We’re a week away from Worlds, and skaters are starting to converge on Helsinki. There are 37 of them on the roster for the men’s event, and I’m determined to profile every one before their short program begins on Thursday, March 30. I’m a third of the way there, so if you started with this… Continue reading 2017 World Championships Field Guide: Men Part 2
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2017 World Championships Field Guide: Men Part 1
How is it time for Worlds already? It feels like just last week, I was booking a flight for Boston. Now, skaters are on their way to Helsinki to do it all over again. Although I won’t be there to witness the magic in person this year, I’ll still do my best to provide complete coverage… Continue reading 2017 World Championships Field Guide: Men Part 1
2017 Junior Worlds Cheat Sheet: Ladies
I’ve run out of time to do a full analysis of the ladies like I did of the men’s and ice dance fields, but I have the list of athletes I was going to write about. With 45 entries on the ladies’ roster, I know we could all use a cheat sheet. Since almost half… Continue reading 2017 Junior Worlds Cheat Sheet: Ladies
2017 Junior Worlds Field Guide: Ice Dance
Of the four disciplines at Junior Worlds this season, ice dance is the easiest to predict. Unless someone falls or in some other way has the worst skate of their lives, we know who’s going to be on the podium – although not necessarily the order in which they’ll place. Below those three golden teams,… Continue reading 2017 Junior Worlds Field Guide: Ice Dance
2017 Junior Worlds Field Guide: Men Part 2
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships are less than a week away, and there’s a good chance you don’t even know who most of these kids are. In men’s singles, there are 44 competitors on the list, almost half of whom won’t even qualify to perform their free skates. This guide covers the 22 athletes most… Continue reading 2017 Junior Worlds Field Guide: Men Part 2
2017 Junior Worlds Field Guide: Men Part 1
If you’re not following junior-level figure skating, the World Junior Figure Skating Championships is your excuse to start. For one thing, a lot of the athletes currently competing at the second-highest level will move up just in time to contend for the Olympics, so it’s worth getting to know them now. For another, the level… Continue reading 2017 Junior Worlds Field Guide: Men Part 1
2017 US Nationals Field Guide: Championship Ladies Part 2
The senior ladies skate their short program tonight, and I’m here right under the wire with the second part of my field guide. If you’re looking for the first half of the alphabet, here’s part 1 of my Championship Ladies’ Guide. And if you’re really just joining us, I’ve written a full set of field guides for junior… Continue reading 2017 US Nationals Field Guide: Championship Ladies Part 2
2017 US Nationals Field Guide: Championship Ladies Part 1
At long last – and with one day to go until they take the ice – we’ve reached what for most fans is the marquee event. From the casuals who only tune into NBC once a year to the lifers on the message boards who will wait eternally for the next Michelle Kwan, most people… Continue reading 2017 US Nationals Field Guide: Championship Ladies Part 1
2017 US Nationals Field Guide: Championship Men Part 2
2017 Nationals have begun! While juvenile and intermediate champions earn the first medals of the year, I’m hustling to finish guides to the top-level skaters who will compete next weekend. Since there are 21 men in this year’s senior field, I’ve split my men’s field guide into two posts. The first half of the alphabet is over… Continue reading 2017 US Nationals Field Guide: Championship Men Part 2
2017 US Nationals Field Guide: Championship Men Part 1
I want them all to skate brilliantly, and I know most of them are going to screw up.