Tag Archives: Grand Prix

Smooth’s Podium Picks – ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (Senior & Junior) 2018

Posted on December 5, 2018 by

The Grand Prix season ends this weekend with both the Junior and Senior Final taking place in Vancouver, site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. It will be an Olympic-style showing, as a number of former medal winners will be participating … Continue reading →

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Smooth’s Podium Picks – Internationaux de France de Patinage 2018

Posted on November 22, 2018 by

The final week of Grand Prix qualifying ends with competition in French Alps city of Grenoble.  One of the more exciting contests will be in the ladies competition, where a skater came out of nowhere to defeat two former World … Continue reading →

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Smooth’s Podium Picks – Rostelecom Cup 2018

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

Round four of the Senior Grand Prix series heads to Moscow and the possibility of two different sweeps of the podium for Russia. One category could be a definite, but the other is quite unsure. More skaters could qualify for … Continue reading →

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Smooth’s Podium Picks – GP Helsinki 2018

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

After two weeks in North America, the Grand Prix series travels across the Atlantic to Helsinki, Finland; where two Olympic champions make their way to the ice in search of another Grand Prix Championship. Men – (Full Entries) This weekend … Continue reading →

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Smooth’s Podium Picks – Grand Prix Final 2017

Posted on December 6, 2017 by

The final Grand Prix event of the season lands back in Japan, where 24 Senior and 24 Junior skaters and teams look for a spot on the podium. But the blockbuster story is the IOC’s decision to ban Russia from … Continue reading →

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Smooth’s Podium Picks – Internationaux de France 2017

Posted on November 16, 2017 by

The Grand Prix series takes us across the continent to Grenoble, France; where more skaters can punch their ticket to the Grand Prix Final. Grenoble was the site of the 1968 Winter Olympics. 50 years ago, a young lady by … Continue reading →

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Smooth’s Podium Picks – NHK Trophy 2017

Posted on November 9, 2017 by

This weekend the Grand Prix circuit heads to Osaka, Japan, where a number of skaters could qualify for the Grand Prix final this weekend. Here are our picks. Men Despite a 2nd place finish at Rostelecom Cup, the overall favorite … Continue reading →

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