Tag Archives: 2014 Olympics

Letter to ISU office holders: “People deserve to know if a mistake was made”

A month after the ladies’ event at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, people are still questioning the result, with the Russian Adelina Sotnikova winning the gold medal ahead of Yuna Kim, the defending Olympic champion. And…

Zoltan Kelemen: „The life of a Romanian skater is not simple – and it will never be simple”

There’s a lot to admire at Zoltan Kelemen, this wonderful figure skater born in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, and training now in Dübendorf, Switzerland; because if it hadn’t been for his personal effort and commitment to…

Something is rotten in the state of Sochi: analyzing Ladies’ short program

The Winter Olympic Games in Sochi reached an end last night – but what stays in the minds of many is the huge controversy in the ladies’ figure skating event, showing resemblance to the pairs’…

The Ladies’ Final: an Olympic masquerade

Let me tell just that: I congratulate myself for not spending a fortune in order to watch the Ladies’ Olympic event live, in Sochi; I would have died a little. To put it bluntly, nights…

Olympic pressure took its toll: Mao Asada, 16th after the short program

To tell you the truth, I’m an emotional wreck right now. I’m absolutely thrilled for Carolina Kostner – what an amazing short program she performed in Sochi, I’m equally enthusiastic for the Olympic comeback of…