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Mar 24, 2022 · Each of the top four, led by three Japanese, scored over 100 points, the first time that has happened in a men’s short program at the world championships. Uno had 109.63, Yuma Kagiyama 105.69 and Tomono 101.12, with Malinin of the United States at 100.16. And the man who finished 22nd, Ivan Shmuratko of war-ravaged Ukraine, brought the crowd ...
March 23, 2024. MONTREAL — Isabeau Levito’s first world championships medal could not have come at a better time for herself and for U.S. figure skating. When she took the ice Friday night, Levito needed to win a medal to give the U.S. women a third spot at the 2025 World Championships in Boston. And, after getting second in Wednesday’s ...
Philip Hersh grew up in Boston but has lived in Evanston since 1977. He has worked at the Tribune since 1984 and has focused on international sports and the Olympics since 1987. In 2011, the German sports publication, SportIntern, named Hersh among the most influential people in world sports, the 11th time he has earned that annual recognition.
About Philip. Philip Hersh spent 28 years as Olympic sports writer for the Chicago Tribune and has gone on to write about the Olympics and figure skating for icenetwork and NBC Olympics. He has covered 20 Olympics -- 12 Winter and 8 Summer -- seven soccer World Cups (four men, three women), 35 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 20 World Figure ...
Mar 21, 2024 · March 20, 2024 / Philip Hersh Isabeau Levito unleashes her joy after a personal best short program MONTREAL - Isabeau Levito, the 2023 U.S. champion, was deservedly thrilled by finishing second with a near flawless performance and a personal best score.
Jul 28, 2016 · People walk past the Olympic rings as the sun rises on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, July 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) Philip Hersh covered mainstream sports when he ...
