The Ice Queens

Recently, I had to go up in the attic to install a solar-powered rooftop garden and tire recycling center. In the corner of this long forgotten hell pit of heat, dust, and insulation, I literally stumbled upon a trunk. When I came to after the ensuing concussion, I pried it open, thinking it might contain [...]

Put on your big shoes, sit by the fireplace, and score a personal best; it’s the Olympics! In the podcast below, we discuss Ice Dancing: Domnina and Shabalin, Davis and White, Belbin and Agosto, Virtue and Moir, Delobel and Schoenfelder, and Samuelson and Bates. And the ladies: Joannie Rochette, Mirai Nagasu, Miki Ando, Rachael Flatt, Kim Yu-Na, Mao [...]

Light the fake fireplace; it’s the Olympics! A lot of skating has happened already, and it’s about time we take a serious and reasoned look at these humble athletes and their tasteful clothing. In the podcast below, we discuss the pairs: KAVAGUTI and SMIRNOV, ZHANG and ZHANG, DENNEY and BARRETT, EVORA and LADWIG, SHEN and ZHAO, PANG and TONG, SAVCHENKO and SZOLKOWY, MUKHORTOVA and TRANKOV, KAVAGUTI and SMIRNOV, ZHANG and ZHANG, DENNEY and [...]

It’s Super Sunday! Are you ready for some figure skating? The Ice Queens’ Olympics Preview show! If you’re new to figure skating, we’ve compiled this handy chart to help you place your bets enjoy the Games. Here’s who’s going to medal in Pairs: Tori says: Shen & Zhao – Gold Pang & Tong – Silver Savchenko [...]

Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates, Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto, Meryl Davis and Charlie White, Laney Diggs, Caroline Zhang, Alissa Czisny, Emily Hughes, Alexe Gilles, Beatrisa Liang, Amanda Dobbs, Christina Gao, some newcomer named Sasha Cohen, Ashley Wagner, Mirai Nagasu, and Rachael Flatt. And don’t forget about NBC’s figure skating broadcast team! Tom Hammond, Scott [...]

From the Europa Pizzaria in Spokane, Washington! Denney & Barrett and Evora & Ladwig go to The Show. Inoue & Baldwin and McLaughlin & Brubaker don’t. Jeremy Abbott, Johnny Weir, and Ryan Bradley win us over. Evan Lysacek doesn’t. As always, we’ve taken steps to protect the identities of the Ice Queens.

Running late. No time for jokes. Must post. Cast of cahracters: Evan Lysacek (and Frank Carroll,) Nobunari Oda, Johnny Weir, Jeremy Abbott (and Yuka Sato,) Daisuke Takahashi (and Jenny Kirk,) Kim Yu-Na, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki,  Ashley Wagner (who follows us on Twitter,) Joannie Rochette, Alena Leonova, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, Pang Qing and [...]

Scott Hamilton phones it in. Patrick Chan drops the first pancake. Michal Brezina just jumps. Alban Préaubert wins… worst outfit. Denis Ten — Mall Skater! The Japanese Joker, Daisuke Takahashi. Jeremy Abbott stops oinking.  Evan Lysacek skates TODAY. Akiko Suzuki is a jet all the way. Caroline Zhang has a nice outfit! Laura Lepistö looks [...]

Ryan Bradley pulls a Hamilton. Shawn Sawyer is in no Rush. Florent Amodio clowns around. Evan Lysacek wins by a feather. Elene Gedevanishvili develops. Emily Hughes fills in for Sasha. Elena Glebova – Estonia’s premiere skater. Fumie Suguri is 28 and so is Júlia Sebestyén — which one will go to Vancouver?! Rachael Flatt goes [...]

Brian Joubert bugs. Johnny Weir bugs. Michal Březina bugs. Daisuke Takahashi bugs. Jeremy Abbott bugs slightly less than last year. Adam Rippon bugs. Miki Ando bores. Alena Leonova bores. Ashley Wagner zones out. Rena Inoue and John Baldwin ARE STILL SKATING. Meryl Davis and Charlie White just may have what it takes. Plus, Liz and Tori rub their crystal [...]