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2011/12 Season
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2010/11 Season
| Competition | Date | City | Country |
| World Championships | Apr 2011 | Moscow | RUS |
| Jan 2011 | Greensboro, NC | USA | |
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European Championships Preview |
Jan 2011 | Bern | SUI |
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Skate America Preview Skate America |
Nov 2010 | Portland, OR | USA |
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Skate Canada Preview Skate Canada Preview Skate Canada |
Oct 2010 | Kingston, ON | CAN |
| Aug 2010 | Lake Placid, NY | USA |
2009/10 Season
| World Championships | Mar 2010 | Torino | ITA |
| Junior World Championships |
Mar 2010 |
The Hague | NED |
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Feb 2010 |
Vancouver, BC | CAN | |
| U.S. Nationals | Jan 2010 | Spokane, WA | USA |
| Jan 2010 | Tallinn | EST | |
| Skate America | Nov 2009 | Lake Placid, NY | USA |
| Skate Canada | Oct 2009 | Kitchener, ON | CAN |
2008/09 Season
| World Championships | Mar 2009 | Los Angeles, CA | USA |
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Feb 2009 |
Sofia | BUL | |
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Four Continents Entry Lists - And Some Predictions |
Feb 2009 | Vancouver, BC | CAN |
| Jan 2009 | Cleveland, OH | USA | |
| Jan 2009 | Helsinki | FIN | |
| Dec 2008 | Goyang City | ROK | |
| Trophee Eric Bompard | Nov 2008 | Paris | FRA |
| Skate Canada | Nov 2008 | Ottawa, ON | CAN |
| Skate America | Oct 2008 | Everett, WA | USA |
| Aug, 2008 | Hackensack, NJ | USA |
2007/08 Season
| World Championships | Mar 2008 | Gothenburg | SWE |
| U.S. Nationals | Jan 2008 | St. Paul, MN | USA |
| European Championships | Jan 2008 | Zagreb | CRO |
| Trophy Eric Bompard | Nov 2007 | Paris | FRA |
| Skate Canada | Nov 2007 | Quebec City, QC | CAN |
| Skate America | Oct 2007 | Reading, PA | USA |
| Lake
Placid OD Lake Placid FD |
Aug, 2007 | Lake Placid, NY | USA |
2006/07 Season
| World Championships | Mar 2007 | Tokyo | JPN |
| Four Continents | Feb 2007 | Colorado Springs, CO | USA |
| U.S. Nationals | Jan 2007 | Spokane, WA | USA |
| Skate Canada | Nov 2006 | Victoria, BC | CAN |
| Skate America | Oct 2006 | Hartford, CT | USA |
| Lake Placid | Aug, 2006 | Lake Placid, NY | USA |
2005/06 Season
| Apr, 2006 | Tampa, FL | USA | |
| World Championships | Mar, 2006 | Calgary, ON | CAN |
| Olympic Winter Games | Feb, 2006 | Torino | ITA |
| Four Continents | Jan, 2006 | Colorado Springs, CO | USA |
| U.S. Nationals | Jan, 2006 | St. Louis, MI | USA |
| Junior Nationals - Awards Photos | Dec, 2005 | ||
| Pacific Coast Sectional | Nov. 2005 | Roseville, CA | USA |
| Skate Canada | Nov, 2005 | St. John's, NL | CAN |
| Skate America | Oct, 2005 | Atlantic City, NJ | USA |
| JPG Montreal | Oct, 2005 | Montreal, QC | CAN |
| Aug, 2005 | Indianapolis, IN | USA | |
| Lake Placid | Aug, 2005 | Lake Placid, NY | USA |
2004/05 Season
Worlds
Preview Part 1 |
Mar, 2005 | Moscow | RUS |
| Junior World Championships | Feb, 2005 | Kitchener, ON | CAN |
| U.S. Nationals | Jan, 2005 | Portland, OR | USA |
| Skate Canada | Nov, 2004 | Halifax, NS | CAN |
| Skate America | Oct, 2004 | Pittsburgh, PA | USA |
| JGP Long Beach | Aug, 2004 | Long Beach, CA | USA |
2003/04 Season
| World Championships | Mar, 2004 | Dortmund | GER |
| Europeans | Feb, 2004 | Budapest | HUN |
| Four Continents | Jan, 2004 | Hamilton, ON | CAN |
| U.S. Nationals | Jan, 2004 | Atlanta, GA | USA |
| Grand Prix Final | Dec, 2003 | Colorado Springs, CO | USA |
| Skate Canada | Nov, 2003 | Mississauga, ON | CAN |
| Skate America | Oct, 2003 | Reading, PA | USA |
2002/03 Season
| 8 Apr, 2003 | Bridgeport, CT | USA | |
