For 22-year-old Roman Sadovsky of Canada, the Olympic season was one of peaks and valleys. The peaks included qualifying a second men’s Olympic spot at Nebelhorn Trophy in September and placing fourth at Rostelecom Cup in November. Unfortunately, the low point came at the Olympic Games in Beijing, where Sadovsky struggled and placed 29th in …
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Last week, Keegan Messing competed in his fourth ISU World Championships in Montpellier, France. Messing’s 14th-place finish in Montpellier was well off his career-best 6th place at 2021 Worlds in Stockholm last year. However, the Canadian skater was unfazed. “It’s always a pleasure to represent [Canada],” Messing said after the free skate. “And it’s always …
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The Grand Prix season always seems to bring its share of new stars and surprises. Roman Sadovsky was a bit of both in November, when he unexpectedly won bronze at NHK Trophy. Not many picked the 20-year-old Canadian skater to medal at NHK, which featured an impressive field of men’s competitors, including two-time Olympic champion …
Alexander Johnson is starting a new chapter in his life this spring. After a 9-year career at the senior international level, which featured two top 6 finishes at U.S. Nationals and a Challenger Series medal, Johnson is shifting focus from competitive skating to his first full-time professional job in finance and a budding side career …
A couple days ago, I was reminded again of all that we lost on July 19, when Denis Ten was killed in Kazakhstan. Russian skater Sergei Voronov announced that Denis had choreographed his new short program. Usually I love it when gifted skaters try their hand at choreography; it's wonderful to think of their artistry …
This past weekend, I went to Colonial Open in Boxborough, MA. Colonial Open is one of the first club competitions of the season in New England, and it's only about an hour from my house, so it's fun to go and see some early-season skating. Colonial Open typically attracts a fairly strong field of skaters …
Later this week, U.S. champion Nathan Chen will seek to win his second Grand Prix event of the season at Skate America. Prior to the competition, he took some time to chat with the media. Chen discussed his work with his new choreographers, his costumes for the season, and his progress with college applications. Check …
I had a great time last weekend attending the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic in Salt Lake City! I covered the event for Figure Skaters Online. It was my first time going to U.S. Classic, and my first time attending any Challenger Series event. U.S. Classic takes place in a small 2-rink facility in Salt …
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Since I attended Skate America in person, I thought I'd share some of my personal highlights/impressions from ladies, men, and ice dance. No scoring analysis here; just some opinions, based on seeing the competition live! Ladies The ladies event was particularly interesting because it featured three of my favorite skaters: Mao Asada, Gracie Gold, and …
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I didn't have time to do full reviews of the ladies, men, or ice dance at Worlds. But I thought I'd share my own personal highlights from those events. No scoring analysis here, just my opinions, based on seeing the competition live! Ice Dance Coming first, the ice dance competition certainly set the tone for …
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