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2012 Skate America Wrap Up Part II

Time to look back at the free skates! First up on Saturday night were the men, and we saw lots of splats on quads. I was really looking forward to seeing Jeremy Abbott's "Bring Him Home" program, but with all the doubled jumps it was hard to feel any energy. I hope he'll skate it much better at Nationals because I thought the abbreviated version he did at Evening With Champions was gorgeous.

Takahiko Kozuka had the performance of the night, while Yuzuru Hanyu had a meltdown after his record-se...

2012 Skate America Wrap Up Part I

Now that I've had time to return home and get settled, I wanted to put together my thoughts on the competition last weekend. I'll start with the short programs in this post and then tackle the free skates next time.

The first event on Friday night was the pairs short program. Gretchen Donlan/Andrew Speroff led off the competition and looked a little nervous in their Grand Prix debut. It was wonderful to see their program, though, which includes a beautiful footwork sequence. Their Skating Club...

2012 Skate America - Exhibition

I can't believe the weekend is over already :( The Exhibition is always both fun and sad because it means I have to leave the world of sparkles and pretty music and go back to the real world. I'll be posting some thoughts on the competition later this week, but here are the final set of photos plus video of Meryl Davis and Charlie White's exhibition performance:
Exhibition Photos

2012 Skate America - Free Dance & Ladies FS

Quick break before the Exhibition! Posting photos from the free dance, ladies' free skate, and medal ceremonies: Free Dance & Ladies FS Photos

2012 Skate America - Sunday Dance Practice

Wanted to post this morning's dance practice photos before the event this afternoon! Here they are: Sunday Dance Practice Photos

2012 Skate America - Men's & Pairs Free Skate

Well, the men's event wasn't pretty, but at least the pairs provided some great moments! My favorite performances of the night were by Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir, Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, and Qing Pang/Jian Tong.
Here are my photos from the men's and pairs free skates: Men's and Pairs FS Photos

2012 Skate America - Dance Practice & Short Dance

A quick afternoon post with photos from dance practice this morning and the Short Dance!
Saturday Dance Practice & SD Photos

2012 Skate America - Pairs & Men's SP

Performances were up and down, and the judging was a little suspect in both the pairs and men's short programs Friday night. More thoughts on that later! Highlights of the evening for me were Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir, Jeremy Abbott, Takahiko Kozuka, and Yuzuru Hanyu. 
Here are my photos from the two events: Pairs & Men's SP Photos

2012 Skate America - Friday Practices

Wanted to do a quick post with photos and video from Friday's dance and pairs practices before the events tonight! Here's Meryl Davis and Charlie White's run-through of their Notre Dame de Paris free dance:

And my photos from dance and pairs practice (first group of pairs only): Friday Practice Photos

2012 Skate America - Thursday Practices

Hello from Kent, Washington! Today was practice day at 2012 Skate America, and I watched the pairs, ice dance, and the last group of men practice. The first group of pairs included Pang/Tong and Volosozhar/Trankov. I haven't seen Pang/Tong skate in a few years, and I think they just keep getting better with age. They have such wonderful flow and lyricism in their skating. They didn't practice many side by side jumps, but they did a lot of huge, beautiful throws. Their lifts looked more visual...