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Philip Hersh

@olyphil

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

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Many members of 2025 world team expected to take part, along with at least four Oly champs. usfigureskating.org/news/press-rel…

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Japan's Mao Shimada, 16, was utterly dominant in winning a third straight World Junior Figure Skating Championships, but the sport's new eligibility rules mean she is four months too young for the 2026 Olympics. My look at the situation: globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2025/3/1/…

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The miracle of his “Hanukkah boots” kept Jason Brown going far longer than he expected, but he finally realjzed the miracle couldn’t go on forever. My story for NBC Sports NBC OlympicTalk nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

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Her unexpected return this season, on her own terms, has been so enjoyable that Alysa Liu literally turned a cartwheel on the entry walkway before taking the ice. My story for NBC Sports NBC OlympicTalk nbcsports.com/figure-skating…

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Covering my 21st World Figure Skating Championships. You can read all my work on @nbcsports and, amalgamated, on my Globetrotting blog, which will link you to the NBC web site. globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com

Covering my 21st World Figure Skating Championships.  You can read all my work on @nbcsports and, amalgamated, on my Globetrotting blog, which will link you to the NBC web site.  globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com
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And that assessment of Ilia Malinin comes from a guy who won silver medals at the 2022 Olympics and three world championships. My story for NBC Sports NBC OlympicTalk nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

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“I think what’s really nice (about the rivalry) is the two of us are extremely distinct in our own styles,” Madison Chock told me. “What I admire about them is they have always had their own voice.” My story for NBC Sports NBC OlympicTalk nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

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Check out my first four NBC Sports stories on the World Figure Skating Championships with one-stop shopping, linked from my Globetrotting blog. globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com

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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 NBC Sports story. nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

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If you're coming in late to the Alysa Liu saga, this story I did for NBC Sports last October will fill in a lot of the blanks.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

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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. globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2025/3/29…

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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 NBC Sports story nbcsports.com/olympics/news/…

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

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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. globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2025/4/28…