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How Figure Skating Judges May Have Shaped The Olympic Podium An analysis by BuzzFeed News shows that judges displayed a strong preference for skaters from the same country at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and that it may have made a difference in a gold medal finish...

This is a cheer thread dedicated to all the figure skaters and ice dancers who are competing in PyeongChang. I will be linking and sharing information about the skaters' and their teams throughout the Olympics. I welcome you to share if you would like, your Olympic well-wishes, comments, links...

In this interview for the ISU website, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron talk about the secret of their success, the pressure of winning and practical questions they have heading into their first Olympic Winter Games. Enjoy. :-)

Kaori Sakamoto is the 2018 Four Continents Champion, the 2017 Skate America Silver Medalist and 2017 Japanese National Silver Medalist. Earlier in her career, she won bronze at the 2017 World Junior Championships, bronze at the 2016–17 JGP Final, and gold at the 2016–17 Japan Junior...

Alina Zagitova is the 2018 European Champion, 2017–18 Grand Prix Final Champion, and 2018 Russian National Champion. Earlier in her career, she won gold at the 2017 World Junior Championships and at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final. Not too shabby! With stats like that, a cheering thread is...

Vincent Zhou is the 2017 World Junior Champion, 2017 U.S. National Silver Medalist, and 2018 U.S. National Bronze Medalist on his way to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, and he is just getting started. So, I figured it's about time that Vincent had his own cheer thread. Enjoy!

As we are fast approaching the start of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, :cheer2: what (or who) will be the big headline? More importantly, FSUers, :respec: what would YOU like the figure skating/ice dancing headlines to say?