The top figure skating pair teams in the world came together in PyeongChang on Tuesday night for the 2018 Olympic Games’ pairs short program.
Going into the event, all eyes were on Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim, the sole U.S. pair team at the Olympics.
The two-time U.S. national champions had already picked up a bronze medal in the team event, for which they skated both the short and long programs. But for Tuesday’s short program, the couple — who began skating together in 2012 and married in June 2016 — was considered a bit of an underdog team. They’d...
Going into the event, all eyes were on Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim, the sole U.S. pair team at the Olympics.
The two-time U.S. national champions had already picked up a bronze medal in the team event, for which they skated both the short and long programs. But for Tuesday’s short program, the couple — who began skating together in 2012 and married in June 2016 — was considered a bit of an underdog team. They’d...
- 2/14/2018
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
This article originally appeared on EW.com.
Fifty Shades of Grey may seem like a bit of a risqué inspiration for a competitive figure skating routine, but it appeared to work like magic for the French pairs team of Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres.
The duo recently performed a stunning program to The Weeknd’s “Earned It” from the movie’s soundtrack at the Isu European Figure Skating Championships on Jan. 26. Between lifts, throws, and other elements performed with startling precision, the pair managed to emote a sexy modesty fitting for both the venue and the film. James’ dress even...
Fifty Shades of Grey may seem like a bit of a risqué inspiration for a competitive figure skating routine, but it appeared to work like magic for the French pairs team of Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres.
The duo recently performed a stunning program to The Weeknd’s “Earned It” from the movie’s soundtrack at the Isu European Figure Skating Championships on Jan. 26. Between lifts, throws, and other elements performed with startling precision, the pair managed to emote a sexy modesty fitting for both the venue and the film. James’ dress even...
- 2/6/2017
- by Danielle Jackson
- PEOPLE.com
Warning: Don't keep reading if you'd like to remain unspoiled as to the pairs figure skating results from the 2014 Winter Olympics. The competition will be part of NBC's primetime broadcast Wednesday (Feb. 12), starting at 8 p.m. Et/Pt.
It was expected that the gold medal fight in pairs figure skating would come down to the German pair of Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy and the Russian pair of Tatyana Volosozhar/Maksim Trankov (pictured above), but two costly falls by the Germans let the Russian pair take gold and dropped the Germans down to bronze. Another Russian pair, Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov, earned silver.
The U.S. pair of Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir finished in ninth place and the other U.S. pair of Felicia Zhang/Nathan Batholomay came in 12th, both respectable skates for the Team USA pairs.
This is the first time since 1998 that there will be two Russian...
It was expected that the gold medal fight in pairs figure skating would come down to the German pair of Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy and the Russian pair of Tatyana Volosozhar/Maksim Trankov (pictured above), but two costly falls by the Germans let the Russian pair take gold and dropped the Germans down to bronze. Another Russian pair, Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov, earned silver.
The U.S. pair of Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir finished in ninth place and the other U.S. pair of Felicia Zhang/Nathan Batholomay came in 12th, both respectable skates for the Team USA pairs.
This is the first time since 1998 that there will be two Russian...
- 2/12/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
In retrospect, the haircut might have been a bad idea.
Tonight’s biggest Sochi story: The sad saga of two-time Olympic halfpipe champion Shaun White, which NBC is hoping fervently you hadn’t heard about before primetime. The Flying Tomato came to Russia hoping to add another gold medal to his collection — but will leave instead with a disappointing fourth-place finish. Was White’s downfall telegraphed when he sheared off his glorious, Sampson-esque locks? Could a subpar halfpipe course — riddled with bumps and slushy patches — be to blame? Was snowboard’s elder statesman simply no match for a younger, dashing...
Tonight’s biggest Sochi story: The sad saga of two-time Olympic halfpipe champion Shaun White, which NBC is hoping fervently you hadn’t heard about before primetime. The Flying Tomato came to Russia hoping to add another gold medal to his collection — but will leave instead with a disappointing fourth-place finish. Was White’s downfall telegraphed when he sheared off his glorious, Sampson-esque locks? Could a subpar halfpipe course — riddled with bumps and slushy patches — be to blame? Was snowboard’s elder statesman simply no match for a younger, dashing...
