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2011/12 Season

Four Continents Championships, Feb 2012, Colorado Springs, CO, USA Schedule and Entries Ladies Planned Program Content Men's Planned Program Content Pairs Planned Program Content Dance Planned Program Content Thursday, 9 February 2012 Chan Leads Short Program Followed by Three Japanese Men Did Chan Fall in the Short Program? Chan Takes Significant Lead Despite Sprawling on Controversial "Near" Fall Friday, 10 February 2012 Asada Comes Out on Top in Ladies Short Program, in Virtual Three-Way Tie with Wagner and Murakami Patrick Chan Takes Gold in Men's Final Rewarding Failure, The Triple Axel That Isn't Vintage Chan Blows Away the Opposition; Minor in Heaven About Bronze; Rippon Fourth Saturday, 11 February 2012 Olympic Finnstep Surprise Four Nations Compete in Pairs Short Program Wagner Surges to Victory in Ladies Final U.S. Champion Beats Japanese Superstar Davis and White Rhumba to Victory in Short Dance Sunday, 12 February 2012 Virtue and Moir Come from Behind to Win Dance Championship Wenjing Sui & Cong Han Take Pairs Gold Rewarding Failure, the Quad Twist that Isn't Abbott Out, Dornbush In for Four Continents, as Skaters Get Altitude Training at Lake Arrowhead 2012 European Championships - Feb 2012, Sheffield, GBR Preview Men's Qualifying Rounds Ladies Qualifying Rounds Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy Withdraw from Europeans Pairs Event Men's Short Program Men's Final Plushenko Vows to Stand on Podium in Sochi Ladies Final Dance Short Dance Dance Free Dance 2012 U.S. Nationals, Jan 2012, San Jose, CA SENIOR Jeremy Abbott One Short Program Closer to Senior Men's Title Abbott Reclaims U.S. Title   Agnes Zawadzki Leads Crowded Field in Senior Ladies Short Program Ashley Wagner Flutters to the Top to Win Ladies Title   Marley & Brubaker Winin' Short Program in the Rain Denney & Coughlin Take Pairs Title   Davis & White Win Short Dance Davis & White Take Fourth U.S. Title Senior Men's and Ladies Preview - Liz Leamy sizes up the Men's and Ladies events. JUNIOR Junior Ladies Junior Men Junior Pairs Junior Dance Gracie Gold Crushes Competition in Junior Ladies Event Junior Pairs Shuffle the Deck in Free Skate, Denney and Frazier Hold on for Victory Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton Sweep Junior Dance Segments  Nathan Chen Wins Free Skate, Captures Junior Men's Title NOVICE Novice Ladies Novice Men Novice Pairs Novice Dance Novice Events Kick Off 2012 U.S. Nationals  A Conversation With Richard Dornbush:  Part 1, Ricky on Skating Before Nationals, we sat down with Ricky Dornbush, the 2011 Senior Men's Silver Medallist who, with the retirement of Ryan Bradley, is the highest medallist returning to the Championships from last season.  Ricky spoke to us about his season, skating and his personal interests. A Conversation With Richard Dornbush:  Part 2, Ricky on Ricky Grand Prix Final - Dec 2011, Quebec City, QC, CAN Grand Prix Final Preview    Grand Prix Final Schedule Grand Prix Final Entries During the Final, the sad news broke that Mao Asada’s mother, Kyoko, 48, who was in hospital being treated for cirrhosis of the liver, had died just before her daughter arrived home. Shortly after the Japanese 2008 world champion landed in Quebec City, she learned that her mother’s condition had worsened to critical and immediately turned around and flew home. But the journey just took too long. Asada told Kyodo News, "When I got to Narita (Tokyo’s main airport) and checked my e-mail, I had a text from my father that said, ‘Mom couldn't make it.' I just cried and cried." On Monday, in a statement released by IMG, Asada, 21, said she is determined to compete at Nationals in Osaka, which begin on December 23. "My mother would rejoice that I'm determined to do what I must do as I aim to achieve my dreams for the future. It will satisfy my mother if I never fail to continue doing what I should toward my dream, as I promised to my family while she was alive. So I wish to work hard in training as before. Somehow, it is still hard to believe that she is gone but I feel she is watching me closer than ever." Asada‘s mother had raised both Mao and her elder sister, Mai, who also competed internationally. Their Japanese nationals will determine the team to compete in both the World Championships in Nice, in France in March, and in the Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, in February. 2011 Cup of China - Nov 2011, Shanghai, CHN 2011 Eric Bompard - Nov 2011, Paris FRA 2011 Skate Canada - Oct 2011, Mississauga, ON, CAN 2011 Skate America - Oct 2011, Ontario, CA, USA Skate America Preview

