Weekly Roundup: May 2 - 8
LAST WEEK ON _SKATING
As always, you can find the current roundup linked in the sidebar, and the previous ones in the tags or the memories. And now for the week:
: Twitter updates
: Photos
: Videos
GENERAL SKATING NEWS
02 The Russian don’t want to prepare the French to the victory
02 Piseev talks about creating the next generation of Russian overlords
02 Figure skater Kim Yu-Na to skip Grand Prix
04 Rink notes: Cinquanta outlines team event
03 Morozov's got a new student (Alena Leonova)
04 Morozov takes on Russian junior, Maxim Kovtun
04 Yankowskas/Coughlin split
05 ISU Communication 1672 released
05 Ladwig presents Swiegers with Sportsmanship Award
05 Israeli figure skater charged with desertion (Evgeni Krasnopolsky)
#GEEZERFEST 2014
04 Takahashi not done yet
05 Tomas Verner: my story is not over yet
08 Plushy interview: "I want to become a legend of figure skating" (...which he already is)
COMPETITIONS & SHOWS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011
03 Medal Ceremonies for Worlds
03 Worlds Gala Videos
08 All Hail Team Canton: a fanvid
ST. PETERSBURG GALA
02 St. Petersburg Gala news clips
04 St. Petersburg Gala picspam (Posya's pictures)
04 St. Petersburg Gala practice pics
04 St. Petersburg Gala videos
05 Throw jump by Stephane Lambiel & Maxim Trankov
ALL THAT SKATE SPRING (KOREA)
04 All That Skate Spring rehearsals picspam
06 All That Skate Spring videos
06 Stephane's "Don't Stop The Music" program premier
06 All That Skate Spring picspam
07 More All That Skate Spring pics
08 All That Skate Spring Watchpost!
THE ICE (JAPAN)
06 The cast for 2011 revealed
SPECIFIC SKATERS
NATHAN CHEN
05 Happy 12th Birthday, Nathan Chen
MISHA GE
06 Misha Ge Lovepost!
STEPHANE LAMBIEL
05 Throw jump by Stephane Lambiel & Maxim Trankov
06 Stephane's "Don't Stop The Music" program premier
EVGENI PLUSHENKO
08 Plushy interview: "I want to become a legend of figure skating" (...which he already is)
DAISUKE TAKAHASHI
02 Daisuke in Moscow: pics and videos from a fan meeting
03 Five favorite things with the Daisuke Takahashi
04 Takahashi not done yet
TOMAS VERNER
05 Tomas Verner: my story is not over yet
JOHNNY WEIR
06 Johnny Weir speaks out against anti-equality U.S. Olympic Liasion
RACHAEL FLATT
05 Rachael leaves Tom Zakrajsek, looks forward to a new start
YUNA KIM
02 Figure skater Kim Yu-Na to skip Grand Prix
02 Yuna Kim donates her prize money to Japan
08 Yuna Kim "Fever" gifs
MIRAI NAGASU
02 Frank says Mirai could have gone to Worlds
VOLOSOZHAR/TRANKOV
05 Throw jump by Stephane Lambiel & Maxim Trankov
06 V/T's blog entry on Moscow Worlds
VIRTUE/MOIR
06 Virtue, Moir gliding into city
MISCELLANEOUS
APPRECIATION / BIRTHDAY POSTS
05 Happy 12th Birthday, Nathan Chen
06 Misha Ge Lovepost!
SKATING DEATHMATCH
06 Skating Deathmatch: Historia de un Amor edition
WATCHPOSTS
08 All That Skate Spring Watchpost!
08 Eurovision 2011: Watchpost Announcement
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