FRIDAY, OCT. 22
Oct 07, 2021
1 minute
—Mandi Bierly
TODAY’S SPORTS PICK
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There’s nothing like the first Grand Prix event of an Olympic season, when skaters debut the programs they hope will earn them a spot on she skates cleanly: “The Russian Rocket” performed five quads in her free skate at a recent test event. “The technical wizardry she’s shown has elevated women’s skating to astronomical heights,” says analyst Johnny Weir, who expects America’s Bradie Tennell to “come out swinging.” The fiercest contest will be in ice dancing as Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue and Madison Chock/Evan Bates hope to establish themselves as the U.S.’s top team early. Says Lipinski, “Their rivalry is one of a kind.”
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