Breakfast with The Ice Queens

Reporting and recording from the U.S. Nationals in San Jose, California. Sure, the Ice Network may have Johnny Weir, but you’ve got us!

First up:

The Pairs

Featuring Cain and Reagan, Castelli and Shnapir, Donlan and Speroff, Evora and Ladwig, Marley and Brubaker, and the Frankenteam – Denney and Coughlin.

Followed by:

The Men

Featuring Richard Dornbush, Brandon Mroz, Scott Dyer, Jason Brown, Max Aaron, Keegan Messing, Stephen Carriere, Douglas Razzano, Armin Mahbanoozadeh, Ross Miner, Adam Rippon, and Jeremy Abbott.

Liz and Jason Brown

Plus, celebrity sightings!

And with that, we bid a fond farewell to beautiful San Jose. But we don’t leave alone. We have with us new friends, new memories, and, most importantly, new cocktail recipes. Thanks, Nationals!

The Ice Queens preparing to podcast

We’re at the U.S. Nationals in San Jose, California, and we’ve got the bar tabs to prove it. If we’re a little hard to hear, it’s because we’re podcasting from the McCormick & Schmick’s across from the Fairmont Hotel, and we’re not going to let a little thing like room noise get in the way of us getting our drinks. But enough about us. Let’s talk about some American skaters!

First up:

The Men

We missed the Men’s short competition because we decided to see Shame instead. We have our priorities. Plus, we had to deal with the bad news about Evgeni Plushenko and Artur Gachinski.

Next:

Ice Dancing

Featuring Cannuscio and McManus, Chock and Bates, Kriengkrairut and Giulietti-Schmitt, Hubbell and Donohue, Shibutani and Shibutani, and Davis and White.

Then:

Liz and Tori prepare for the Ladies

Followed by:

Liz and Tori actually watch some figure skating

The Ladies

Featuring Vanessa Lam, Angela Wang, Mirai Nagasu, Rachael Flatt, Christina Gao, Caroline Zhang, Agnes Zawadzki, Alissa Czisny, and Ashley Wagner.

Part 2 coming soon!

The Men

Javier Fernández gives Ryan a run for his money. Jeremy Abbott: we have high expectations for him. Daisuke Takahashi gets the short end of the stick. Patrick Chan gets no respect.

The Pairs

Kavaguti & Smirnov and Volosozhar & Trankov attend this event. Savchenko & Szolkowy create some suspense.

Ice Dancing

Shibutani & Shibutani still make us squeamish. Péchalat & Bourzat don’t get a link. Virtue & Moir need to go to the cleaners. Davis & White, you know, win.

The Ladies

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva goes green. Alissa Czisny joins the fight club. Alena Leonova breaks all the rules. Our rules, that is. Akiko Suzuki get a new look. Carolina Kostner also gets a new look.

The Men

Brandon Mroz needs to work on his formula. Jeremy Abbott never leaves anything on the ice. Except a little blood. Javier Fernández flips out. Yuzuru Hanyu proves 2 + 2 = 1.

The Pairs

Cain & Reagan measure up. Berton & Hotárek look just like us. Kavaguti & Smirnov get closer. Savchenko & Szolkowy just won’t retire.

Ice Dancing

Bobrova & Soloviev get nailed by Tanith. Weaver & Poje forget the wow. Davis & White really feel it.

The Ladies

Mao Asada brings it back. Alena Leonova is on a first name basis with us. Adelina Sotnikova goes gardening. Rachael Flatt stops making sense. Agnes Zawadzki biffs. And Christina Gao gets talked about.

Plus, cats, and the Tudors are no fans of cats.

The Men

Brandon Mroz jumps the shark bite. Ross Miner boldly goes to the tanning booth. Takahiko Kozuka takes us to the symphony. Daisuke Takahashi knows that coffee is for closers.

The Pairs

Denney & Coughlin still need to take a chemistry class. Savchenko & Szolkowy sing us a lullaby. Takahashi & Tran confuse us. Kavaguti & Smirnov remember the 3 S’s of good programs.

Ice Dancing

Kriengkrairut & Gjulietti-Schmitt and Cathy & Chris Reed try to wake us up. Ilinykh & Katsalapov twizzle covertly. Weaver & Poje should edit that last part out. Shibutani & Shibutani keep us in the mood.

The Ladies

Ashley Wagner uses both of her feet, like all swans do. Agnes Zawadzki gets off to a slow start. Alena Leonova breaks Rule #1. Mao Asada delays things a bit. Akiko Suzuki is fun to watch.

