I don’t know if it was the pressure of the Olympic Games or a season-long worldwide outbreak of mushy ice, but the skating disasters were frequent and painful in 2017-18. As a result, I’m spreading them over three posts this summer, so we can all relive the falls and pops, the resigned shrugs and the… Continue reading The 15 Greatest Men’s Figure Skating Disasters of 2017-18
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The 16 Most Epic Skating Disasters of 2016-17
Skating fans like to pretend we’re in it for the successes: the biggest and cleanest jumps, the most engaging and original performances, the mascara-ruining happy tears in the kiss and cry. But there’s something cathartic about an enormous failure. Often, the most memorable programs at a competition are not the technically cleanest ones, but the… Continue reading The 16 Most Epic Skating Disasters of 2016-17
2017 Junior Worlds Men’s Recap: Pretty Sure I Dreamed This
If anyone was hoping I would live tweet the World Junior Championships men’s event, I’m sorry to have abandoned Twitter. But none of the men’s competition occurred at a reasonable hour, and I was already tired from full days of work before and after. To avoid publicly airing any inappropriate remarks about 16-year-old boys (or… Continue reading 2017 Junior Worlds Men’s Recap: Pretty Sure I Dreamed This
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