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ISU Series - Final Point Standings

• Jeremy Abbott: I Keep Getting Happier

• Mirai Nagaus Living Life to the Fullest

• Czisny Back on Track after Injury Plagued Grand Prix Final

• Evora & Ladwig Turn Eyes Towards National Title

• Plushenko Granted Waiver to Compete in European Championships -  Rules requirements slide off the Teflon champion

• Suppose They Held a Grand Prix and Nobody Came - Skate America and Skate Canada on Track for Zero Spectators by 2015

• Shoddy Testing Compromises ISU Grand Prix Scoring Calculations

• When the Mighty Have Fallen

• Rebuilding Skating's Popularity - Easy!  Find a ladies superstar, tweak IJS, build at the grassroots level and work the media.

• David Dore Opens Up About ISU and IJS - ISU vice-president and other figure skating luminaries discuss future of figure skating.

• 2011 Dallas PSA Conference a Winner - Coaches rally together in Lone Star state to build business and better teaching.

• 2011 Worlds Moved to Moscow

• ISU Decision on Worlds Expected Soon

• ISU Seeks to Relocate Worlds, World Team Trophy Postponed until 2012

• Waiting for the Other Worlds Shoe to Drop

• 2011 Worlds in Limbo  

• ISU Promising Statement Monday Morning, March 14

• 2011 Worlds.  Should the Show Go On?

• Skaters Care: A Benefit for Japan Tsunami Relief

• Evan Lysacek Named 2010 James E. Sullivan Award Winner

• Skyliners Soar to Pinnacle of U.S. Synchronized Skating

• A Conversation with David Dore - An audio interview with the ISU Vice President for Figure Skating recorded at 2010 Skate America

• News From Liberty Open

• Flip, Flutz, Lip, Lutz - Valuing edge calls in IJS

• The First Skate America Part 4 - Springboard for a Beloved US Pair

• The First Skate America Part 3 - A Judging Controversy and a Worrying Premonition

• The First Skate America Part 2 - A grand, vintage crop of ladies and a real life murder

• The First Skate America - How it all began

• Coach Proposals for the Improvement of IJS - An independent group of coaches are at it again proposing revisions to IJS

• Coach Proposals Recap - Big picture summary of the coaches' proposals for the ISU Congress

• Fall Deduction - Another unnecessary IJS complexity that should Die Die Die

• Dump the Downgrade - Will someone please put a stake through the heart of this vampire!

• IJS Seminar: All About Having Top-of-the-line Components

• Mingzhu Li to Return to China

• 2010 PSA Conference Sets Golden Tone for New Season

• Illegal Third Chinese Pair Team Allowed to Compete at Junior Worlds

• Lysacek, Nagasu Honored at Home Rink Reception

• Skill Mix for the 2010 Olympic Figure Skating - How do the skill categories of the Olympic competitors compare.  We sort through the tea leaves

• Where Is She? Producing the Next U.S. Olympic Ladies Ice Queen

• Hamilton Turns Darkness into Light - Scott Hamilton seems to typify the concept that it is always darkest before the dawn in looking at his many achievements and also personal challenges.

• Measuring Skating - IJS attempts to measure the absolute merit of skating performances.  Does it succeed?

