attempts Stories - Required Elements
Meltdown in Maui
Head coach Tony Bennett’s pack-line defense failed to stand up to the impressive lights-out shooting of the Washington Huskies, who had seven players find the bottom of the net from beyond the three-point line. The Cavaliers lost to Washington 106-63, the most lopsided loss since a 45-point loss...
Plushenko Injured
Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Evgeny Plushenko has injured himself and is taking a break from training, according to the Associated Press. It's a knee injury; Plushenko has been plagued with knee problems. The article says that Plushenko has been training quad-quad and triple axel/quad...
Trophee Eric Bompard Cachemire: Good, Bad, Indifferent...and Ugly
The Good: Nobunari Oda's Chaplin free skate hit all the right notes for me. It didn't feel overdone. He also didn't overestimate himself - he admitted he did not have a quad last week and didn't push it, while most of the jumps he did land were great. The program was a departure from Oda's...
Outsports interview with Johnny Weir
Here is part one of the Outsports interview with Johnny Weir, which is being touted as Weir's first interview with a gay publication. I particularly recommend Johnny's answer to the question about attempts to make skating more masculine. There will be a part two on Tuesday, and that interview...

