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Organizers and IOC made many mistakes in planning and staging of Pyeongchang Games

Olympics / Winter Olympics | SPORTS SCOPE Feb 25, 2018

Organizers and IOC made many mistakes in planning and staging of Pyeongchang Games

by Jack Gallagher

Parting thoughts and parting shots from Pyeongchang: • It was terrible to see Gangneung Ice Arena with so many empty seats at the start of the figure skating events each morning. Very bad optics for the skaters and TV viewers around the world. All of the ...

Germany's Aljona Savchenko, Bruno Massot rally for pairs gold

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Figure skating Feb 15, 2018

Germany's Aljona Savchenko, Bruno Massot rally for pairs gold

by Jack Gallagher

Germany's Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot came from fourth place after the short program to win the gold medal in pairs on Thursday afternoon in dramatic fashion at Gangneung Ice Arena. The German duo earned a total score of 235.90 points for their skate to ...

Alina Zagitova dazzles en route to Grand Prix Final title

Figure Skating Dec 9, 2017

Alina Zagitova dazzles en route to Grand Prix Final title

by Jack Gallagher

Russia's Alina Zagitova continued her amazing debut season in the senior ranks with a comprehensive victory at the Grand Prix Final on Saturday night. The 15-year-old took home the gold with a total score of 223.30 points. Looking elegant and poised in a red outfit, ...

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