UPDATE: U.S. ice dancers Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik qualified for the Grand Prix Final Dec. 4-7 in Nagano, Japan with 3d place Saturday at Finlandia Trophy. Here's my story from 2 days ago on their unlikely journey to this point.

“I actually had no idea how difficult switching to ice dance would be,” said Zingas, a singles skater until 2022. My story for @NBCOlympics https://t.co/1HkNMEnJcO

“Figure skating at this level, it’s kind of the fast life,” Liu said. “Sometimes it gets overwhelming, because you’re talking a lot about yourself, and it’s not normal to talk about yourself this much. “. My story for @NBCSports @NBCOlympics https://t.co/0iHMTTTGtw

Catch up on my @NBCOlympics coverage of Skate America (and other skating stories) via my Globetrotting blog:

“Of course, there are times when I’m upset, but they usually have nothing to do with skating,” Liu said. “Life is great. I don’t have much to complain about.” My story for @NBCOlympics https://t.co/sm7S44UJB5

In an era when quadruple jumps rule, Jason Brown, who does no quads, has no room for errors on his triples like the ones he made Friday at Skate America. https://t.co/SNNXGrufQ1

3-time world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates won't give in to a sense of been there, done that as they look toward fourth Olympics together.  “It can be really challenging, especially having a long career." My story for @NBCSports @NBCOlympics

For Ilia Malinin, topping the world may become easier than topping himself. My look at his Skate Canada performance.

ICYMI: you can now access my latest on Bradie Tennell for @NBCSports via my Globetrotting blog:

Her choice of music is no accident: figure skater Bradie Tennell is on a personal mission to make a second Olympic team. My story for @NBCSports

ICYMI: “ I've been through hell, and I'm still here, still existing,” Nicole Bobek told me.  “I've survived somehow 100% of my worst days, and I've moved forward.” My look at her new memoir, on sale now. https://t.co/vM7gPO0zTA

"fasten" my seatbelt

Nicole Bobek told me to dasten my seatbelt before reading her new memoir. It was a bumpy ride, indeed. https://t.co/vM7gPO17J8

Difficult jumps give 2-time Russian champion Adeliia Petrosian an edge over her likely 2026 Olympic rivals at the start. Other factors may diminish it. My look:

My look back at the 2024-25 season, in which U.S. athletes shook the pall left by an airplane crash to honor with their performances those in the figure skating family who died. https://t.co/EaZ9AJj6YF

Just added my men's final story, so you can now find ALL my 2025 World Championships coverage for @NBCSports (plus my reflection on Alysa Liu) on Globetrotting.

This season, Malinin wanted to further enhance his reputation as Quadg0d by doing an unprecedented free skate in which all seven jumping passes began with a successful quad, and they were to include all six different types of the jump. My @NBCSports story

In my 45 years of reporting on figure skating, I cannot recall being more emotionally moved by what I was experiencing than I was by watching Alysa Liu win the World Championships. https://t.co/vy4cYFy9Gc

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If you're coming in late to the Alysa Liu saga, this story I did for @NBCSports last October will fill in a lot of the blanks. https://t.co/AsWcJ1eBBf

No wonder Liu kept saying, “What? What?” as she skated around after the free skate. She was having trouble grasping what she had done. My @NBCSports story. https://t.co/Br1pw7IP6J