2011 Trophée Eric Bompard

The Men

Michal Březina takes things slow. Florent Amodio: Clothes of the Tiger! Song Nan needs a makeover. Patrick Chan riles us up.

The Pairs

Evora & Ladwig can’t go up. Duhamel & Radford bump it up. Bazarova & Larionov actually leave the ice. Volosozhar & Trankov win or something.

Ice Dancing

Cappellini & Lanotte lift where it counts. Péchalat & Bourzat lay it down. Virtue & Moir – what can we say?

The Ladies

Alissa Czisny catches a little of The Czisny. Carolina Kostner forgets to take the camel out for a spin. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva sets off our alarm bells.

And ice shows!

The Pairs

Duhamel & Radford remain headache-free. Sui & Han officially grow up. Takahashi & Tran get on our radar. Volosozhar & Trankov leave the crazy at home.

Ice Dancing

Cappellini & Lanotte – leggings, gloves, and pasta. Oh my! Weaver & Poje get a nod. Virtue & Moir are crisp and clean, just like ginger ale.

The Men

Patrick Chan has a nice departure but a shaky landing. Javier Fernández – hot looks, cold spins. Daisuke Takahashi could have done better. Adam Rippon goes retro. Ross Miner helps us count some sheep.

The Ladies

Mirai Nagasu forgets the spark plugs. Ashley Wagner, wake us up before you go-go. Akiko Suzuki puts some joy on the ice. Rachel Flatt joins the WITH Club. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva reminds Tara Lipinski of someone.

2011 Cup of China

Ice Dancing

Carron & Jones really leave an impression. Shibutani & Shibutani still creep us out, a little. Bobrova & Soloviev are a perfect example… of what we don’t want to see.

The Ladies

Mirai Nagasu still lets Frank choose her music.
Carolina Kostner gets three exclamation points! Adelina Sotnikova wears a dress that literally turns us away.

The Pairs

Evora & Ladwig keep up the level of excitement we’ve come to expect. Moore-Towers & Moscovitch inspire us… to rage. Zhang & Zhang make us do cartwheels. Kavaguti & Smirnov turn up the heat halfway.

The Men

Jeremy Abbott is back. Nobunari Oda skates a long, long time. Song Nan jumps a bit. Yuzuru Hanyu has two strikes, then gets a hit. Artur Gachinski only comes out at night.

Plus, it’s the start of our 5th season. This episode will be a little tipsy from all the champagne. SO LET’S GET IT STARTED.

The Men

Kevin van der Perren almost shuts down our show. Takahiko Kozuka does the Yankee Candle melt down. The wonderful thing about Florent Amodio is he’s the only one. Richard Dornbush both roots AND toots. Michal Březina is an Eliot Mess.

Every night is all right for fighting.

Ice Dancing

Meryl Davis & Charlie White flunk chemistry 101. Nathalie Péchalat & Fabian Bourzat put the Charmin in charming. Isabella Tobias & Deividas Stagniūnas put a quarter in the juke box.

The Pairs

Caydee Denney & John Coughlin switch their partners dosey doe. Tiffany Vise & Don Baldwin give us a scare. Mary Beth Marley & Rockne Brubaker go all Mission:Impossible and self-destruct. Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao just can’t retire. Kirsten Moore-Towers & Dylan Moscovitch can’t let Henry V be. Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov spend 4 and a half minutes together. Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy, sadly, can’t be beat.

The Ladies

Caroline Zhang grows up and breaks some hearts. Joelle Forte has her quarter-century debut. Viktoria Helgesson snags Sweden’s first podium. Haruka Imai picks nice music. Halloween comes early for Valentina Marchei. Carolina Kostner might – WHAT? – take it all this season. Elene Gedevanishvili spits fire. Ksenia Makarova scares us. And Alissa Czisny hangs in there.

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Alena Leonva

Featuring Richard Dornbush, Ross Miner, Ryan Bradley, Takahiko Kozuka, Michal Březina, Patrick Chan, Nobunari Oda, Florent Amodio, Brian Joubert, and Artur Gachinski, aka Evgeni 2.0.

The Pairs

Featuring Meagan Duhamel & Eric Radford, Caitlin Yankowskas & John Coughlin, Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig, Pang Qing & Tong Jian, Tatiana Volosozhar & Maxim Trankov, Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy, and Yuko Kavaguti & Alexander Smirnov.

The Women

Featuring Rachael Flatt, Alissa Czisny, Alena Leonova, Carolina Kostner, Miki Ando, Yuna Kim, and Mao Asada.