- 2/12/2014
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Warning: Don't keep reading if you want to remain spoiler-free on the figure skating results from Tuesday (Feb. 11). They will be part of NBC's primetime coverage this evening starting at 8 p.m. Et/Pt (hosted by Matt Lauer, as Bob Costas has been sidelined with an eye infection).
With the team figure skating competition complete at the 2014 Winter Olympics, the skaters are looking to their individual competitions. Kicking things off Tuesday was the pairs short program -- short and long programs are combined to determine the medal standings.
The Russians dominated the pairs short program, earning the first and third spots with a German pair in between. The U.S. pair of Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir (above) finished in 9th place, but they scored a 67.44, which was more than three points higher than the same program scored in the team competition. Their previous performance of this routine featured several bobbles,...
With the team figure skating competition complete at the 2014 Winter Olympics, the skaters are looking to their individual competitions. Kicking things off Tuesday was the pairs short program -- short and long programs are combined to determine the medal standings.
The Russians dominated the pairs short program, earning the first and third spots with a German pair in between. The U.S. pair of Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir (above) finished in 9th place, but they scored a 67.44, which was more than three points higher than the same program scored in the team competition. Their previous performance of this routine featured several bobbles,...
- 2/11/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Y'all are watching the Olympics, right? I don't understand people who don't watch the Olympics. I hate watching sports because I think it's the most boring thing in the world to sit around and watch other people do stuff for four hours, but I am weirdly obsessed with the Olympics and I will watch any event. Somehow a sport is more interesting when you know that two people have spent four years training for one moment, during which they choose to dress as motherfucking clowns, and then the next day they fall flat on their asses because Zeus is still technically in charge of the Olympics and he does not much care for your clown fuckery, Germany.
I'm getting a little ahead of myself.
Sunday night was the Olympic pairs short programme in figure skating. The German pairs team of Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy came gliding out wearing This nonsense (naturally,...
I'm getting a little ahead of myself.
Sunday night was the Olympic pairs short programme in figure skating. The German pairs team of Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy came gliding out wearing This nonsense (naturally,...
- 2/18/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Did you or did you not gasp as loudly as NBC commentator Sandra Bezic when China's Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao bobbled on that lift? They finally got their gold medal, China's first in figure skating, and ended the Russian domination of the pairs discipline that lasted for 12 straight Games. (Yuko Kavaguti and Aleksandr Smirnov finished fourth, but he gets the gold in men's thighs, if it's any consolation.) Almost as long a wait, the time it took for Shen and Zhao to realize they'd won. If they hadn't screamed like they did, I would have felt like such a...
- 2/16/2010
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
Presumably not just so the world's figure skating commentators could keep discussing how poetic it was for the pairs to take the ice on Valentine's Day, competition got underway Sunday at the Vancouver Games. China's married two-time Olympic bronze medalists Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao (pictured, far left), who came out of retirement in their thirties (!) to go for gold, performed first and set a new short program record. NBC's package on their 18-year partnership and dorm-room marriage made me emotionally vulnerable, so yes, I got chills when they hit their perfect side-by-side triple toe loops. They were skating to...
- 2/15/2010
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
You could spend countless hours sifting through all the websites about the Games, or try to catch all the coverage on television. But who has time for that? There's so much going on before and during the Games, it's hard to keep up. Who are the favorites? Are there any cheating scandals or other Olympic Village dramas going on? You could spend hours just on the athletes' clothing alone. Check out our fascinating Olympics facts.
Winter Olympics 2010 Everything You Need to KnowThe U.S. Favorites
Who are the U.S. favorites? Out of all 15 events at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, who are the ones who seemed destined to win gold? Here are a few of the favorites.
Shaun White - Snowboarding Halfpipe
Apolo Ohno - Short-Track Speed Skating
Lindsey Vonn - Alpine Skiing
Jeremy Abbott - Figure Skating
Rachael Flatt - Figure Skating
The Rest of the World's Favorites...
Winter Olympics 2010 Everything You Need to KnowThe U.S. Favorites
Who are the U.S. favorites? Out of all 15 events at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, who are the ones who seemed destined to win gold? Here are a few of the favorites.
Shaun White - Snowboarding Halfpipe
Apolo Ohno - Short-Track Speed Skating
Lindsey Vonn - Alpine Skiing
Jeremy Abbott - Figure Skating
Rachael Flatt - Figure Skating
The Rest of the World's Favorites...
- 2/12/2010
- Momlogic
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.