I've watched a figure skating for a long time and gold medal performance from Jeff Buttle this weekend has to be one of the most impressive I've seen. Although he does not have a quad jump, his program was technically quite difficult and artistically performed. It has been a long climb for Jeff and I thought he might have peaked 2 years ago when he won silver at the Worlds.
Canada was the big winner this year at Worlds as the only country with 3 medals. There was silver for ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and bronze for the pairs team of Jessica Dubé and Bryce Davison. There has been a significant shift in the skating world over the last 4 years. The Russians often would walk away with half of the 12 medals and would dominate the pairs and ice dance categories. They only won a bronze in the ice dance. The Americans used to be a power in single skating but also came home with just a bronze by Jonny Weir. As the rest of the world catches up the medals are now spread around with Japan, Italy, South Korea, France, Germany and China also winning medals.