• Casey Helps Build Team Spirit - Kathy Casey seems to have an uncanny ability to light up a room, or a rink, for that matter, with her presence

• Keep on Movin' - U.S. Steadfast About Maintaining a Top-Level Standard

• Brian Orser Still Stands in World Spotlight - Former Canadian star rises to the top as coach

• Laws Gifted with a Golden Touch - U.S. coach guides Canada’s Chan toward possible Olympic gold

• Fewer Is Not Better - Judges that is!  How has the decrease in panel size affected competition results?

• 2009 Worlds Banners, Revised Policy - Staples sees the light!

• 2009 Worlds Banners and Cameras - Policies fans need to know before they show up at Worlds.  Updated 2 March.

• 2009 U.S. International Team Assignments

• Finnstep - Frothy, Fabulous Fun or a Frustrating, Financial Flop?

• Fun With Numbers - Ladies Event - Numerology from 2007 U.S. Nationals

• Fun With Numbers - Men's Event - Numerology from 2007 U.S. Nationals

• Scoring Mystery Resolved? - Comments on 2007 U.S. Nationals

• Rounding, Ties and Tie Breakers - How the ISU rounding method skews IJS results

• So, Who Won the Men's Event? - Comments on 2007 U.S. Nationals

• Scoring Drift in IJS Events

• Compulsories Not Going Out Declares ISU Council Member Courtney Jones

• Let the Deal Making Begin

• Japan's Finest Thrive in New Jersey

• Rippon Ripe for Debut Championship Season

• Coaches Propose Changes to IJS - Text of proposals submitted to the ISU in 2008 by a group of international coaches.

• The Impact of IJS in Club Competition

• Janet Lynn's Address at 2008 Governing Council

• Poaching Skaters

• 2008 Congress Urgent Proposal - Dance

• 2008 Congress Proposal - Jump Combinations - Proposals to change the evaluation of jump combinations.

• 2008 Congress Proposal - Rule 353 - Does the math for this proposal add up?

• Werner Groebli - April 21, 1915 - April 14, 2008

• Cecilia Colledge - December 28, 1920 - April 12, 2008

• Christopher Bowman, March 30, 1967 - January 10, 2008

• Better How?

• How Many Judges Does it Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?

• How Many Clowns Can You Fit in a Volkswagen?

• The Ice is Very Slippery

• New Judging System Debuts in U.S. Domestic Competition

• Book Review --  On Edge: Backroom Dealing, Cocktail Scheming, Triple Axels, and How Top Skaters Get Screwed.

• Jon Jackson Press Release -- Dec. 2005

• New Dance Partnerships for 2005

• Ron Pfenning Runs for USFSA President -- The Sky is Falling!

• WSF Founders Lose ISU Eligibility

• Ron Pfenning Runs for USFSA President

• A Geek's Eye View of the European Ladies Championship

• The Presentation Marks -- What is the ISU Thinking?

• 2004 Skate America Afterthoughts

• More Exploiting the New Judging System

• Exploiting the New Judging System

• An Interview with Sonia Bianchetti

• Olympic Gymnastics, A Cautionary Tale for Figure Skating

• Early North American Champions

• Video Replay Debuts at U.S. Competition

• Cracked Ice Excerpt

• Book Review: "Cracked Ice"

• Cracked Ice

• Southern California Club Prepares for ISU Junior Grand Prix

• Jon Jackson and Ron Pfenning Exonerated

• Next Please!

• International Style of Skating in the U.S.

• Dancing on Ice

• Atlanta Aftermath

• Next Stop U.S. Nationals

• Objectivity in CoP. Not!

• Plushenko at the Grand Prix Final

• Instant Replay for the Masses

• Urban Legends - Skating First is a Disadvantage

• The Underrated Spin

• Fires Threaten Ice Castle Training Center (California wildfires, October/November 2003)

• Book Review: Forever Two as One

• Book Review: Artistry on Ice

• International Athlete's Commission Formed

• A Reader Writes  

• Japan Skating Federation Protests Actions of 2002 ISU Congress

• USFSA Press Release Regarding ISU Judging Systems

• More of Everyone Out of the Pool

• A Reader Asks

• Everyone Out of the Pool!

