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Better late than never! Or is it? In this episode we discuss the fine red, white & blue performances from Scimeca & Knierim, Leng & Shnapir, Castelli & Tran, Denney & Frazier, Kayne & O’Shea, Chock & Bates, Hawayek & Baker, Hubbell & Donohue, the Shibutanis, Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold, Mirai Nagasu, Polina Edmunds, Karen […]
Gracie Gold withdraws, so NBC delays airing the event for a week because who wants to watch if Gracie’s not there? Here’s who did show up: Pairs Duhamel & Radford get their 30 seconds of fame. Stolbova & Klimov and Sui & Han compete, but we didn’t see it. Dance Weaver & Poje, Chock & […]
Our 50th episode, in which we chat about the 2014 Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup, Trophée Éric Bompard, and NHK Trophy.
It's the year after the Olympics, and yet, we're STILL watching figure skating! In this, our 49th episode, we chat about Skate America, Sears, and Skate Canada. Here's who we end up talking about: Ice Dance Madison Chock & Evan Bates Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani Alexandra Stepanova & Ivan Bukin Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier Kaitlyn […]
As you fans know, the Ice Queens depend on broadcast television coverage of figure skating events. Paying for the ice network gets our blood boiling, and actually going to the events is a possibility that presents itself only rarely. (However, Liz IS attending Skate America this year!) Trying to find a schedule of television coverage […]
For part 2 of our Winter Olympics coverage, the Ice Queens felt such a kinship with our Sochi-bound skaters that they flew to Arizona, spent the day poolside enjoying the 75° weather, had a few glasses of wine, and then got to work. Just like all the athletes did. Liz and Tori recorded this one […]
After watching the figure skating at the Sochi 2014 games so far, we don’t know whose eyes hurt worse, Bob Costas’s or ours. Here’s what we’ve sat through so far: Team Trophy Evgeni Plushenko actually skates. Stolbova & Klimov get some NBC airtime. Davis & White crush. Virtue & Moir don’t. Terry Gannon, Johnny Weir, […]
We’re excited, yes I said excited, about these Olympics. We have so many questions that need answering. Will Jeremy Abbott get over his nerves? Will the fifth ring from the opening ceremony ever open? Will they please let Jason Brown take another official picture? But before we get to all that, we must, out of […]
Hanyu, Evgeny & Chan in that order after the short. Looks like the judges plan on doing everything in their power to keep Plushy in this thing. Of course, Chan didn’t help himself by downgrading the combination jump. I have to believe he has his sights on the men’s title and isn’t really concerned with […]
2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships 2: Electric Boogalloo. That’s right, we’re back… for everyone who believes in the beat. Here’s what we’re talking about: Ice Dance Chock & Bates impress. Davis & White get inflated. The Shibutanis look at the skaters in the mirror. Hubbell & Donohue may be onto something. Ladies Gracie Gold gets pushed. […]
We celebrate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships by watching most of it! And that’s the Cold Truth. There is so much to talk about, we’ve split it up into two shows. Here’s how some of it went down. The Pairs Castelli & Shnapir bond together. Denney & Coughlin deliver some goods. […]
Finally, the Grand Prix Finals. Hey, NBC, Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski impress us. Steve Schlager doesn’t. And wouldn’t we look nice in front of the fake fireplace with Bob Costas? Volosozhar & Trankov fall to fame. Savchenko & Szolkowy win it. Pang & Tong hang on. Davis & White get a “convincing win. Virtue […]
Some figure skating books have been published recently. We'd read them if we didn't have to spend all our time watching the 40 or so Grand Prix events this year. Here's what's out: Push Dick's Button: A Conversation on Skating from a Good Part of the Last Century–and a Little Tomfoolery by, of course, Dick Button. […]
By now, it should be needless to say that NBC hardly showed any of this competition, as is their custom. This week, however, we give thanks for the paucity. Savchenko & Szolkowy win. Bazarova & Larionov stay grounded. Moore-Towers & Moscovitch do something or other. Davis & Brubaker learn on the ice. Scimeca & Knierim […]
We’re woozy after this one, and it’s not because we stuffed ourselves full of cheese and talked like Maurice Chevalier all weekend, although we did do that. No, it’s from boredom. Here’s what triggered our malaise. NBC hates ice dancing, especially Virtue & Moir, Péchalat & Bourzat, and some Russians. Where are Doug Wilson and […]
Surprisingly, NBC disappoints! Volosozhar & Trankov forge ahead. Peng & Zhang do something. Davis & White get no coverage. The Shibutanis do something. The Japanese fans crank up the generators. Mao Asada chokes up. Elena Radionova gets Johnny Weir to agree with the Ice Queens. Akiko Suzuki runs the embassy. Gracie Gold gets Johnny Weir […]
The 2013 Cup of China is the third Grand Prix competition we’ve sat through this season, and we’re already bored to tears. Here are just some of the reasons why: Savchenko & Szolkowy avoid the rats. Pang & Tong don’t retire. Chock & Bates medal invisibly. Péchalat & Bourzat win. Bobrova & Soloviev remain unwatchable. […]
You can tell it’s an Olympic year. NBC is showing a lot of events, and the Ice Queens are doing a lot of shows. This one’s about 2013 Skate Canada. Here’s how it went down. Berton & Hotárek get their 15 seconds. Sui & Han come of age. Duhamel & Radford disappoint the home crowd. […]
Welcome back, figure skating fans! We kick off our 7th royal season with the 2013 Skate America Grand Prix competition. Actually, it’s the 2013 Hilton HHonors Skate America, just in time for Hhalloween, so hhave yourself some Hhennessy and enjoy our show, in which… Liz and Tori change their names. Johnny Weir joins Matt Lauer’s […]
This never gets old. The girl really could skate. Her speed and power is amazing, and the opening lutz. HUGE. Dick can barely contain himself throughout the entire skate. For one shining moment in ’91 she brought it and stuck it to the USFSA all the while skating to Wild Thing. And look at Kristi’s face when the […]
Liz and Tori are now on tumblr at theicequeenspodcast.tumblr.com. Why? BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT. Stay tuned for The Ice Queens’ Season 7, which promises to be our best season 7 yet!
