir were phenomenal. I think the skating was equally strong, but I did prefer Virtue and Moir's program. There was magic to the Mahler. Phantom seemed a bit trite by comparison. I felt that Virtue and Moir had the golden glow that night, but it was INSANELY close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 They are good PLUS home-court advantage. I am sure if 2010 were held in Reno, Meryl & Charlie would've won; and Scott & Tessa take silver. Don't agree with that, simply because home field advantage does not influence how you preform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Don't agree with that, simply because home field advantage does not influence how you preform. No, it does not...but it is a PLUS factor in the judging. I am NOT saying it is a hard-&-fast rule, but more often that NOT, it is favorable to the HOME team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Mao Asada just withdrew from the Grand Prix Final to be with her mom who is reportedly to be critically ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Mao Asada just withdrew from the Grand Prix Final to be with her mom who is reportedly to be critically ill. sad news... International Skating Union President Ottavio Cinquanta said Friday he was deeply saddened by the death of the mother of Japan's two-time world champion Mao Asada, as condolences poured in from the figure skating fraternity. Asada's mother, Kyoko, lost her battle with liver cirrhosis and passed away aged 48 at a Nagoya hospital in the early hours of Friday morning before Mao could reach her bedside. .... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/sports/news/20111209p2g00m0sp236000c.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Don't know the survival rates of liver cirrhosis patients, but 48, how young!! Whats'her face, too -- the Canadian gal, didn't she just lose her mother before Vancouver?? Maybe figure-skating is bad for single women. Their mothers die too close to major competitions!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Davis & White ahead of Tessa & Scott after Short dance. Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) capture Short DanceMeryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) danced to a strong lead ahead of Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir of Canada and France's Nathalie Pechalat/Fabian Bourzat. Davis/White gave a strong performance to Samba, Rhumba and Samba and earned a level four for all elements. The World Champions collected a new seasons best score of 76.17 points. “It was indeed our seasons best. We've been working on our short dance a lot since Skate America and Cup of Russia. I think we're feeling much more solid and confident with the dance and feel like we really get our feet under. So we're really pleased with it”, Davis commented. Virtue/Moir's characteristic Samba, Rhumba and Samba was highlighted by fast twizzles and a curve lift, but Moir fell on a transition move early into the program. The twizzles, lift and one Rhumba sequence garnered a level four, while the side by side footwork and the first Rhumba sequence were a level three. The Olympic Champions scored 71.01 points. “I caught Tessa’s skate, it happened so quickly that by the time I noticed my back was on the floor. This kind of thing could happen and we are pretty good at recovering from that kind of incident”, Moir explained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Don't know the survival rates of liver cirrhosis patients, but 48, how young!! Whats'her face, too -- the Canadian gal, didn't she just lose her mother before Vancouver?? Maybe figure-skating is bad for single women. Their mothers die too close to major competitions!! Joannie Rochette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Results Men 1 Patrick CHAN, Canada 2 Daisuke TAKAHASHI, Japan 3 Javier FERNANDEZ, Spain Ladies 1 Carolina KOSTNER, Italy 2 Akiko SUZUKI, Japan 3 Alena LEONOVA, Russia Pairs 1 Aliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWY, Germany 2 Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV, Russia 3 Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOV, Russia Ice Dance 1 Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE, USA 2 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR, Canada 3 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT, France >>> Off to Sheffield for Euros 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Logo of 2013 US Figure Skating Championships; Omaha, Nebraska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Virtue, Moir victims of scoring error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Virtue, Moir victims of scoring error Interesting. Glad they owned up to it. Also glad the final result would've been the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Well, the next big event in the international figure skating season is the 2012 European Figure Skating Championships. It will take place in Sheffield, England, UK, from January 23 to January 29. Link 1: Official Website Link 2: Participants in the Men's, Ladies, Pairs, and the Ice Dance events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted January 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships 16-22 January Moncton Coliseum Moncton, New Brunswick Event will determine Canada's team for 2012 Nice Worlds, and 2012 Colorado Springs Four Continents Championships For Worlds, Canada will send 3 ice dance teams, 2 men and pairs team, 1 lady skate 2012 Prudential United States Figure Skating Championships 22-29 January HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California Event will determine USA's team for 2012 Nice Worlds, and 2012 Colorado Springs Four Continents Championships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 This must be a setback for Savchenko and Szolkowy. They have been withdrawn from competition, due to Savchenko's left thigh injury. Link: http://www.europeans2012.co.uk/news/64 This is going to affect their chances to medal at the World Championships in Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 This must be a setback for Savchenko and Szolkowy. They have been withdrawn from competition, due to Savchenko's left thigh injury. Link: http://www.europeans2012.co.uk/news/64 This is going to affect their chances to medal at the World Championships in Nice. I'm sure even Sonja Henie and the most enduring Russian stars had their quota of "injury" moments to fulfill. It's all part of staying on top of a risky and very demanding sport. Besides, if I had to choose, I'd rather get sidetracked this year than in the Olympic year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Point taken, baron. Anyway, in the pairs event, there was no stopping the Russians from sweeping the podium. Gold: Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR/Maxim TRANKOV (Russia) (210.45 pts) Silver: Vera BAZAROVA/Yuri LARIONOV (Russia) (193.79 pts) Bronze: Ksenia STOLBOVA/Fedor KLIMOV (Russia) (171.81 pts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 As for the ice dance competition, France stopped the Russians from sweeping the podium AGAIN. Gold: Nathalie PECHALAT/Fabian BOURZAT (France) (164.18 pts) Silver: Ekaterina BOBROVA/Dmitri LOVIEV (Russia) (160.23 pts) Bronze: Elena ILINYKH/Nikita KATSALAPOV (Russia) (153.12 pts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Point taken, baron. Anyway, in the pairs event, there was no stopping the Russians from sweeping the podium. Gold: Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR/Maxim TRANKOV (Russia) (210.45 pts) Silver: Vera BAZAROVA/Yuri LARIONOV (Russia) (193.79 pts) Bronze: Ksenia STOLBOVA/Fedor KLIMOV (Russia) (171.81 pts) And someone here was saying that the Russians were finished...and were going to fall apart at Sochi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 2012 European Championships Results Men's 1 Evgeni PLUSHENKO, Russia 2 Artur GACHINSKI, Russia 3 Florent AMODIO, France Ladies 1 Carolina KOSTNER, Italy 2 Kiira KORPI, Finland 3 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI, Georgia Pairs 1 Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV, Russia 2 Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV, Russia 3 Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV, Russia Ice Dance 1 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT, France 2 Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV, Russia 3 Elena ILINYKH / Nikita KATSALAPOV, Russia Next Stop: Colorado Springs for the 2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships from 07 - 12 February, World Arena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Next Stop: Colorado Springs for the 2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships from 07 - 12 February, World Arena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Ever since Universal Sports went off the air I have no idea what's happening. Oh, well. Supremely dumb move on their part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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