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seniorita

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Jun 3, 2008

emma

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Oct 28, 2004
thanks for these practice tidbits!! So, jeremy is in the building (too)! This is getting very exciting!
 

sequinsgalore

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Dec 12, 2008
Only a few photos have surfaced, but they may give an indication as to who will skate the team event:

Yuzuru Hanyu shows accreditation at Sochi Airport (see here). Feb 3rd
Huang/Zheng practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Kevin Reynolds practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Moore-Towers/Moscovitch practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Patrick Chan practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Jeremy Abbott practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Han Yan practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Michael Christian Martinez practice (see here). Jan 31st
Takahashi/Kihara practice (see here). Feb 2nd
Tatsuki Machida practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Peter Liebers practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Florent Amodio practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Paul Bonifacio Parkinson practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Zoltan Kelemen practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Reed/Reed practice (see here). feb 3rd
Peng/Zhang practice (see here). feb 3rd
Brian Joubert arrives at Sochi airport (see here). Feb 3rd
 

NoNameFace

GS given name - Beatrice
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Nov 12, 2012
Only a few photos have surfaced, but they may give an indication as to who will skate the team event:

Yuzuru Hanyu shows accreditation at Sochi Airport (see here). Feb 3rd
Huang/Zheng practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Kevin Reynolds practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Moore-Towers/Moscovitch practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Patrick Chan practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Jeremy Abbott practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Han Yan practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Michael Christian Martinez practice (see here). Jan 31st
Takahashi/Kihara practice (see here). Feb 2nd
Tatsuki Machida practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Peter Liebers practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Florent Amodio practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Paul Bonifacio Parkinson practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Zoltan Kelemen practice (see here). Feb 3rd
Reed/Reed practice (see here). feb 3rd
Peng/Zhang practice (see here). feb 3rd
Brian Joubert arrives at Sochi airport (see here). Feb 3rd

thank you so much for all the links !!! :)
and I can't help myself but watching Brian's picture...older he becomes the better he looks :love:
 

TontoK

Hot Tonto
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OK, the Kevin Reynolds link was not what I'd hoped to see!:laugh:

Him either, I bet.
 
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Jan 22, 2004
Thanks to everybody who shared links. I am still very :mad: about Parkinson and not Righini being there. I know there were clear and transparent rules but Righini had to wait for his clearance to represent Italy. Had he got it earlier, he would have surely racked up enough points to get selected.
 

jace93

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Jan 8, 2014
Yeah there were clear rules... and those rules were stupid!!! how can you send the skater with the highest free skating score?! any italian man would be lucky to pass the short, so at least sen the one with the highest short program score....:confused:
 

demarinis5

Gold for the Winter Prince!
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Jan 23, 2004
Thanks for the practice reports, much appreciated. My fingers are crossed that NBC live feed will run smoothly on Thursday.

Ouch for Kevin.
 
Joined
Jan 22, 2004
Yeah there were clear rules... and those rules were stupid!!! how can you send the skater with the highest free skating score?! any italian man would be lucky to pass the short, so at least sen the one with the highest short program score....:confused:

They definitely should have used the total score and not just the free skating score. And using an average score would reflect consistency (something Parkinson clearly lacks) much better.

Oh god. Enjoy your gold, Russia.

I am pretty sure SC will want Chan to do both SP and FS.
 

deedee1

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Nov 14, 2007
Brian Joubert arrives at Sochi airport (see here). Feb 3rd

and I can't help myself but watching Brian's picture...older he becomes the better he looks :love:

:love::love: So glad to see his sweet smile in such a relaxed mood. Good luck to Brian at Sochi! :yay:
 

Mrs. P

Uno, Dos, twizzle!
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Dec 27, 2009
Sounds like Ashley Wagner had a good run-though of her new/old FS (done at 10 p.m. Sochi time):

NickMcCarvel 10:02am via Twitter for iPhone
First triple-triple tried by @AshWagner2010 on Olympic (practice) ice: hits it. Smooth and clean #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/oAB0MHIlCh

NickMcCarvel 10:03am via Twitter for iPhone
Wagner does run through of re-vamped 'Samson and Delilah' free skate and looks fresh. Got off plane just 6 hours ago #Sochi2014

USFigureSkating 10:01am via Twitter for iPhone
Solid FS run-through for @AshWagner2010. New/old free skate looks natural, fierce.

USFigureSkating 9:56am via Twitter for iPhone
.@AshWagner2010 opens with a triple-triple, music sounds familiar ;). Impressive with all the travel for her today. pic.twitter.com/FnStumFfcd
 

sequinsgalore

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Dec 12, 2008
Some more pics, all from February 4th

Valentina Marchei practice (see here). Will she do the team event?
Kaetlyn Osmond practice (see here and here)
Natalia Popova practice (see here)
Moore-Towers/Moscovitch press conf (see here)
Lawrence/Swiegers press conf (see here)
Duhamel/Radford press conf (see here)
Canadian pairs press conf (see here)
Reynolds and Chan press conf (see here)
Kaetlyn Osmond press conf (see here)
 
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