Recorded March 23, 2013 – you know, when NBC got around to showing it. Posted April 4, 2013 – you know, when we got around to editing it. Here’s the lineup: Terry Gannon and Scott Hamilton phone it in. Because it’s expensive to send two guys to Canada. The Men We experience runaway Chanflation. Denis […]
We watched the 2013 United States Figure Skating Championships on the National Broadcasting Company. Who knew they even covered skating anymore? Pairs The competition turns into a game of Where’s Denney and Couglin and Rockne and Parnter X? Castelli and Shnapir, Zhang and Bartholomay, and Scimeca and Knierim skate inbetween stretching sessions. Dance Davis and […]
This season has been so inspirational! For instance, we’ve been inspired to go shopping, see movies, wander the streets aimlessly, anything to not watch figure skating. But some events are just too important to ignore, unfortunately, like the 2012–2013 Grand Prix Final. So, we’re back, with our 6th season premiere episode. We’re taking the gloves […]
This event was so depressing, we didn't feel like posting the show. The next thing you know, it's the 4th of July – the holiday where everyone cleans out old audio files from their computer. So, here it is! Pairs Denney & Coughlin really confuse us. Marley and Brubaker get a shout out. Takahashi & […]
Just saw some very disturbing news on Aunt Joyce’s site. Vocal music will be allowed in all skating disciplines beginning with the 2014-2015 season! Ugh! As if Sochi wasn’t going to be bad enough with the possibility of a Evgeny sighting, now we have to sit through even more crappy music. The Producer better put […]
Reporting and recording from the U.S. Nationals in San Jose, California. Sure, the Ice Network may have Johnny Weir, but you’ve got us! First up: The Pairs Featuring Cain and Reagan, Castelli and Shnapir, Donlan and Speroff, Evora and Ladwig, Marley and Brubaker, and the Frankenteam – Denney and Coughlin. Followed by: The Men Featuring […]
We’re at the U.S. Nationals in San Jose, California, and we’ve got the bar tabs to prove it. If we’re a little hard to hear, it’s because we’re podcasting from the McCormick & Schmick’s across from the Fairmont Hotel, and we’re not going to let a little thing like room noise get in the way […]
The 2011 Grand Prix Final – when it wasn’t boring us, it was bugging us. The Men Javier Fernández gives Ryan a run for his money. Jeremy Abbott: we have high expectations for him. Daisuke Takahashi gets the short end of the stick. Patrick Chan gets no respect. The Pairs Kavaguti & Smirnov and Volosozhar […]
Ah, Moscow. Where Evgeni Plushenko always welcomes us with open arms. But, first, let’s look at some of the people who are actually eligible to skate. The Men Brandon Mroz needs to work on his formula. Jeremy Abbott never leaves anything on the ice. Except a little blood. Javier Fernández flips out. Yuzuru Hanyu proves […]
2011 NHK Trophy The Men Brandon Mroz jumps the shark bite. Ross Miner boldly goes to the tanning booth. Takahiko Kozuka takes us to the symphony. Daisuke Takahashi knows that coffee is for closers. The Pairs Denney & Coughlin still need to take a chemistry class. Savchenko & Szolkowy sing us a lullaby. Takahashi & […]
2011 Skate Canada The Pairs Duhamel & Radford remain headache-free. Sui & Han officially grow up. Takahashi & Tran get on our radar. Volosozhar & Trankov leave the crazy at home. Ice Dancing Cappellini & Lanotte – leggings, gloves, and pasta. Oh my! Weaver & Poje get a nod. Virtue & Moir are crisp and […]
This show marks a milestone for The Ice Queens – it’s the first time our audience is larger than the audience at the actual event! Thanks, everybody, for not going to Skate America and instead staying home to listen to us! Plus, it’s the start of our 5th season. This episode will be a little […]
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NBC decided to show this event on their B network, using their B teams of commentators, and shooting all the interviews with a Flip cam. Well, that’s understandable; it’s not like it was THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OR ANYTHING. At least, WE’RE going with our A team. Liz and Tori give this event the respect it […]
