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Grand Prix Season Winners and Losers
Now that the Grand Prix of figure skating final is over, here is a look at some of the major (and possibly surprising?)fortunes of this year's Grand Prix season. Winners Davis and White: Not only did they rack up great scores all season long, but they managed to beat their rivals and training...
2010 Figure Skating Calendars for Charity
Figure Skating coach Katie Holmes has put together a limited edition figure skating calendar to help fund intensive therapy for her son's autism. All potential proceeds of the calendar (for which a $15 donation is asked) will go to funding the Applied Behavior Analysis therapy that Morgan Joseph...
Around the Rink(s)
Location, Location, Location! Nicolai Morazov will move his crew over to Simsbury’s International Skating Center of Connecticut in January, returning after spending a few years in New Jersey. His students include such names as Miki Ando (whom the figure skating Casanova has been romantically...
Fashion Blogging: Proenza Schouler
Figure skating continues to have a hold on the fashion industry, as designer Jack McCollough said Proenza Schouler's spring 2010 line was inspired by "skating, surfing, sports," according to www.girlawhirl.com: Though there was not one blade in the collection, ice princesses did stream down the...
Meissner Gets a Bye to Nationals
Technically, former World Champion Kimmie Meissner was supposed to have to qualify for the U.S. Nationals this year by skating a regional event in early October. Technically, Meissner missed the boat on a bye created by transportation/competition conflict by one day. But U.S. Figure Skating has...
Bid on a Skating Lesson with Paul Wylie for Charity
The Jimmy Fund, which supports cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, has set up an eBay auction of a figure skating lesson with Paul Wylie as part of its fundraising activities. Paul Wylie is pretty much the reason I love figure skating so I will definitely be jealous of...
Zakrajsek Gets Cocky
The Gazette of Colorado Springs has an article in which Rachael Flatt's coach Tom Zakrajsek allegedly predicts Flatt will make next year's Olympic team, and he does not have the most flattering words for Sasha Cohen. "Sasha hasn’t competed in how many years?" Zakrajsek said while readying Flatt for...
NBC versus USOC
USA Gymnastics recently signed a tv deal to air its biggest events on NBC and its Universal Sports channel, according to the Associated Press. However, the article adds that the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) recently struck a deal with Comcast to have a network go on the air after the...
Indy Challenge Results
Former national pairs champions Brooke Castile and Ben Okolski took a step toward letting everyone know they are going to be competitive this season by winning the Indy Challenge last weekend. Here are the official results for the short and long programs. US reigning silver medalists Caydee...
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