The Dance

Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Meryl Davis & Charlie White, Nathalie Péchalat & Fabian Bourzat, Madison Chock & Greg Zuerlein, and Elena Ilinykh & Nikita Katsalapov.

Pairs
Inoue & Baldwin stay in their love nest. Mary Beth Marley & Rockne Brubaker take a little trip together. Caydee Denney & Jeremy Barrett make up and step out. Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig engage the competition. Caitlin Yankowskas & John Coughlin win it.

Ice Dance
Meryl Davis & Charlie White take a cue from Evan. Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani gross Tori out. The Matchup of the Madisons! Madison Chock & Greg Zuerlein give Tori the creeps and Madison Hubbell & Keiffer Hubbell get their Weir on.

Ladies
Caroline Zhang finds the pearl. Ashley Wagner comes up short in the short. Christina Gao gets up close and personal with NBC. Bob the Mailman picks Agnes Zawadzki. Mirai Nagasu pushes Frank Carroll’s buttons. Rachael Flatt flails. Alissa Czisny does a bear of an interview.

Men
Keegan Messing makes us very angry. Brandon Mroz, he was there, right? Armin Mahbanoozadeh is all right. Adam Rippon doesn’t get the coverage we need. Jeremy Abbott forgets to be a champion. Ross Miner will always have Paris. Richard Dornbush skates an elementary program. Ryan Bradley, our boyfriend. Evan Lysacek loves his applesauce!

Plus, Sarah Meier, Carolina Kostner, Kiira Korpi, Florent Amodio, Nathalie Péchalat & Fabian Bourzat, and Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy show us the economy isn’t the only thing that’s weak in Europe.

The good bit is at 6:37.

Liz and Tori kick off The Ice Queens’ 4th season with thoughtful, reasoned looks at:

Meryl Davis & Charlie White, Vanessa Crone & Paul Poirier, Nathalie Péchalat & Fabian Bourzat, Kanako Murakami, Rachael Flatt, Carolina Kostner, Alissa Czisny, Caroline Zhang, Mirai Nagasu, Miki Ando, Mao Asada, Yuna Kim, Fumie Suguri, Adam Rippon, Daisuke Takahashi, Takahiko Kozuka, Tomas Verner, Patrick Chan, Nobunari Oda, Kevin van der Perren, Florent Amodio, Jeremy Abbott, Brian Joubert, Evgeni Plushenko, Pang Qing & Tong Jian, Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy, Sui Wenjing & Han Cong, Rockne Brubaker, Keauna McLaughlin, and, of course, Rena Inoue and John Baldwin.

X-ray goggles really work!

The Pink Panther

THE LOST EPISODE!

Not the actual trunk.

Have you been wondering why The Ice Queens didn’t cover the 2010 Worlds? Well, so have we! We thought we recorded a show, but none of us could remember what happened to the Master Tapes. And, as any fan of Give My Regards to Broad Street (i.e. everyone) can tell you, Master Tapes are insanely valuable. Valuable enough to be capitalized at all times.

I immediately knew what I had to do — post that episode! And, after a few weeks, I got around to doing it. So, stop calling, everyone on Earth. Here it is.

The 2010 Worlds

Johnny Weir hangs out in the NBCU loft. Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto can’t wait to talk about their competition.

Pang & Tong emote. Savchenko & Szolkowy clown around, but without any heart. Kavaguti & Smirnov move to Splat City.

Daisuke Takahashi invests. Patrick Chan gets inflated. Brian Joubert is gooood lookin’. Jeremy Abbott debuts new guestures. Adam Rippon generates a tiny bit of excitement. Ryan Bradley misses The Ice Queens magic.

Virtue & Moir – Canadian for Magical & Dreamy. Davis & White duke it out. Faiella & Scali hit the snooze bar. Samuelson & Bates are Number 9!

Mirai Nagasu roughs it up. Rachael Flatt pops. Laura Lepistö skates small, scores big. Mao Asada pleases Toyota. Kim Yu-Na proves that South Korea is too heavy to carry on her shoulders.

And we give you a shout-out. See you in October!

Check out the ISU website for a complete listing of all the events.

I noticed that Johnny Weir is listed for Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard. Huh?!?! He’s still skating? And, I’m not sure but this has to be a freakin’ joke or a typo because Inoue & Baldwin are listed for NHK. NO, NO, NO. Just go away already! Don’t you have a wedding to plan?!

Other disturbing participants: Brian Joubert – Leave while you’re still half way decent. Sara “Swiss Miss” Meier – Just retire and enjoy your coco. Carolina Kostner – You suck and need to hang it up. Fumie Suguri – OH HELL NO!!! Seriously?!?! NO!

