Great Skating Performances of 2018-19: The Breakthroughs

The sun is shining, my taxes are due soon, and another season of figure skating is in the books. (We still have the World Team Trophy to go, but its format is so different from most skating events that it feels more like a year-end party than a real competition.) That means it’s time to… Continue reading Great Skating Performances of 2018-19: The Breakthroughs

2018 Olympics Figure Skating Preview: Pairs Part 1

There’s a good chance you’re new here, and don’t realize that I have a fraught relationship with pairs skating. On the one hand, it’s figure skating, so I love it more than the vast majority of things in the world. On the other hand, it’s pairs. When it comes to the three other disciplines, I can analyze… Continue reading 2018 Olympics Figure Skating Preview: Pairs Part 1