She Was Wearing What?The ladies event came to an "uneventful" conclusion. As per I expected Kostner pulled off the win. I give her props...she did three events plus the final...that's not an easy schedule to keep. What I don't give her props on was her outfit...yeesh! Carolina, call me, we need to chat. Who also needs to call me...Alissa Czisny. Girl! What happened to Czisny 2.0? Czisny 1.0 showed up at this event. Find her again...please! Also, I was hoping Leonova would sport her Viktoria...Read Full Story
Okay...part two! Big, Bang, Boom...I figured for the 4th of July I'd finish off my Loop Axels...sorry for the delay and without further delay...The Nominations For Most Awesome Skating Move of the Season please..."The Lift that Lasts Forever" - Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch"Throw Quad Salchow" - Wenjing Sui and Cong Han"Quad Toe - Triple Toe Combo" - Patrick Chan"Basically any dance lift they've done this season" - Meryl Davis and Charlie White"Throw Triple Salchow with 10 seconds...Read Full Story
The skaters that walked away yesterday as Champions all gave me goosebumps as they performed!In Pairs, Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin put a spell on the audience. Their Ave Maria free seemed to float an inch above the ice. It was like watching two clouds move wistfully around the rink...just gorgeous! "Masterful" I believe was the word I tweeted. There were even some tears here and there. I've never seen them skate so in tune with each other and the audience...it was an absolute joy to...Read Full Story
February 14 7:45 AM Figure Skating - Pairs Short Program February 15 8:45 AM Figure Skating - Pairs Free Skating February 16 9:45 AM Figure Skating - Men Short Program February 18 10:45 AM Figure Skating - Men Free Skating (Medal Event) February 19 11:45 AM Figure Skating - Ice Dance - Compulsory Dance February 21 12:45 PM Figure Skating - Ice Dance - Original Dance February 22 1:45 PM Figure Skating - Ice Dance - Free Dance (Medal Event) February 23 2:45 PM Figure Skating - Ladies Short Program February 25 3:45 PM Figure Skating - Ladies Free Skating (Medal Event) February 27 4:45 PM Figure Skating - Exhibition Gala
It was reported yesterday by Lynn Rutherford via icenetwork.com that Alissa Czisny will undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum in her left hip. The surgery will be performed by Dr. J.W. Thomas Byrd of the Nashville Sports and Orthopaedic Center ...
Alissa Czisny has no desire to watch the replay on video -- and she won’t. More than anyone, Czisny knows what happened 11 days ago at the World Figure Skating Championships when she fell seven times in the ladies competition and finished 22nd.
It was not a good start for Alissa Czisny and Ashley Wagner at the World Figure Skating Championships today in Nice, France. Wagner, the reigning U.S. champion, and Czisny, the silver medalist from the Detroit Skating Club, placed eighth and ...
It was difficult to watch. A year ago, Alissa Czisny of the Detroit Skating Club capped a strong season by taking fifth at the World Figure Skating Championships. In the ladies final today in Nice, France, she fell five times. Czisny's ...
Wagner scored 56.42 points. Valentina Marchei of Italy, who trains with Czisny at the Detroit SC, placed 11th with 52.14 points. The ladies conclude their competition Friday with the free skate. The ice dance final is this afternoon.