This is truly one of the strangest GPFs – there’s no Evgenia, Yuzu or Papadakis/Cizeron. All in all, it has been an interesting post-Olympic season. Hopefully all goes well to Evgenia, who’s trying to re-learn all that she’s ever known, Yuzu for a speedy recovery, and well, I think Papadakis/Cizeron need no encouragement or help considering their performance at the Internationaux de France was quite dominant (though the marks needed a little more growing room for the rest of the season). Either way, the predictions will be quite tough this time around since this GPF will help determine how the dust will settle over the course of this new Olympic cycle.
Predictions: Grand Prix Final 2018
05 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in Competition predictions Tags: Alexander Enbert, alexandra stepanova, alina zagitova, elizaveta tuktamysheva, evgenia tarasova, grand prix final, ivan bukin, jun hwan cha, keegan messing, madison hubbell, michal brezina, morgan cipres, natalia zabiiako, nathan chen, nikita katsalapov, rika kihira, satoko miyahara, sergei voronov, shoma uno, vanessa james, victoria sinitsina, vladimir morozov, zachary donohue
Predictions: NHK Trophy 2018
08 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in Competition predictions Tags: Alexander Enbert, carolane soucisse, dmitri aliev, elizaveta tuktamysheva, jean-luc baker, jonathan guerreiro, kaitlin hawayek, kirsten moore-towers, michael marinaro, natalia zabiiako, nhk trophy, rika kihira, satoko miyahara, sergei voronov, shane firus, shoma uno, tiffany zahorski
Like last week, this week’s predictions will be names on a page. I feel like work, life and everything in between has dialed it up to 11 lately and I am in a serious need for a break. As a result, I have decided to extend my non-CoR coverage this year so I can properly get some rest during my trip next week.
Side-note: I loved Hiroshima when I last visited. It was a city with a lot of heart. I am so envious of the people who get to go to the competition live this year.
Predictions: Skate America 2018
19 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Competition predictions Tags: alexa scimeca knierim, alexander korovin, alisa efimova, bradie tennell, charlene guignard, Chris Knierim, evgenia tarasova, jonathan guerreiro, kaori sakamoto, loena hendrickx, madison hubbell, marco fabbri, marin honda, matteo ricci, nathan chen, satoko miyahara, sergei voronov, skate america, tiffany zahorski, vincent zhou, vladimir morozov, zachary donohue
Skating season is upon us and between being on and off sick, the cold weather and my packed calendar, I’m not sure if I’m ready. Either way, onwards we go, there is no turning back! Skate America predictions, let’s go!
Predictions: NHK Trophy 2017
10 Nov 2017 Leave a comment
in Competition predictions Tags: alexei rogonov, anna cappellini, carolina kostner, cong han, evgenia medvedeva, fedor klimov, jason brown, kristina astakhova, ksenia stolbova, luca lanotte, madison hubbell, michal brezina, nhk trophy, satoko miyahara, scott moir, sergei voronov, tessa virtue, wenjing sui, yuzuru hanyu, zachary donohue
I would not be surprised if the competition has started already by the time I’m writing this. It has been a busy week and I need to go to bed, and soon. Redux version of predictions now. Names on page, and here we go.
Predictions: Cup of China 2015
05 Nov 2015 1 Comment
in Competition predictions Tags: alexander smirnov, anna cappellini, anna pogorilaya, boyang jin, cong han, cup of china, dylan moscovitch, elena ilinykh, elena radionova, evan bates, han yan, javier fernandez, karen chen, lubov iliushechkina, luca lanotte, madison chock, mao asada, ruslan zhiganshin, sergei voronov, wenjing sui, xiaoyu yu, yang jin, yuko kavaguti
Wow! I had seriously forgotten how fast-paced the GP series is! With the time difference, I hope that this post makes it in time before the competition starts. Either way, this was written before the competition starts so onward we go with predictions! May they be just as good as they were last week. Though now I think I’ve jinxed myself. More
Predictions: World Championships 2015
23 Mar 2015 3 Comments
in Competition predictions Tags: alexander smirnov, andrew poje, anna cappellini, denis ten, elena radionova, elizaveta tuktamysheva, eric radford, evan bates, fedor klimov, gabriella papadakis, gracie gold, guillaume cizeron, javier fernandez, jian tong, kaitlyn weaver, ksenia stolbova, madison chock, maxim kovtun, meagan duhamel, polina edmunds, qing pang, satoko miyahara, sergei voronov, world championships, yuko kavaguti, yuzuru hanyu
The World Championships are upon us! I’m not sure if I should be sad that the season is almost over (we do have the World Team Trophy afterwards, after all) or if I should be happy that we’ve wrapped up a post-Olympic season and that we can look forward to more polished competitors in the fall. Either way, it’s time to make some predictions! More
European Championships 2015: Highlights and Recap
16 Mar 2015 1 Comment
in Competition Tags: adria diaz, alexander smirnov, anna cappellini, anna pogorilaya, elena ilinykh, elena radionova, elizaveta tuktamysheva, fedor klimov, gabriella papadakis, guillaume cizeron, javier fernandez, joshi helgesson, kiira korpi, ksenia stolbova, luca lanotte, maxim kovtun, ruslan zhiganshin, sara hurtado, sergei voronov, yuko kavaguti
The World Championships are looming ahead and I finally have time to sit down and catch up. First up: Euros. Let’s get right down to business, shall we? More