| World Championships | Mar 2003 | Washington, DC | USA |
| Grand Prix Final | Feb 2003 | St. Petersburg | RUS |
| U.S. Nationals | Jan 2003 | Dallas, TX | USA |
| Hallmark | 14 Dec 2003 | Columbus, OH | USA |
| Crest International | 13 Dec 2003 | Auburn Hills, MI | USA |
| Skate Canada | Nov 2002 | Quebec City, QC | CAN |
| Skate America | Oct 2002 | Spokane, WA | USA |
2001/02 Season
| World Championships | 18 - 24 Mar 2002 | Nagano | JPN |
| Winter Olympics | 9 - 21 Feb 2002 | Salt Lake City, UT | USA |
| U.S. Nationals | 6 - 13 Jan 2002 | Los Angeles, CA | USA |
| Grand Prix Final | 14 - 16 Dec 2001 | Kitchener, ON | CAN |
| Skate Canada | 1 - 4 Nov 2001 | Saskatoon, SK | CAN |
| Skate America | 25 - 28 Oct 2001 | Colorado Springs, CO | USA |
2000/01 Season
| World Champ's | 18 - 25 Mar 2001 | Vancouver, BC | CAN |
| Four Continents Champ's | 7 - 10 Feb 2001 | Salt Lake City, UT | USA |
| U.S. Nationals | 13 - 21 Jan 2001 | Boston, MA | USA |
| NHK | 30 Nov - 3 Dec 2000 | Asahikawa | JPN |
| Pacific Coast Sectional | 14-18 Nov 2000 | Anchorage, AK | USA |
| Trophee Lalique | 23 - 26 Nov 2000 | Paris | FRA |
| Cup of Russia | 16 - 19 Nov 2000 | St. Petersburg | RUS |
| Nations Cup | 9 - 12 Nov 2000 | Gelsenkirchen | GER |
| Skate Canada | 2 - 5 Nov 2000 | Mississagua, ON | CAN |
| Skate America | 26 - 29 Dec 2000 | Colorado Springs, CO | USA |
1999/00 Season
| World Synchronized Skating | 7 - 8 Apr 2000 | Minneapolis, MN | USA |
| World Champ's | 26 Mar - 2 Apr 2000 | Nice | FRA |
| U.S. Nationals | 6 - 13 Feb 2000 | Cleveland, OH | USA |
| Skate Canada | 4 - 7 Nov 1999 | St. John, NB | CAN |
| Skate America | 28 - 31 Oct 1999 | Colorado Springs, CO | USA |
1998/99 Season
| World Champ's | 22 - 28 Mar 1999 | Helsinki | FIN |
| U.S. National -
Results U.S. Nationals - Wrapup |
6 - 14 Feb 1999 | Salt Lake City, UT | USA |
| Four Continents | 23 - 28 Feb 1999 | Halifax, NS | CAN |
| NHK | 27 - 30 Nov 1998 | Sapporo | JPN |
| Skate Canada | 5 - 8 Nov 1998 | Kamloops, BC | CAN |
| Skate America | 27 - 30 Oct 1998 | Detroit, MI | USA |
| Goodwill Games | 29 Jul - 2 Aug 1998 | Uniondale, NY | USA |
1997/98 Season
| World Champ's | 29 Mar - 5 Apr 1998 | Minneapolis, MN | USA |
| Junior Series Final | 5 - 8 Mar 1998 | Lausanne | SWI |
| Winter Olympics | 7 - 22 Feb 1998 | Nagano | JPN |
| European Champ's | 11 - 18 Jan 1998 | Milan | ITA |
| Canadian Nationals | 7 - 11 Jan 1998 | Hamilton, ON | CAN |
| U.S. Nationals -
Results U.S. Nationals - Wrapup |
4 - 11 Jan 1998 | Philadelphia, PA | USA |
| Champions Series Final | 18 - 21 Dec 1997 | Munich | GER |
| World Junior Champ's | 30 Nov - 7 Dec 1997 | St. John, NB | CAN |
| Cup of Russia | 19 - 23 Nov 1997 | St. Petersburg | RUS |
| Karl Schaefer -
Preview Karl Schaefer - Results |
15 - 18 Oct 1997 | Vienna | AUT |
| Trophy Lalique | 13 - 16 Nov 1997 | Paris | FRA |
| Nations Cup | 31 Oct - 2 Nov 1997 | Gelsenkirchen | GER |
| NHK | 27 - 30 Nov 1997 | Nagano | JPN |
| Skate Canada | 6 - 9 Nov 1997 | Halifax, NS | CAN |
| Skate America | 22 - 26 Oct 1997 | Detroit, MI | USA |
| Grand Prize SNP | 31 Oct - 2 Nov 1997 | Banska Bystrika | SVK |
| Hungarian Trophy | 23 - 26 Oct 1997 | Szekesfehervar | HUN |
| Blue Swords | 8 - 11 Oct 1997 | Chemnitz | GER |
| Finlandia Trophy | 3 - 5 Oct 1997 | Helsinki | FIN |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 26 - 29 Aug 1997 | Oberstdorf | GER |
| St. Gervais | 19 - 23 Aug 1997 | St. Gervais | FRA |
1996/97 Season
| World Challenge Cup | 4-5 Apr 1997 | Turku | FIN |
| World Champ's | 16 - 23 Mar 1997 | Lausanne | SWI |
| Champions Series Final | Feb 1997 | Hamilton, ON | CAN |
| Canadian Nationals | Jan 1997 | CAN | |
| U.S. Nationals -
Preview U.S. Nationals - Results |
Jan 1997 | Nashville, TN | USA |
| European Champ's | Jan 1997 | Paris | FRA |
