@olyphil

Olympic sports specialist. Formerly with Chicago Tribune (1984-2015). Covered 20 Olympic Games. https://xitter.cf/t.co/6rQJshGj0b

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先ほどプレスオフィサーから聞いたのですが、24日(土曜)はアンジェ市内で大規模なデモが行われることが予想されるので、余裕を持って会場入りしたほうがいいとのこと。 土曜は男子SPが12:30スタート。 現地で観戦される方はどうぞお気をつけて🙏 #GPFigure ⛸️
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Figure skating's latest attempt to balance art and sport rewrites history...again. My story about the start of the Grand Prix season, which opens Friday, can now also be found on my Globetrotting blog. globetrottingbyphiliphersh.c…

Globetrotting by Philip Hersh

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Did the ISU legislate against Ilia Malinin in desire to cut jumps? What do some skaters think about new rules? And the Russians are coming...back (a few at a time.) My look at figure skating for @NBCSports as the Grand Prix season opens. nbcsports.com/figure-skating…

Figure skating rules continue to be moving target headed into 2026-27 Grand Prix season

The figure skating season moves into full glide this weekend in Angers, France, with the first of seven senior Grand Prix events.

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Really enjoyed my conversation with @KellarAnna on @futurefspodcast as we discussed the path on which figure skating's leaders are taking the sport and what its present may bring us this season. Here is the episode: youtube.com/watch?v=7KsNQnSv…

Episode 66: Philip Hersh: Can new rules make skating popular again?

Philip Hersh spent 28 years as Olympic sports writer for the Chicag...

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Pushback on figure skatiung schedule changes leads to...more changes. globetrottingbyphiliphersh.c…

Save the dates, skating fans. . .but which dates will they be? — Globetrotting by Philip Hersh

In January, when I revealed in a post on this site that the International Skating Union wa s weighing changes in figure skating competition rules and formats that would “alter the sport radically,”...

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🇺🇸 Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Danil Siianytsia are officially announced as a new pairs team. They will train in Colorado Springs with Drew Meekins. usfigureskating.org/news/202…

World Champion Deanna Stellato-Dudek Returns to U.S. Figure Skating - U.S. Figure Skating

World champion and Olympian Deanna Stellato-Dudek will once again represent the United States, returning to U.S. Figure Skating and beginning a new pairs partnership with Danil Siianytsia.

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Reigning Olympic champion Alysa Liu announced late this afternoon that she will not compete this season
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Аделия (@adeliya_petrosian) • Instagram photos and videos

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Catching up with 2022 Olympic champion Nathan Chen, a polymath on ice, as the Ice Theatre of New York, Inc. sets toi honor him at its annual gala Monday. globetrottingbyphiliphersh.c…
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Are changes going into effect next season paving the way for more radical changes to come? My look. globetrottingbyphiliphersh.c…

Top skaters, dismayed by proposed rules changes, ask international federation to hear their voices...

 Four months after circulating a set of rules modification proposals that would have radically transformed the sport of figure skating as early as the 2027-28 season, the International Skating Union...

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When Carissa Moore couldn’t walk to her mailbox about 13 months ago, she had doubts. When she waded back into water deeper than four feet around six months ago, she had a panic attack. Now she’s starting the mother of all globetrotting sports comebacks. nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

Carissa Moore's return as a mom, U.S. depth highlight World Surf League's 50th season

Carissa Moore returns as a mom to a World Surf League Championship Tour that is dominated by youth.

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I'm caught up and you can be, too: All my @NBCSports World Figure Skating Championships stories now posted on Globetrotting. So if you missed any...globetrottingbyphiliphersh.c…

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Ilia Malinin won his 3rd straight world title by attempting just (?!?!) five quadruple jumps, none of them his singular quad Axel. ..With a huge lead from the short program, Malinin knew he did not need to use his full array of quads in the long. nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

Ilia Malinin's bounce-back world title marks fresh start for Quadg0d

Ilia Malinin won a third consecutive world title with a score that would have won Olympic gold.

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“Her performance shows us what the beauty of figure skating is. Watching her skate is almost an overwhelming experience" - silver medalist Mone Chiba on 4-time winner Kaori Sakamoto. My @NBCSports story. nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

Kaori Sakamoto saves best for last in World Championships farewell

Kaori Sakamoto became the first women's singles skater since Michelle Kwan to win a fourth world title, doing so in the last event of her career.

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ICYMI: With 3-time defending champs Evan Bates & Madison Chock not competing at worlds, Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik are standard bearers for U.S., whose ice dancers have set bar high for 21 years. My @NBCSports story as dance event begins Friday. nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

Emilea Zingas, Vadym Kolesnik eager to carry on U.S. ice dance tradition at World Championships

Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik can make it 11 consecutive World Championships with a U.S. ice dance medal.

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"I had to move on," Maliniln said of his unraveling at the Olympics. "In a different universe I would have won the Olympics and maybe decided not to do the World Championships. But here I am.” My story for @NBCSports nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

Ilia Malinin puts Olympics behind him with historic World Championships short program

Ilia Malinin recorded the highest short program score in four years and the best of any active skater.

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Amber Glenn exorcised some ghosts of short programs past. My @NBCSports story nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

Amber Glenn has shown grace on and off the ice. Is this her medal moment at World Champs?

Amber Glenn could win her first World Figure Skating Championships medal on Friday, live on Peacock.

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With three-time defending champs Evan Bates and Madison Chock not competing at the world meet, Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik are the standard bearers for Team USA, whose ice dancers have set a high standard for 21 years. My @NBCSports story. nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

Emilea Zingas, Vadym Kolesnik eager to carry on U.S. ice dance tradition at World Championships

Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik can make it 11 consecutive World Championships with a U.S. ice dance medal.

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Fame (and likely fortune) are following Alysa Liu in post-Olympic whirlwind of attention. My story for @NBCSports nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

Alysa Liu's new reality is a post-Olympic spotlight for a new age for figure skating

Alysa Liu's coach said of her popularity, “She is just exploding. Even her agents are overwhelmed."

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#WorldFigure update Madison Chock/Evan Bates out, Caroline Green/Michael Parsons in - update per USFS, not reflected in the ISU entries list yet Latest entries here: live.rockerskating.com/compe…
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