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Em Swift

Em Swift

Joined: Dec 11, 2013

Asian contingent could shut out U.S. in ladies' singles
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Asian contingent could shut out U.S. in ladies' singles

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Question: Will American audiences tune in to a ladies figure skating competition in which an American is not in the hunt for the

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This host team didn't disappoint
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This host team didn't disappoint

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Just when it appeared the fix was in and the ice dance judges were up to their old political tricks, along came the original

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No quad, no problem for Lysacek
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No quad, no problem for Lysacek

It wasn't that Plushenko, the defending Olympic champion, imploded. Far from it. In addition to his quad, he landed all seven of his triple jumps, completed all

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Three skaters break free from pack in men's short program
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Three skaters break free from pack in men's short program

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The men's short program put into focus what had been a wide-open field Tuesday night, as three very different skaters separated

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Plushenko heads wide-open field
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Plushenko heads wide-open field

The must-see event of these Olympics in figure skating, for a change, is the men, which begins Tuesday night. The field is wide open: competing are four world

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China's pairs gold richly deserved
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China's pairs gold richly deserved

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- It wasn't perfect. It wasn't the best performance of the night. It wasn't even the best performance by a Chinese team in the

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Chinese skaters defy odds, then make short-program history
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Chinese skaters defy odds, then make short-program history

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Chinese pair of ShenXue and ZhaoHongbo, who came out of retirement last year for one last shot at Olympic glory, shattered

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Judge's e-mail exposes corruption of figure skating's scoring system
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Judge's e-mail exposes corruption of figure skating's scoring system

Another judging controversy in figure skating. Just what the sport needs. And in many ways, just what it deserves. This one started, however innocently, after

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White-Davis signal changing of guard in ice dance
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White-Davis signal changing of guard in ice dance

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Cohen gives 'em what they want
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Cohen gives 'em what they want

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Walsh, May-Treanor reign over China; take home second gold
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Walsh, May-Treanor reign over China; take home second gold

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The IOC's handling of the underage gymnast controversy is a shame
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The IOC's handling of the underage gymnast controversy is a shame

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