Patrick Chan gets wake-up call at Japan Open

• Yu-na Kim's successors waiting in the wings. [Chosun Ilbo]

• Confused by all the skating competitions in the news? Here's a handy dandy guide. [Examiner]

• So how does one get to play Cinderella on Ice? Just ask Kate Gauthier. [Huffington Post] 

• Kurt Browning, Patrick Chan, Elvis Stojko, Jeffrey Buttle and Joannie Rochette in one show! Wow...don't miss Celebration On Ice: The Tour [Celebration On Ice]

• Evgeny Plushenko says he's ready for Olympic fight. [Yahoo Sport]

• Meryl Davis and Charlie White promise big payoff with free dance to Notre-Dame. [icenetwork] (photo at right, Meryl and Charlie's Bollywood-inspired original dance in 2010. I know, I know, that was a while ago, but it's my all time favorite original dance! See complete photo gallery of Meryl and Charlie here. And watch their original dance on Youtube here.)

• Pair team from Russia Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov test out Iceberg Skating Palace -- venue for 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. [Reuters]

• Scott Moir's workout routine is double dutch. [CBCSports]

• What shoes are you wearing? Why, Klingbeils! [icenetwork]

• A day in the life of a skating coach in Dubai. [TheNational]

• Patrick Chan falls four times and still wins Japan Open. No, I'm just kidding, he placed last. [AFP] Complete results below. The Japan Open is organized by the Japan Skating Federation and skaters skate just a free program. Great to see Takahashi and others debut their programs.

MEN:
1 Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 172.06
2 Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 165.08
3 Jeffrey Buttle (CAN) 160.86
4 Evgeni Plushenko (RUS) 156.21
5 Michal Brezina (CZE) 151.53
6 Patrick Chan (CAN) 137.42
LADIES:
1 Ashley Wagner (USA) 123.57
2 Mao Asada (JPN) 122.04
3 Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 110.07
4 Alena Leonova (RUS) 107.94
5 Elene Gedevanishvili (GEO) 94.84
6 Agnes Zawadzki (USA) 89.95
TEAM RESULT:
1 Team Japan 569.25
2 Team North America 511.80
3 Team Europe 510.52

 

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[whirlstonsally]

I know, I know, that was a while ago, but it's my all time favorite original dance! See complete photo gallery of Meryl and Charlie here.