A Figure Skating Blog
And here's what the folks sitting around me at Skate Canada had to say:
"Holy mackerel!" Yelped every time a skater landed a jump.
"Whoopsie!"
From someone's grandmother, as Johnny Weir accepts a bouquet from a fan…, "Oh, I think that's his wife." Come on!
On a skater doubling a jump…, "Oh, that was a quad!"
"She is completely flat. […]
I think it's time for skaters to drop the comfortable classics and bring figure skating into the 21st century! While the men and dance couples made a half-hearted stab at something more current, the women and pairs stuck to the classics, with few exceptions.
Joannie Rochette's free program, skated to Don Juan, was executed with […]
The crowd at Skate Canada didn't boo the judges once the entire weekend, which means the judging was either remarkably fair, or the new marking system is working. There were a few comments in the coffee line that Joannie Rochette was marked too generously, but overall the outcome seemed entirely reasonable.
John Baldwin of American pair […]
I've always been a fan of Jamie Sale and David Pelletier and believe it will be years until we see another pair with that kind of talent, artistry and passion. This weekend the couple made their debut as commentators on CTV. Though I haven't heard much of their work yet (one drawback of watching the […]
Last week Skate Canada announced that Shae-Lynn Bourne and Viktor Kraatz will be inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame. After a decade of remarkable success the reward is well deserved.
I’ve never been much of an ice dance fan, but I do remember the first time I saw Bourne and Kraatz on TV. I […]
My sister and I bought my mom tickets to Skate Canada for her birthday and so the three of us are heading off to Victoria in November to take it all in.
In addition to seeing new programs from Mira Leung, Alissa Czisny, Dube/Davidson and Stephane Lambiel, I’m also looking forward to checking out the new […]
The break is over. And what an intriguing start to the BC skating season. Here’s some of the news:
After being described in print as, “God’s reward to Joanne McLeod for the frustration of coaching Emanuel Sandhu,” it seems McLeod wasn’t down with not being in charge of every aspect of the young Leung’s training. According […]