US top Japan in closer-than-expected competition
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The lowest free skate score this season for Italy’s Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii is 130.92, but that was early on. In Grand Prix competition, their low was 134.89.
So they’ll need to be on point to knock the USA off the top spot. Will skating at home be a boost, or will it bring extra pressure?
Continue reading...Carla Georgescu, 19, was found dead at her accommodation in Preston and police say her death is being treated as suspicious
A man has been arrested over the death of a student in her accommodation at the University of Lancashire.
Carla Georgescu, 19, was found dead at her accommodation in Victoria Street, Preston, on Thursday afternoon, Lancashire constabulary said.
Continue reading...ISU review resolves Olympic skating music dispute issue
Azerbaijan complaint prompts Olympic music listing edit
Armenia-Azerbaijan tensions resurface again at Olympics
A politically charged dispute between the Olympic delegations of Azerbaijan and Armenia over figure skating music has been resolved after skating and IOC authorities reviewed the matter and the official program listing was amended.
The International Skating Union (ISU) said in a statement to the Guardian on Sunday that it had examined the matter with relevant stakeholders. “The situation has been reviewed with all parties involved,” the ISU said. “The official names of the tracks that will be used are listed on the ISU website.”
Continue reading...We are heartbroken to report that our colleague — our mentor, friend, and conscience — David J. Farber passed away suddenly at his home in Roppongi, Tokyo. He left us on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at the too-young age of 91...
Dave's career began with his education at Stevens Institute of Technology, which he loved deeply and served as a Trustee. He joined the legendary Bell Labs during its heyday, and worked at the Rand Corporation. Along the way, among countless other activities, he served as Chief Technologist of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission; became a proficient (instrument-rated) pilot; and was an active board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital civil-liberties organization.
His professional accomplishments and impact are almost endless, but often
captured by one moniker: "grandfather of the Internet," acknowledging the
foundational contributions made by his many students at the University of
California, Irvine; the University of Delaware; the University of
Pennsylvania; and Carnegie Mellon University. In 2018, at the age of 83, Dave moved to Japan to become Distinguished
Professor at Keio University and Co-Director of the Keio Cyber Civilization
Research Center (CCRC). He loved teaching, and taught his final class on
January 22, 2026... Dave thrived in Japan in every way...
It's impossible to summarize a life and career as rich and long as Dave"s
in our few words here. And each of us, even those who knew him for decades,
represent just one facet of his life. But because we are here at its end,
we have the sad duty of sharing this news.
Farber once said that " At both Bell Labs and Rand, I had the privilege, at a young age, of working with and learning from giants in our field. Truly I can say (as have others) that I have done good things because I stood on the shoulders of those giants. In particular, I owe much to Dr. Richard Hamming, Paul Baran and George Mealy."
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LIVIGNO (ANP) - Melissa Peperkamp en Romy van Vreden zijn op de Olympische Spelen uitgeschakeld in de kwalificatie op de big air. Beide Nederlandse snowboardsters wisten in het Livigno Snow Park niet bij de eerste twaalf te eindigen.
De 21-jarige Peperkamp zette twee beste scores neer van 70,25 en 66,75 punten en kwam daarmee uit op 137,00. Van Vreden, die 20 jaar is, noteerde 74,75 en 60,25, goed voor een totaal van 135,00. Peperkamp eindigde als 21e en Van Vreden als 22e. Er deden 29 snowboardsters mee. De finale van de big air is maandag.
Eerder op zondag strandde snowboardster Michelle Dekker op de parallelreuzenslalom in de achtste finales.
Slopestyle
Peperkamp wist vier jaar geleden bij de Olympische Spelen in Beijing als nummer 11 in de kwalificatie wel de finale van de big air te bereiken. Daarin eindigde ze knap als zesde. Van Vreden voldeed nipt aan zowel de internationale als de nationale eis voor deelname en debuteerde op de Olympische Spelen.
Peperkamp en Van Vreden komen in Italië ook nog in actie op de olympische slopestyle. De kwalificatie is maandag 16 februari.