• It's the Accountability, Stupid!

• Ethics and Accountability in Judging

• Biomechanics - Bones

• Biomechanics - Lifts

• Biomechanics - Muscles

• Biomechanics - Joints

• Biomechanics - Jumping

• Biomechanics - Spinning

• Buying Used Boots

• Boot and Blade Basics

• Coplanar Boots and Blades

• Compulsory Dance - Will it Survive the 20th Century?    (Jan 00)

• The Grand Prix Final The New ISU Tinker-Toy    (Jan 00)

• Eligible and Ineligible Skating    (Aug 98)

• Lipinski Joins the Circus    (May 98)

• Skating in America             (Book Review)

• A Visit to the 1997 World Tour    (Jul 97)

• Vlandis & Guzman          (1996 Junior Pair Champions)

• USFSA vs. Coaches - Part 1    (Feb 96)

• USFSA vs. Coaches - Part 2    (May 96)

• Professional Competition: Sport or Spectacle?    (Jan 96)

Commentaries

• Taking a Risk - Alexandra Stevenson on whether competing in Belarus, a country currently being sanctioned by the major powers, wise?

• 2012 European Championships - Sonia Bianchetti on the 2012 European Championships.

• 2011 Grand Prix Final - Sonia Bianchetti on the recent Grand Prix Final.

• A Good Idea - Sonia Bianchetti on restoring freedom to the Free Skate

• Figure Skating: A Measured Fall from Freedom - Commentary from Janet Lynn

• Sport or Art - It is time to decide - Commentary from Sonia Bianchetti.

• A Wonderful World Championships - Commentary from Sonia Bianchetti.

• Falling Stars - Sonia Binachetti comments on the 2010 Grand Prix

• 2011 European Championships Commentary - by Sonia Binachetti

• Absolute Judging: A Utopian Delusion - Commentary from Sonia Bianchetti.

• New Stars on the Horizon - Sonia Bianchetti comments on the World Championships

• Art or Sport?  Decide - Commentary by Jack Curtis

• The Very Compulsory, Very Long Program - Commentary by Jack Curtis

• Lights and Shadows in Paris - Sonia Bianchetti comments on the Eric Bompard competition

• State of the ISU - Comments by Cécile Daniker Rusch

• Cost Savings at ISU Events - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• A Few Thoughts on 2009 Worlds - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• Bold Considerations for an Aberrant System - Commentary by Philippe Pelissier

• A Glimpse of Hope? - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• Trophee Eric Bompard - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• Art Not Math - Commentary by Monica Friedlander

• Kiss and Cry Drama is Dead - Commentary by Monica Friedlander

• A Question - Sonia Bianchetti comments on ISU rule 353

• Lights and Shadows at the Scandinavium - 2008 Worlds commentary from Sonia Bianchetti.

• Why Isn't Figure Skating Funny - An essay by Jack Curtis.

• Barishnikov vs. Frankenstein - An essay by Jack Curtis.

• What Else? The Endless List of Flaws in the IJS - Sonia Bianchetti discusses the state of IJS in light of the recent U.S. Nationals.

• Change of Edge Spins - Cécile DÄNIKER RÜSCH comments on the concept of change of edge spins in modern skating. 

• The Oddity of the Odds - An essay by Jack Curtis.

