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A New Section: Ben's Grandpa Joins Up
Editor's note: My grandpa has been an avid reader of Behind the Net since the day I started here, so it was interesting to me over Christmas vacation when he came up and asked if he could contribute to the site every once in awhile. I asked him when he first became interested in hockey stats...
Are Domnina and Shabalin Out of Grand Prix Event(s)?
I was tipped off by @PattieGillett and by Axels, Loops and Spins that Russians Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin have withdrawn from Rostelecom Cup and perhaps NHK Trophy. Does anyone know why? I have not been able to find any information on this, but here is an updated roster for the event from...
Changes! Starring Johnny Weir
Well, little Johnny Weir is growing up and branching out. This is old news but I felt like I should post in case you haven't seen, because it is potentially a big deal. Icenetwork reported that Johnny Weir will be having Canadian David Wilson choreograph his programs this season. The same David...
Domnina and Shabalin Win Ice Dance Worlds; Belbin and Agosto 2nd
Well, I never have been able to gauge ice dancing and I guess I just never will. I thought Domnina and Shabalin were the fourth best performance tonight (at best!) and looked positively sluggish at points. I would never have guessed their program was as difficult as Belbin and Agosto's, Virtue...
Junior Worlds Results
Although the U.S. women did not take home the Junior World title this year, there was some positive news from the competition which has concluded in Sofia, Bulgaria. Caroline Zhang, who was in 10th place after a disastrous short program, had a major comeback, winning the free skate and coming in...
A Grand Prix-View 2: ice dancing
And now, a look at the contenders in the ice dancing competition coming up in the Grand Prix starting tomorrow (or today, depending where you live and when you're reading this). Ice Dancing: Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto (USA): <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument>...
Domnina and Shabalin in Lead at Cup of China; Belbin and Agosto 2nd
Russian ice dancers Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, who had a great season last year, winning the Grand Prix final and the European championships, are in first place at Cup of China after the Ice Dance compulsories. Americans Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto are a bit more than a point behind in...
Russians Alexander Smirnov and Yuko Kawaguchi Lead Skate Canada after Pairs Short Program
I haven't been able to figure out how to this on Icenetwork yet, but Russian pair Alexander Smirnov and Yuko Kawaguchi have the lead with a 65.02 after the short program at Skate Canada. American Champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker continue their success by placing second with a 60.66,...
Russians Mukhortova and Trankov Lead Pairs at Skate America
The pairs teams at Skate America were not quite ready for prime time. They wanted to make sure we all understood that this is, indeed, the first Grand Prix of the season. In a bit of a surprise, the Russian pair of Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov are leading the pack after the pairs short...
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