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Gift link for the NYT article on Amber: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7011826/2026/02/04/amber-glenn-olympics-figure-skating-usa/?unlocked_article_code=1.J1A.MYq7.5D1MEVgKymBR&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta

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In the U.S. Figure Skating press conference, Christine Brennan ask ChoBat and Ilia how they would balance the team event and their individual events. Madi said that any time you get a chance to compete 4 times on Olympic ice you say yes, and Evan talked about valuing the team medal, so it...

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@tony and @thvu I couldn’t be happier for both of you. Enjoy every minute.

This is so discouraging. If you do something egregious enough to be suspended, you should just be banned. One strike and you’re out.

That’s one of the reasons why it’s good that they’re all there early. They can enjoy the novelty and vibe for a few days before they clamp down on training and competition. Once they get to Bergamo (today?) they’ll get back to the grind.

Yes. And Johnny and Evan Bates were roommates for 2010.

Thank you for sharing this piece. The pain that the first responders endured (and continue to endure) to bring some small comfort and peace to the loved ones of those who perished is remarkable. I’m glad that they are all continuing to receive support to deal with their trauma.

If I’m reading the charts correctly, a 4S with a fall, assuming the jump was fully rotated, would earn the skater 3.85 in points (9.70 base value - 4.85 GOE from the mandatory -5 GOE and then -1.0 deduction for the fall). A 3S with 0 GOE (“average”) would earn 4.3 points, so it doesn’t look to...

Think of it as the compulsory dance of figure skating. I disagree that quads are worth so much with a fall that people risk them anyway. When you add in the -1 for the fall plus the impact on PCS including the cap for multiple falls, falling on a quad is costly. The reason people do them...

Liu has such a surfer / California girl vibe.

I would not be surprised if Naumov retired from competitive skating. He appears to have been fueled this season by a drive to fulfill his parents’ (and his) dream of going to the Olympics, for himself, but also for their memory, and with that accomplished, I could see him moving on from...

“The path to healing was in doing the difficult things.”