The novel coronavirus has completely obliterated the 2020-21 figure skating season. Every major international event was ultimately removed from the calendar, with only the question of the biggest and final event, the World Figure Skating Championships, remaining to be answered. Last week, in a meeting on January 28th, the ISU decided to go ahead with… Continue reading What in the Worlds?
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How a six-foot-tall cardboard cutout of the Geico gecko saved a figure skating season
Like everything else, the world of figure skating looks dramatically different in the COVID-19 era. A sport usually so reliant on audience reaction is now eerily silent, with no spectators being allowed at any American events this season. Taking a cue from Major League Baseball, US Figure Skating naturally took to selling cardboard cutouts of fans to line the stands at their major events of 2020, but it was a different kind of cutout who really stole the show.
Off-Ice Podium: US Nationals
The most interesting, most memorable moments of a competition often aren’t found in a score card or a finishing order, but in the personal stories and weird little vignettes that happen outside of a two to four-minute program. Here’s the top three special moments from US Nationals, this week’s Off-Ice Podium.
2020 US Nationals Recap
The 2021 US Figure Skating Championships took place in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 14th to 17th. The event was originally slated to take place in San Jose, but was moved due to COVID, and before the event even got started, we already had several withdrawals due to the coronavirus. Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko… Continue reading 2020 US Nationals Recap
2020 US Nationals preview – Dance
The three Worlds teams for the ice dance event are all but assured, but in a rare turn for the discipline, it’s anyone’s guess who will come out on top. Madi vs. Madi The fight for gold will once again be between the team of Maddison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue and the team of Madison… Continue reading 2020 US Nationals preview – Dance
2020 US Nationals preview – Women
The discipline with the greatest chance of a shake-up, there is no clear favorite for the women’s gold and podium positions very up for grabs. Bell or Tennell The most likely contenders for the gold medal are Mariah Bell and Bradie Tennell. Tennell is the 2018 national champion and has the better international record, but… Continue reading 2020 US Nationals preview – Women
2020 US Nationals preview – Pairs
The first event up on Thursday evening will be the pairs, a discipline that is historically and currently the weakest among the US field. The last World medal for the US was in 2002, but this event is always an interesting watch at Nationals given how close many of the teams are domestically, even if… Continue reading 2020 US Nationals preview – Pairs
2020 US Nationals preview – Background
An event that usually kicks off the back half of the skating season with a bang, it now seems very possible that the US National Championships could be the final major event of the 2020-2021 season. If you’re new to skating, new to US Nationals, or just want to remember what this event is all… Continue reading 2020 US Nationals preview – Background
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