If you guys get a chance, I'd HIGHLY recommend finding some time to watch Meryl Davis and Charlie White's performances this weekend--so far, they've been the highlight of the Americans in the Grand Prix for me (uh...they haven't had all that much competition). They've matured over the summer, and they're currently leading by nine points (the French team had a fall). The FD is tomorrow, so tune in!!!!!
The mens long should be and interesting event as well. Although I loved his program, Evan Lysacek is in fourth because of a triple-triple that did not count as a combination (he lost it on the landing of the first jump and had to insert a double three to get back in control)--in the short program, there are elements that the skaters must do to earn the points, so to not execute a combination means getting hit with deductions pretty heavily. Canada's Patrick Chan looked great--his skating style reminds me SOOO much of his fellow countryman, Jeffrey Buttle. He's currently in second place on a rather surprising podium. Yannick Ponsero of France is in first after a great short with a beautiful quad, and America's Ryan Bradley is in third.
Also to check out: the pairs long program, where Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker will go head to head with Kawaguchi and Smirnov of Russia, and the ladies free skate, where Joannie Rochette will try to hold her lead over competitors like Caroline Zhang and Carolina Kostner (more on that rather surprising development later).
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