The World Figure Skating Championships are well underway in Gothenburg, Sweden. The competitive events just concluded, but TV coverage lasts two more days. Viewing began in the U.S. Thursday night on ESPN and ABC with the Pairs Short program and the Original Dance. Last night was the Ladies Short and Free Dance, and tonight is the Pairs Ladies Free Skate, followed by the Mens Free Skate tomorrow night. Due to time zones and tape delay, I already know who won all events, but I won't give that away here.

It was quite an evening. Due to the time lag on the "live" TV coverage, those of us on the West Coast didn't see the event until 3 hours later, so before the ladies began, I checked out the results. Normally I wouldn't do that, but I wanted to find out so I could prepare for writing this post. My reaction - Wow. I love figure skating competitions. You just never know what will happen.