Tag: ISU Grand Prix
HIGHLIGHTS: Dressel re-writes short-course record book in ISL Final; Vlhova sweeps Slaloms in Levi...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● Swimming ● Make no mistake, the 2020 ISL Final was one of the greatest short-course meets...
THE TICKER: World Athletics offers 20 for Athletes of the Year; three ARs for...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Athletics ● World Athletics announced its nominees for its Athletes of the Year...
HIGHLIGHTS: Geoghegan Hart takes Giro d’Italia on final day; Chen, Bell, Hubbell+Donohue all win...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● Athletics ● The season is just about over, but Rio Olympic 50 km Walk champ Matej...
THE TICKER: Exclusive ~ U.S. to try for World Univ. Games in 2027; drama...
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HIGHLIGHTS: Shiffrin wins 41st career Slalom in Levi, names reindeer for Ingemar Stenmark
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● ALPINE SKIING ● The annual Slalom competitions in Levi, Finland, ended with a fourth reindeer for...
TSX INTEL REPORT: Here’s how the 2028 Olympic Games can be taken away from...
= TSX INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~ 18 November 2019 =
● LANE ONE ● Conspiracy theorists, here's how Los Angeles loses the 2028 Olympic Games!
Although there were a lot of other...
FIGURE SKATING: Russia sweeps Rostelecom Cup and Trusova overtakes Medvedeva
It was a fun show for the home crowd in Moscow in the fifth ISU Grand Prix meeting, the Rostelecom Cup, as Russian entries...
FIGURE SKATING Preview: Redemption for Uno or Medvedeva at Rostelecom Cup in Moscow?
The ISU Grand Prix circuit is in Moscow, Russia for the fifth of six competitions and skaters trying to qualify for the Grand Prix...
FIGURE SKATING: China and Russia split golds at Shiseido Cup of China
Reigning World Champions Wenjing Sui and Cong Han won the Pairs as expected and Boyang Jin won the men’s competition in front of a...
FIGURE SKATING Preview: World Champs Peng and Jin make Grand Prix debut at home
It’s the fourth of six ISU Grand Prix shows – the Shiseido Cup of China – coming this weekend at the Chongqing Huaxi Culture...
FIGURE SKATING: Kostornaia upsets Zagitova in Internationaux de France; U.S.’s Bell gets third
Russia’s 17-year-old Alina Zagitova had been queen of the ice for two full seasons, winning the Olympic title in 2018 and then becoming World...
FIGURE SKATING: Chen and Papadakis/Cizeron post easy wins at Internationaux de France
From a competitive standpoint, the goal of the ISU Grand Prix is to qualify for the Grand Prix Final and World Champions Nathan Chen...
TSX INTEL REPORT: More events to be moved from Tokyo due to heat? Here...
= TSX INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~ 1 November 2019 =
● LANE ONE ● IOC moves Tokyo marathons and walks, but are there still more events to be moved?
The International...
FIGURE SKATING Preview: Nathan Chen back to work in Paris for Internationaux de France
After the brilliant display by two-time Olympic champ Yuzuru Hanyu at Skate Canada Int’l last week, America’s two-time World Champion Nathan Chen will be...
TSX REPORT: UCLA names Drake Stadium track after Rafer Johnson; Kiwi teen Robinson surprises...
≡ TSX REPORT ~ 28 October 2019 ≡
● LANE ONE ● UCLA dedicates famed Drake Stadium track to Betsy & Rafer Johnson
Anyone connected with UCLA sports since...
FIGURE SKATING: Hanyu overwhelms field in sensational Skate Canada Int’l victory
Two-time Olympic champ Yuzuru Hanyu scored a lifetime best of 212.99 in the Free Skate and put up the second-highest score ever under the...
TSX REPORT: The World Beach Games came and went; did you notice? + Paris...
≡ TSX REPORT ~ 24 October 2019 ≡
● LANE ONE ● What was all the fuss about the World Beach Games, anyway?
Although a major topic of discussion...
FIGURE SKATING Preview: Hanyu highlights Skate Canada International this weekend
The ISU Grand Prix is in full swing, with the North American segment finishing at Prospera Place in Kelowna, B.C. this week before moving...
TSX REPORT: Athlete’s rights seems like a good idea, but for which athletes and...
≡ TSX REPORT ~ 21 October 2019 ≡
● LANE ONE ● Two conferences and two different views of “athlete’s rights”
Two conferences taking place almost simultaneously 7,745 miles...
FIGURE SKATING: Hubbell & Donohue win second straight title at Skate America
Despite losing the Free Skate, the American duo of Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue won the Ice Dance title for the second straight year...