The skating season is shaping up to be an interesting one or maybe that’s an infuriating one.

Keepin’ it real.
Tori

The Producer shows The Ice Queens how it's done!

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 Asada, and Carolina Kostner.

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 BARRETT, EVORA and LADWIG, SHEN and ZHAO, PANG and TONG, SAVCHENKO and SZOLKOWY, and MUKHORTOVA and TRANKOV.

Shen and Zhao not skating.

Then, the men:

Evgeni Plushenko, Evan Lysacek, Daisuke Takahashi, Johnny Weir, Patrick Chan, Stephane Lambiel, Nobunari Oda, Jeremy Abbott, Tomáš Verner, Kevin Van Der Perren, Brian Joubert, Florent Amodio, and Denis Ten.

Enjoy!

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 & Szolkowy – Bronze

Liz says:

• Shen & Zhao – Gold
• Pang & Tong – Silver
• Kavaguti & Smirnov – Bronze (or is it Booze?)

The rest are: Zhang & Zhang, Mukhortova & Trankov, Volosozhar & Morozov (the Ukranian Robots,) Dube & Davidson, and Denney & Barrett.

Here’s who’s going to medal in the Men:

Tori says:

• Evgeni Plushenko – Gold
• Jeremy Abbott – Silver
• Evan Lysachek – Bronze

Liz says:

• Evgeni Plushenko – Gold
• Jeremy Abbott – Silver
• Stephane Lambiel – Bronze

And the rest: Johnnie Weir, Brian Joubert, Daisake Takahashi, Oda Nobanari, and Patrick Chan.

Here’s who’s going to medal in Ice Dancing:

Tori and Liz say:

• Virtue & Moir – Gold
• Davis & White – Silver
• Belbin & Agosto – Bronze

The rest are: Domnin & Shabalin, Delobel & Schoenfelder, and Khokhlova & Novitski.

Here’s who’s going to medal in the Ladies:

Tori says:

• Kim Yu-Na – Gold
• Mao Asada – Silver
• Miki Ando – Bronze

Liz says:

• Kim Yu-Na – Gold
• Mirai Nagasu – Silver
• Miki Ando – Bronze

And the rest: Joannie Rochette, Akiko Suzuki, Rachel Flatt, Carolina Kostner, Laura Lepisto, and Alena Leonova.

For all the snarky analysis behind the picks, listen to the podcast!

Almost makes you wish he’d win a medal at the Olympics so the ISU and Olympic committee can crap their pants when he does the exhibition.

- Tori

Plus, J sent us this photo:

And don’t forget about NBC’s figure skating broadcast team! Tom Hammond, Scott Hamilton, Sandra Bezic, Tracy Wilson, Andrea Joyce, Bob Costas, Dick Button, and THIS WOMAN:

Bob, Dick, and the woman who tore them apart.

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.

For example, “The first 3,000 All Event or Weekend Package ticket holders to request them will receive a complimentary plastic ticket pouch when they visit one of our Souvenir Program kiosks at either the Arena or FanFest and show their commemorative ticket booklet.”

Consider us maximized!!!

See you in Spokane.

Running late. No time for jokes. Must post.

Cast of characters:

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 onTwitter,) Joannie Rochette, Alena Leonova, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, Pang Qing and Tong Jian, Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy, Meryl Davis and Charlie White, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto, and, of course, Dick Button.

Akiko Suzuki is a jet all the way. Caroline Zhang has a nice outfit! Laura Lepistö looks good; she just can’t skate. Mirai Nagasu takes Frank’s advice. Alissa Czisny could be a star. Don’t get Joannie Rochette angry. Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov drop trou. Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy have a long program in Africa. Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett stand up.

Tanith Belbin not skating

I see in this article that Emily Hughes placed second in a regional competition. Second?! She can’t even win a freakin’ regional!! Holy hell, the US ladies are screwed. Only chance we have of winning a medal at the Olympics is if the Swine Flu hits Asia hard.

Plus, Liz and Tori rub their crystal balls and predict the future!

Mao Asada loses the combination. Ashley Wagner is in it to win it. Alena Leonova medals the Chicago way. Miki Ando needs some spark. Alissa Czisny should just stand up. Júlia Sebestyén – the modern day Sonja Henie?

Qing and Jian contend. Kavaguti and Smirnov are #2 everywhere. McLaughlin and Brubaker need to phone a friend. And Davis and White get Webber grilled.

