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Yuzuru Hanyu, the maestro

September 23, 2017 By 1 Comment

MONTREAL At Autumn Classic International on Friday, Japanese star Yuzuru Hanyu took a step beyond – in his first appearance of the Olympic season no less. Returning to an old Chopin routine he had done during the 2015-2016 season, Hanyu, still only 22, so young and so old at the same time, became a maestro. […]

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Patrick Chan's new plan of attack

March 21, 2017 By 3 Comments

It’s as if Patrick Chan is sweating his way through a nightmare. Just as he is about to grasp the golden ring, it slips out of his reach. He’s running as fast as he can but it feels like slow motion, as his opponents pull away. We know how it feels, when the bottom suddenly […]

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Chan's game plan in the face of all quads

February 11, 2017 By 6 Comments

About 3 ½ months ago, at Skate Canada International, Patrick Chan felt the heaviness in his legs during the long program and wondered why. Yes, he won the gold medal at Skate Canada last fall by almost four points over Yuzuru Hanyu, but it hadn’t gone as well as hoped in the free skate for […]

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Hanyu, Jin Boyang, Nathan Chen, Patrick Chan, Shoma Uno, The Rise of Superman

Is the quad Axel the next frontier?

February 11, 2017 By 4 Comments

Over the past year, male figure skaters have been loading their programs with more and different kinds of quadruple jumps, choosing airborne power over spins and fancy footwork. But nobody has touched the giant of them all, the quad Axel, a jump that by virtue of it being an Axel, has an extra half rotation […]

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Jeff Buttle: a big deal

May 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Read my story on Jeff Buttle on the Skate Canada website:     http://www.skatecanada.ca/AboutUs/NewsDetails/tabid/2157/sni[2797]/3517/language/en-US/Default.aspx

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Men's short program scramble

March 26, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Tough day for some at the world figure skating championships in Saitama. There was poor Kevin Reynolds, trying to hold the world up on his narrow shoulders like Atlas, after a season of boot problems that still aren’t solved. Last year, with boots that fit like heaven, he was third in the short program. On […]

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