Crystal Skate

Figure skating used to be a sport safe for bets. The few extremely talented would get to the top and stay there for as long as they wanted. That was then, and this is now, and I wouldn't go back for the world. Because now we have enough excellent skaters to fill every inch of the ice were they all crammed together. Now, it's a jungle out there in the best of ways, because tough competition makes legends. Nowhere is this as obvious as in the ladies' discipline. Stay tuned for the best of Japan, Russia and the USA tonight in Barcelona. We start in great style with Ashley Wagner . Love the sparkling black outfit looking like the perfect little dress to wear to a party. Unfortunately, she steps out of the triple Flip, falls on the triple Toeloop and likely under-rotates the triple Loop. Her score: 60.04 . Elena Radionova skating to Je T'aime  by Lara Fabian Elena Radionova  has matured so much since last season, I forgot she's still only 16. This short programme

Six events, six countries, tens of talented skaters, and it's all wrapping up in a three-day final that is sure to be spectacular. Welcome to Barcelona and the 2015 figure skating Grand Prix Final! The boy's event is undoubtedly going to be the most thrilling. It reunites three great rivals for the first time in two years: Yuzuru Hanyu, Javier Fernandez and Patrick Chan. After the Japanese's record-breaking performance in Nagano a couple of weeks ago, it's not hard to see the balance leaning in his favour. But you can never be sure of anything in figure skating, so let's see what happens: The fact that Daisuke Murakami  is the underdog here shows what a high level figure skating is at right now. Despite the hand on the ice on the triple Lutz and doubling out of the triple Toeloop, his artistry is sublime. The song is Bring Him Home  by Josh Groban. His score: 83.47 . Patrick Chan 's style is more relaxed than ever, but maybe that's a problem. Or maybe