A Figure Skating Blog
On Monday I attended an Olympic figure skating practice at Pacific Coliseum. The men prepared for the short program event and the pairs got in their last practice before the free skate. When you’re at ice level, the athletes’ speed and power is spectacular!
Here are some photos from the event:
Apologies for the very late posting on my thoughts on Worlds! For what it’s worth, here’s my two cents:
What We’ve Got Here is a Failure to Communicate
The pairs event was a tough way to start the competition for the Canadian team. But, I think Dube and Davison’s mediocre showing was a much-needed reality check for [...]
I hope Canadian skating fans enjoyed nationals as much as I did! I was a bit hesitant to write predictions, but I did quite well if I do say so myself.
Patrick Chan was indeed up for the task and, as Kurt Browning remarked, “attacked” both programs confidently. This is a great showing for a pre-Olympic [...]
The Canadian Figure Skating Championships are on this week in Saskatoon and I’m going out on a limb and making some predictions.
1. Patrick Chan will have a very different Canadians this year. Defending a title comes with a lot of pressure. I’m confident that he’s up for the task, but he will have to work [...]
I’m live blogging the Men’s long program from Skate Canada this afternoon, just for fun. I’m offering up some technical assessment along with some general thoughts on the programs.
Brandon Morz, USA
First attempt at the quad in competition, very close.
That costume is ridiculous.
Plenty of touching down on his jumps.
Only 17 and this is his first Senior [...]
It’s early in the season and many skaters are showing off this season’s new programs for the first time at Skate Canada. There were plenty of bobbles in the short programs, especially the ladies event where nerves got the best of most of the competitors.
But, I am pretty impressed at the quality of the short [...]