Schuster: It was a great experience for us. It was a little bit shaky. But we did our best. It was not a clean skate, but I think we can proud of new stuff for us. Roscher: It was a really great experience because it was the first big Grand Prix, the first time in …
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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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On first sight, you could almost mistake Drew Meekins for a current competitor in pairs skating (especially these days!). Fit and youthful at 36, Meekins retains an energetic passion for the sport of figure skating. It’s this drive that inspired him throughout his competitive career with pairs partner Julia Vlassov and culminated in the 2006 …
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'Tis the night before Worlds ... and I have pairs predictions! Fair warning: This is a very last-minute look at the pairs field for Worlds, at the end of a very odd season of figure skating (due to the covid-19 pandemic). And, as Kirsten Moore-Towers pointed out in a pre-Worlds teleconference call, we just don't …
Three years ago this month, Meagan Duhamel stood on the podium at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, having just achieved a lifetime goal. Already a World champion with partner Eric Radford, Duhamel also won two Olympic medals in Pyeongchang (team gold and individual bronze). It was the pinnacle of her figure skating …
Despite cold and windy weather, the mood was festive Monday at the Skating Club of Boston’s groundbreaking ceremony for their new three-rink facility in Norwood, MA. It was a long-anticipated day, as planning for the new rink complex first started some 20 years ago. Now, construction will commence on what is intended to be a …
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Hi everyone! I wanted to update you on my plans for fall 2018. The season has started, Skate America has come & gone, but there's been no pairs review of the event on A Divine Sport. Why? Well ... two reasons: 1) In the aftermath of Skate America, I was too busy preparing for my …
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 …
The pairs practices at Worlds on Monday/Tuesday were, unfortunately, missing quite a few teams. The Canadian and Russian pairs didn't arrive in Boston until later on Tuesday. But here are some notes from practices so far. Sui/Han look ready to go!! They had a terrific run-through of their Farrucas SP Tuesday morning. They didn't perform …
Skating fans are pretty lucky. Every season, there are many good, and often great, programs to enjoy. Once in while, a perfect program happens. It's a rare and special thing: When the right piece of music and the right choreography all come together at a particular moment in a skater's career. When it happens, the …
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