This week, we saw the Grand Prix series end with NHK Trophy in Osaka, Japan. Going into the competition, many were anticipating a big showdown between Duhamel/Radford and Kavaguti/Smirnov, both of whom won their earlier Grand Prix events in convincing fashion. This highly anticipated matchup didn't turn out quite as expected; both teams skated well …

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What a week in pairs!! Not only did we have Trophee Eric Bompard, there was also an interesting pairs event at Warsaw Cup in Poland. And last but not least, U.S. Sectionals happened as well. Altogether, it was an exciting couple of days! Trophee Eric Bompard At the French Grand Prix event, Ksenia Stolbova & …

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Last week in pairs, the Chinese swept the podium. This week, the Russian pairs answered with a sweep at Rostelecom Cup. Instead of signaling a renaissance, though, this Russian sweep is merely a reminder of the continuing dominance of Russian pairs. In Sochi, Russian pairs placed 1-2-6. And this fall, new Russian pairs seem to …

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The big story in pairs this week: The Chinese pairs sweep the podium at Cup of China! Although the field here was depleted by Volosozhar/Trankov's withdrawal, this result was nonethless a big statement for the Chinese pairs program. Back in 2010, the Chinese stood atop the pairs world, with their teams placing 1-2-5 at the …

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Skate Canada This was an exciting week in pairs! At Skate Canada, we got to see the Grand Prix debuts of both Duhamel/Radford and Sui/Han. We also saw Stolbova/Klimov skate for the first time this season at a Russian Cup event. Before recapping this week's programs, let's first review the pairs results from Worlds 2014. …

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