Philip Hersh

Olympic sports specialist. Formerly with Chicago Tribune (1984-2015). Covered 20 Olympic Games.

[Hiro Yoshida-Gillis 🏳️‍🌈 @patinaggio]

先ほどプレスオフィサーから聞いたのですが、24日(土曜)はアンジェ市内で大規模なデモが行われることが予想されるので、余裕を持って会場入りしたほうがいいとのこと。

土曜は男子SPが12:30スタート。
現地で観戦される方はどうぞお気をつけて🙏 #GPFigure ⛸️

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

Figure skating's latest attempt to balance art and sport rewrites history...again. My story about the start of the Grand Prix season, which opens Friday, can now also be found on my Globetrotting blog. https://t.co/mmp7tQA2c9

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

@SequinedSpirals @NBCSports You are correct. Thanks for noticing it. Will be fixed.

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

Did the ISU legislate against Ilia Malinin in desire to cut jumps? What do some skaters think about new rules? And the Russians are coming...back (a few at a time.) My look at figure skating for @NBCSports as the Grand Prix season opens. https://t.co/RGEtNZYWnO

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

Really enjoyed my conversation with @KellarAnna on @futurefspodcast as we discussed the path on which figure skating's leaders are taking the sport and what its present may bring us this season. Here is the episode:
https://t.co/YtiPmMfMDM

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

Pushback on figure skatiung schedule changes leads to...more changes. https://t.co/l79wWu605a

[Anything GOEs @AnythingGOE]

🇺🇸 Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Danil Siianytsia are officially announced as a new pairs team. They will train in Colorado Springs with Drew Meekins.
https://t.co/TwJeUlbeFH

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

Reigning Olympic champion Alysa Liu announced late this afternoon that she will not compete this season

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

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[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

Catching up with 2022 Olympic champion Nathan Chen, a polymath on ice, as the Ice Theatre of New York, Inc. sets toi honor him at its annual gala Monday.
https://t.co/vYYgkucvVn

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

Are changes going into effect next season paving the way for more radical changes to come? My look. https://t.co/9mkCylYd6A

[Nick Zaccardi @nzaccardi]

When Carissa Moore couldn’t walk to her mailbox about 13 months ago, she had doubts. When she waded back into water deeper than four feet around six months ago, she had a panic attack. Now she’s starting the mother of all globetrotting sports comebacks. https://t.co/i2SROeHBsR

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

I'm caught up and you can be, too: All my @NBCSports World Figure Skating Championships stories now posted on Globetrotting. So if you missed any...https://t.co/mmp7tQA2c9

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

Ilia Malinin won his 3rd straight world title by attempting just (?!?!) five quadruple jumps, none of them his singular quad Axel. ..With a huge lead from the short program, Malinin knew he did not need to use his full array of quads in the long.
https://t.co/84CmaK73Sr

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

“Her performance shows us what the beauty of figure skating is. Watching her skate is almost an overwhelming experience" - silver medalist Mone Chiba on 4-time winner Kaori Sakamoto. My @NBCSports story. https://t.co/pKt9DSX5Ai

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

ICYMI: With 3-time defending champs Evan Bates & Madison Chock not competing at worlds, Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik are standard bearers for U.S., whose ice dancers have set bar high for 21 years. My @NBCSports story as dance event begins Friday. https://t.co/bGqyZAh2yM

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

"I had to move on," Maliniln said of his unraveling at the Olympics. "In a different universe I would have won the Olympics and maybe decided not to do the World Championships. But here I am.” My story for @NBCSports
https://t.co/ihT0BN1y0V

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

Amber Glenn exorcised some ghosts of short programs past. My @NBCSports story
https://t.co/KJ3mr7p6LW

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

With three-time defending champs Evan Bates and Madison Chock not competing at the world meet, Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik are the standard bearers for Team USA, whose ice dancers have set a high standard for 21 years. My @NBCSports story.
https://t.co/bGqyZAh2yM

[Philip Hersh @olyphil]

Fame (and likely fortune) are following Alysa Liu in post-Olympic whirlwind of attention. My story for @NBCSports https://t.co/prKFnB7g21