Supposedly, a lot of people are coming out of retirement, but none of them showed up in Paris. Even Kimmie Meissner, who’s not retired, didn’t go. But here’s who did and what they did…

Brian Joubert’s hat trick. Yannick Ponsero takes off the gloves. Sergei Voronov belts one out. The Hair of Adam Rippon. Nobunari Oda (little) tramps it up. Caroline Zhang cracks some nuts. Alexe Gilles roughs it. Mao Asada chokes. Yukari Nakano pants through her program. The Unbeatable Queen, Kim Yu-Na. Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir are not a little bit country. Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov learn that love means never having to say… anything to each other. The fall(ing) colors of Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy. Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison: The Way We Snooze. And Rena Inoue & John Baldwin still haven’t retired. Plus, a little shout-out to Jenny Kirk.

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Some of you have told me, “But you never left iTunes. I got the latest episode no problem!” And I believe you. Really I do. I think that was because those listeners had perhaps subscribed to the website feed through the iTunes player. Other listeners, who subscribed through the iTunes page, were out of luck—iTunes wasn’t updating the feed. I was not successful in changing that, so I asked Apple to delete the old iTunes page and create a new one.

They did create the new one, but they haven’t deleted the old one yet. If you search “The Ice Queens” in iTunes, two podcasts will show up! Oh well. As Daffy says, “Consequences, shmonsequences. As long as I’m rich.”

I want to thank all of you for hanging in there, babies. This is a big season for us—we’re going to Worlds! So please keep listening.

Weir performs an Ina Bauer during his exhibition program at the 2008 Skate America. Photo by David W. Carmichael.

Season 2 opens with a bang! Well, really, it opens with some violins (key of F.) In this episode, Kimmie eats her spinach. Johnny Weir and Evan Lysacek continue THE GREATEST RIVALRY IN ALL OF SPORT. Mirai Nagasu stretches. Rachael Flatt, self-title skater. And… THE ICE QUEENS ARE GOING TO THE WORLDS!

Anyway, one episode’s “in the can.” As soon as I get it edited and fix the iTunes feed, the 2008-2009 season will be underway!

Yes, I used an exclamation point. Thanks for hanging in there.

Brian Joubert – the triple threat. Stephane Lambiel jumps through the looking-glass. Tomas Verner and his gold-winning gloves. Kevin Van Der Perren brings home the prize. Kawaguchi and Smirnov get spazzy. Where is the love, Mukhortova and Trankov? Volosozhar and Morozov bring down the house, but not in a good way. Savchenko and Szolkowy charge the Russians with Kinko-ism. Pechalat and Bourzat get crazy! Delobel and Schoenfelder listen and learn. Khokhlova and Novitski get tight. Domnina and Shaballin – cereal skaters. Carolina Kostner, YOU’RE BORING ME! Kiira Korpi stuns the Wylie. Laura Lepisto doesn’t jump the shark. In fact, she hardly jumps at all. Sarah Meier is in a league all her own, literally.

The Button is back! The world tells Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker that they’re too young. Brooke Castile and Ben Okolski are so 2007. Rena Inoue & John Baldwin trigger mass vomiting. Caroline Zhang is stepping out. Kimmie, I mean, Kimberly Meissner gets up close and personal… with the ice. Mirai Nagasu – short and sweet. Rachael Flatt heads to the pool. Ashley Wagner makes an appearance. Kimberly Navarro and Brent Bommentre don’t bug. Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto have the nicest twizzles. Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates visit the Russian Blue Lagoon. Meryl Davis and Charlie White lift it up. Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir – the Greatest Rivalry In Sport really heats up! Stephen Carriere takes the stairs. Ryan Bradley makes the audience an offer they can’t refuse. Remembering Christopher Bowman. And Tonya and Nancy make a comeback.

Tomas Verner, taking it to the streets. Daisuke Takahashi skates like it’s 1999. Stephen Carriere cuts it up. Carolina Kostner rides the storm out. Miki Ando sits and spins. Alissa Czisny coulda been a contender. Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker – the U.S. gets a pair while Canada’s pair, Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison, shrivels. Three rings of fun with Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir’s mighty shoulders. Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder miss laundry day. Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski go tell it on the mountain. And Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin dress the part.

Ashley Wagner does the Kwan. Sarah Meier gets shocked. Kimmie Meissner loses her edge. Mao Asada tears it up. Patrick Chan goes old school. Alban Preaubert only comes out at night. Kevin Van Der Perren breaks the Memorial Day rule. Meryl Davis and Charlie White get by with a little help from their friends. Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski get tight. Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent do it with mirrors. Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov let the love flow. And Qing Pang and Jian Tong finally choose sides.