Even though I can't see it, the World FIgure Skating CHampionships should be interesting on the men's side.
Since Evan Lysechek, Plushenko, Johnny Weir, and Stephane Lambiel are not competing (that's four of the top six skaters from the Olympics), the competition is wide open. One article I read on-line this morning predicted a Japanese sweep of the podium since their three Olympic skaters are all at Worlds. But I think that's short-sighted to ignore Patrick Chan (who finished 2nd last year), Jeremy Abbott (who should have a rebound from his poor Olympic performance), and Brian Joubert who's won it before and is always a threat if he's on the mark.
On the ladies' side, all of the top skaters from the Olympics excewpt Joannie Rochette are competing, so those results won't likely change too much. But I hope Rachael Flatt gets some payback for those mysterious downgrades she alone received at the Olympics for her triple flips. (I have played them over 50 times and can't see a problem with them at all.)