The Nationals – that exciting time when, for once, we know which anthem they’ll be playing during the medal ceremony. Let’s get to the lineup. Pairs Inoue & Baldwin stay in their love nest. Mary Beth Marley & Rockne Brubaker take a little trip together. Caydee Denney & Jeremy Barrett make up and step out. […]
Remember when we said, “See you in October”? Well, here it is October 91st, and WE’RE BACK! Liz and Tori kick off The Ice Queens’ 4th season with thoughtful, reasoned looks at: Meryl Davis & Charlie White, Vanessa Crone & Paul Poirier, Nathalie Péchalat & Fabian Bourzat, Kanako Murakami, Rachael Flatt, Carolina Kostner, Alissa Czisny, […]
Recently, I had to go up in the attic to install a solar-powered rooftop garden and tire recycling center. In the corner of this long forgotten hell pit of heat, dust, and insulation, I literally stumbled upon a trunk. When I came to after the ensuing concussion, I pried it open, thinking it might contain […]
The US skating assignments for the Grand Prix events are now posted. Davis & White are going to be at Skate America, along with Denny & Barrett. Also, Rachel plans on boring the audience, and I’ll be able to get an up close and personal view of Caroline standing still on the ice. Looks like […]
Put on your big shoes, sit by the fireplace, and score a personal best; it’s the Olympics! In the podcast below, we discuss Ice Dancing: Domnina and Shabalin, Davis and White, Belbin and Agosto, Virtue and Moir, Delobel and Schoenfelder, and Samuelson and Bates. And the ladies: Joannie Rochette, Mirai Nagasu, Miki Ando, Rachael Flatt, Kim Yu-Na, Mao […]
Light the fake fireplace; it's the Olympics! A lot of skating has happened already, and it's about time we take a serious and reasoned look at these humble athletes and their tasteful clothing. In the podcast below, we discuss the pairs: KAVAGUTI and SMIRNOV, ZHANG and ZHANG, DENNEY and BARRETT, EVORA and LADWIG, SHEN and ZHAO, PANG and TONG, SAVCHENKO and SZOLKOWY, MUKHORTOVA and TRANKOV, KAVAGUTI and SMIRNOV, ZHANG and ZHANG, DENNEY and […]
It's Super Sunday! Are you ready for some figure skating? The Ice Queens' Olympics Preview show! If you're new to figure skating, we've compiled this handy chart to help you place your bets enjoy the Games. Here's who's going to medal in Pairs: Tori says: Shen & Zhao – Gold Pang & Tong – Silver Savchenko […]
Freakatron!!! The scary thing is that his outfit isn't any worse than what we see in actual competition. Almost makes you wish he'd win a medal at the Olympics so the ISU and Olympic committee can crap their pants when he does the exhibition. – Tori Plus, J sent us this photo:
Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates, Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto, Meryl Davis and Charlie White, Laney Diggs, Caroline Zhang, Alissa Czisny, Emily Hughes, Alexe Gilles, Beatrisa Liang, Amanda Dobbs, Christina Gao, some newcomer named Sasha Cohen, Ashley Wagner, Mirai Nagasu, and Rachael Flatt. And don’t forget about NBC’s figure skating broadcast team! Tom Hammond, Scott […]
From the Europa Pizzaria in Spokane, Washington! Denney & Barrett and Evora & Ladwig go to The Show. Inoue & Baldwin and McLaughlin & Brubaker don't. Jeremy Abbott, Johnny Weir, and Ryan Bradley win us over. Evan Lysacek doesn't. As always, we've taken steps to protect the identities of the Ice Queens.
In preparation for our trip to the Nationals, the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships emailed us this "Championship Checklist – Everything You Need To Know To Maximize the FUN FACTOR" For example, "The first 3,000 All Event or Weekend Package ticket holders to request them will receive a complimentary plastic ticket pouch when they visit one […]
Running late. No time for jokes. Must post. Cast of cahracters: Evan Lysacek (and Frank Carroll,) Nobunari Oda, Johnny Weir, Jeremy Abbott (and Yuka Sato,) Daisuke Takahashi (and Jenny Kirk,) Kim Yu-Na, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Ashley Wagner (who follows us on Twitter,) Joannie Rochette, Alena Leonova, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, Pang Qing and […]