figure-skater Stories - Required Elements
Scott Hamilton to Skate in Cleveland in November
Scott Hamilton coming back to the ice gives me the warm fuzzies! YAY. He will be skating in Cleveland on November 7 in the show "An Evening with Scott Hamilton and Friends." It's unclear who the friends will be thus far. Hamilton stopped skating five years ago when he was diagnosed with a...
Nobody's Perfect?
Here is an article from a few days ago from the Associated Press. It kind of tries to use the Nicole Bobek meth-ring situation to reiterate the point that figure skaters (or "ice princesses") can "find trouble just as easily as any other athlete. " But it's weird for us as an audience because -...
Dick Button's Vision Continues
Satellite Tv Guru discusses a show that started airing last night on ABC (there are five weeks left!) called "The Superstars." There's no figure skater on it, but I wanted to point it out because it apparently sprang from the brain of one Dick Button. Superstars is an all-around sports competition...
Skate Canada Tries to Dispel "Rumors" about Macho Campaign
Or should I say "rumours?" Skate Canada is trying to let everyone know that it never embarked upon a campaign to make skating more macho or to appeal to a different demographic. Last week's statement by Skate Canada CEO William Thompson states: As a bit of history, there is no and never has been...
Adam Rippon Leaves Morozov for Orser
According to International Figure Skating Magazine online, Adam Rippon has left coach Nikolai Morozov and moved to Canada to train with his new coach, Brian Orser. David Wilson will be Rippon's new choreographer. Rippon said he made the decision to leave his former coach Nikolai Morozov in...
Erle Reiter Dies at 91
Erle Reiter, figure skater in the 1936 Olympics, died recently at 91 years of age, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He won three silver medals in the U.S. Nationals. Reiter had a congenital eye problem, so the snowstorms at the outdoor Olympic rink made it difficult for him to see. "He...
SECOND UPDATE: Asada/Kim Rivalry Leads to Cyberattacks
SECOND UPDATE: The issue appears to be that there were initially reports that a Japanese site was attacked and that the VANK attack was in retaliation. Latest reports, such as this from JoongAng Daily, state that it is actually just comments about the skaters bombarding Japanese sites that...
Sarkozy Looks Good in a Skirt
French President Nikolas Sarkozy is being used to promote German television station ntv, according to blog France Today. The only problem is they photoshopped his face onto a figure skater's body. He looks good. Can't say I completely understand the campaign, but it sounds like the point is that...
Johnny Weir Interview
Asahi.com has part one of a two part interview with America's Johnny Weir, who was in Japan last weekend for the NHK Trophy (where he finished second). Part two of the interview appears tomorrow. Here's an excerpt: Why are you so popular in Japan? It's not just Japan, but also in Russia, China,...
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