| Cup of Russia | 12 - 15 Dec 1996 | St. Petersburg | RUS |
| NHK | 5 - 8 Dec 1996 | Osaka | JPN |
| 1997 World Junior Champs's | 24 Nov - 1 Dec 1997 | Seoul | ROK |
| Nations Cup | 21 - 23 Nov 1996 | Gelsenkirchen | GER |
| Trophy Lalique | 15 - 17 Nov 1996 | Paris | FRA |
| Skate Canada | 7 - 10 Nov 1996 | Kitchener, ON | CAN |
| Skate America | 31 Oct - 3 Nov 1996 | Springfield, MA | USA |
| Continents Cup | 14 - 15 Oct 1996 | Edmonton, AB | CAN |
1995/96 Season
| World Champ's
Preview World Champ's |
17 - 24 Mar 1996 | Edmonton, AB | CAN |
| Champions Series
Final - Preview Champions Series Final - Results |
23 - 25 Feb 1996 | Paris | FRA |
| ISU Centenial -
Preview ISU Centenial - Results |
15-18 Feb 1996 | St. Petersburg | RUS |
| Canadian Nationals | 7 - 11 Feb 1996 | CAN | |
| European Champ's | 22- 28 Jan 1996 | Sofia | BUL |
| U.S. Nationals -
Preview U.S. Nationals - Results U.S. Nationals - Wrapup |
13 - 21 Jan 1996 | San Jose, CA | USA |
| 1996 Pacific Coast Sectional | 12 -16 Dec 1995 | USA | |
| 1996 World Junior Champs's | 26 Nov - 2 Dec 1995 | Brisbane | AUS |
| Champions Series | 1995 | All events | |
| Competition | Date | City | Country |
| U.S. Professional | 18 Oct 1997 | San Jose, CA | USA |
| Legends Pro | 20 - 21 Sep 1997 | Little Rock, AR | USA |
| USFSA ProAm | 11 Apr 1997 | Greensboro, NC | USA |
| USFSA ProAm | 25 - 26 Mar 1997 | Boston, MA | USA |
| Gold Champ's | 23 Nov 1996 | Halifax, NS | CAN |
| U.S. Professional | 26 Oct 1996 | Albany, NY | USA |
| World Team Pro | 13 Sep 1996 | Milwaukee, WI | USA |
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
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.
ISU Seeks to Relocate Worlds, World Team Trophy Postponed until 2012
A Conversation with David Dore - An audio interview with the ISU Vice President for Figure Skating recorded at 2010 Skate America
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
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!
Illegal Third Chinese Pair Team Allowed to Compete at Junior Worlds
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.
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
Compulsories Not Going Out Declares ISU Council Member Courtney Jones
Coaches Propose Changes to IJS - Text of proposals submitted to the ISU in 2008 by a group of international coaches.
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
Ron Pfenning Runs for USFSA President -- The Sky is Falling!
Fires Threaten Ice Castle Training Center (California wildfires, October/November 2003)
Japan Skating Federation Protests Actions of 2002 ISU Congress
Compulsory Dance - Will it Survive the 20th Century? (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)
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
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
ISU
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 Council Meeting - June 1997 (Jun 97)
ISU Considering Using Instant Replay in Short Programs (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)
Well Balanced Program - Singles (Feb 96)
Well Balanced Program - Pairs (Feb 96)
Scoring Systems
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
Method for determining the Number of Worlds Entries (Mar 98)
OBO (Apr 97)
Ordinal Method - Part 1 (Feb 96)
Ordinal Method - Part 2 (Apr 96)
USFSA
1998 Governing Council (Jun 98)
1997 Governing Council - Preview (May 97)
1997 Governing Council - Actions (May 97)
1996 Governing Council - Actions (Jun 96)
1996 Governing Council - Misc (Jul 96)
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Rankings were abandoned after the 1997/98 season when the number of competitions a skater appeared in each season was too small to derive meaningful rankings.
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