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Tony and Thomas complete recapping the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. As seems to be requested most heavily, we do a deeper dive into the dance event and compare the elements of the top teams against the all-but-forgotten about GOE scoring rubric. We share our opinions of the results between the top two and the heated battle for the bronze medal, and then briefly recap the women's competition. Enjoy!

Tony and Thomas are back with their first of two videos recapping the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. 30 years of this event, and it's the last time contenders from both Europeans and Four Continents nations will face off against each other before the Olympic Games. This first video focuses on the pairs and mens competitions, with a brief look at ice dance. Tomorrow, we will deep-dive the dance event and also review the women's competition. Enjoy!

Tony and Thomas are back on this “off week” in preparation for the Grand Prix Final. We have some updates on the response from our Finlandia judging video, including reactions around the Internet and through the ISU as well as a current competitor writing to us about all of it. We also opened up the forum this week to ask questions that you would like us to answer and discuss. Enjoy!

Link to YouTube videos of edges: The Four Figure Skating Turns

Thomas’ “Technical Panel” Youtube videos: @thetechnical panel

Olympic qualifying document / SkatingScores charts:

USFS Oly Selection Criteria

Skating Scores Women's Chart

Skating Scores Men's Chart

Skating Scores Pairs Chart

Skating Scores Dance Chart

ISU Technical Documentation

The Technical Requirements for 2025/2026

Ice Dance Scoring Rules & Rubric

Scale of Values