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Skate America 2011: Brezina Shrugs, Van Der Perren Lands Huge Quad & A Silver
What with the paltry network offerings of the figure skating Grand Prix series and my schedule this past weekend, I have only seen parts of the men’s competition in Ontario, California—fair disclosure. Michael Brezina delivered a phenomenal short program, putting … Continue reading
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Scott Hamilton Returns: Commentary at Skate America
Sure, Michael Weiss’ commentary based on working with various skaters on Stars on Ice and his empathy for newly risen senior skaters provides interesting insight to the world of figure skating. Tara Lipinski‘s subtle cattiness is splendid at times. And Tanith Belbin is just … Continue reading
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Show Tunes & Sartorial Slip-ups: Figure Skating Grand Prix China
As Words to Bumble illustrated during the Olympics, figure skating is dependable entertainment for two reasons: show tunes and wacky costumes. I searched and searched for an adjective that gets across all variations in figure skating costumes, but wacky seems … Continue reading
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Oh Mirai, Mirai: Cup of China Ladies’ Free Skate
It was a flashback to last year’s Cup of China. It was a flashback to last year’s World Championships. Mirai Nagasu skated into first place after the short program and the next day fell apart for the free skate. Aptly … Continue reading
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Mirai Nagasu In the Lead for Cup of China Short Skate
Mirai Nagasu finished in first place after the ladies’ short program at the Cup of China Friday, making a fierce return to the ice after summer largely given up to recovering from a stress fracture in her right foot. It … Continue reading
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Grand Prix Catch-up for Japan and Canada, Ready for Cup of China
First and foremost, Rachael Flatt got a haircut. So now we match. That is what’s important here, right? Secondly, she—and many others—continue to wear awkwardly colored tights. There are taupe tights, there are overly-tan tights, there are tights that can’t … Continue reading
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Jeremy Abbott Is Back & Better Than Ever: Michael Weiss on Grand Prix Japan
Words to Bumble has seen Jeremy Abbott perform live. Words to Bumble loves Jeremy Abbott, but sometimes last season it was just so hard to watch him skate—because chances were he was going to be doing lovely and then bite … Continue reading
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ISU Grand Prix Nagoya: Japan’s Junior-Senior Rising Stars, Kanako Murakami & Yuzuru Hanyu
Figure skating is back for 2010-2011 (and I am a little behind due to unexpected cable provider issues…)! The ISU Grand Prix series runs every autumn, consisting of six international competitions featuring pairs, ice dance, men’s and women’s figure skating … Continue reading
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I’m Afraid I’ve Not Been In
Sorry about that. Things have been kind of crazy busy around here lately and sadly, the blogging had to take a hiatus. I’ve missed a lot of marvelous goings on, but hopefully things will be up and running properly again … Continue reading →
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