• World without Sky - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• A Tragic Comedy - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• A Response to Sonia Bianchetti Garbato’s Open Letter to Ottavio Cinquanta from Sally Stapleford

• An Open Letter From Sonia Bianchetti to Ottavio Cinquanta

• Ideas for Change - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• Music: The Magic of Figure Skating - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• No Passion lived at the Palavela: The 2006 Olympic Games in Torino - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• What is left of the art of Figure Skating? - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• The Lost Edge - Commentary by Cécile DÄNIKER RÜSCH

• Is this Sport Sustainable? - A commentary by Jack Curtis

• New Blood - Commentary by Cécile DÄNIKER RÜSCH

• Deductions

  • Dance

  • Pairs

  • Precision Team

  • Singles

• ISU

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  • ISU Council Actions - April 3, 2000

  • 1998 ISU Congress - Actions - Part 1     (Aug 98)

  • 1998 ISU Congress - Actions - Part 2     (Sep 98)

  • 1998 ISU Congress - Actions - Part 3     (Sep 98)

  • ISU Urgent Proposals for Revision of Ice Dance Event    (May 98)

  • ISU Response to Olympic Judging Contoversy    (Mar 98)

  • ISU Council Meeting - June 1997    (Jun 97)

  • ISU Considering Using Instant Replay in Short Programs    (May 97)

  • ISU Considering Changes to Scoring System    (May 97)

  • Junior Series to be Initiated     (Apr 97)

  • 1996 ISU Congress - Preview     (May 96)

  • 1996 ISU Congress - Actions - Part 1     (Jun 96)

  • 1996 ISU Congress - Actions - Part 2     (Jul 96)

  • ISU Considering Regional Qualifying Competitions for Worlds     (Apr 96)

• Program Requirements

  • Dance Event Format for 1999/00 (Feb 00)

  • OD Requirements for 1997/98 - The Jive (Jan 98)

  • OD Requirements for 1996/97 - The Tango    (Jan 97)

  • Well Balanced Program - Singles    (Feb 96)

  • Well Balanced Program - Pairs    (Feb 96)

• Scoring Systems

  • New Downgrade Rule to Go Into Effect

  • Absolute Marking of Program Component Scores

  • Adapting New Judging System for Club Use

  • Judging the Judges in CoP

  • Analysis of Grand Prix Marks

  • Numerology for Ladies Free Skating

  • The Effects of Bias on Single Trimmed Means

  • Judging Quality at 2004 U.S. Nationals

  • Judging the Judges at U.S. Nationals.

  • Round Off Error in New Judging System

  • CoP Ver. 3.0

  • Modern Era 6.0 Scoring System Q and A

  • ME6 and CoP Compared

  • CoP Revisited

  • Revised 6.0 System Submitted for ISU Congress

  • Evolution of the 6.0 Judging System

  • ISU Judging Reform

  • A Test is a Test is a Test.  Or is it?

  • A Reader Writes

  • Role of the Spotter in the Proposed ISU Judging System

  • The Application of Technology to the Judging Process - Part 4

  • The Application of Technology to the Judging Process - Part 3

  • The Application of Technology to the Judging Process - Part 2

  • The Application of Technology to the Judging Process - Part 1

  • Statistical Limitation to Absolute Point Models

  • The Case for the ISU Scoring System

  • More Random Thoughts on Random Marks

  • ISU Judging Proposals

  • National Bias in Judging - 1998/99 season

  • National Bias in Judging - 1997/98 season    (Sep 98)

  • Method for determining the Number of Worlds Entries    (Mar 98)

  • Statistical Analysis of Judges' Marks    (Aug 97)

  • Statistical Analysis of Scoring Methods    (Jun 97)

  • OBO    (Apr 97)

  • Ordinal Method - Part 1    (Feb 96)

  • Ordinal Method - Part 2    (Apr 96)

• USFSA

  • A Top Level Look at 2005 Governing Council

  • Chuck Foster in the Hot Seat - Correction

  • Chuck Foster in the Hot Seat

  • 2003 Governing Council

  • 2000 Governing Council

  • 1998 Governing Council    (Jun 98)

  • 1997 Governing Council - Preview    (May 97)

  • 1997 Governing Council - Actions    (May 97)

  • 1997 Governing Council - Athlete Representation    (May 97)

  • 1996 Governing Council - Actions    (Jun 96)

  • 1996 Governing Council - Long Range Planning    (May 96)

  • 1996 Governing Council - International Committee    (Jul 96)

  • 1996 Governing Council - Misc    (Jul 96)

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