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Carolina Kostner Update
Completely missed this story TWO WEEKS AGO, but it appears that Carolina Kostner is going to be training with Frank Carroll and Christa Fassi this season, per IceNetwork. Um, wonder how Mirai Nagasu feels about that. Also, Kostner has hired a sports psychologist. Jennifer Kirk blogged about the...
Carolina Kostner Leaves Coach
Let the new coach speculation begin! Italy's Carolina Kostner has left her long-time coach, Michael Huth, per Icenetwork. It is unclear who her new coach will be. Kostner is a former world silver medalist and European champion who had an incredibly disastrous long program at the 2009 world...
Brubaker Undergoes Surgery
Rockne Brubaker, of the National Champion pairs team with Keauna McLaughlin, recently underwent surgery to repair two hernias (yikes). Per Icenetwork: We wanted to have the surgery right after worlds so I could heal since next season is so important," Brubaker said. "We would have liked to have...
Joubert Leads Worlds after Men's Short Program; Lysacek in 2nd
France's 2007 World Champion Brian Joubert is in the lead after the short at the world figure skating championships. He landed a quad toe, but not well, and his combination jump was atrocious. Still, he had a dynamic (and difficult!) performance and somehow managed to hold onto the lead at the...
Scott Hamilton to Return to the Ice
I did not see Oprah yesterday, but Icenetwork is reporting that on the show, Hamilton stated his intention to return to the ice. He has not performed since his diagnosis with a benign brain tumor in 2004. There were no details on when and where he is returning, but how great will it be to see...
Pang and Tong on a roll, Defend Four Continents Title
Chinese pair Pang and Tong won the Four Continents pairs title yesterday. That makes two international competitions in a row for them after they claimed the Grand Prix Final in December. Pang and Tong won the title last year as well. Canadians Dube and Davison were more than ten points behind in...
Television Schedule for Nationals
Thursday: Universal Sports: 12 - 2 pm, 9-11pm - 1 am. Unclear what this will be. Saturday: NBC: 3 - 6 pm (pairs and ice dance), 9 - 11 pm (ladies) Sunday: NBC: 4 - 6 pm (mens) Of course, all of the skating this is not aired on television will be live on Icenetwork (subscription required) and all...
A Legacy Lives On
Christopher Nolan is the grandson of U.S. ice dancing coach Danny Ryan, who was killed in the 1961 plane crash that killed the entire United States world figure skating team. But Icenetwork has an article about how Ryan's legacy has lived on through Christopher's grandmother Paquette Ryan who was...
Skate Canada Logistics
Sorry Americans! You don't get Skate Canada on television. You can watch it on IceNetwork if you subscribe for around $30 for a season pass. That's how I'll be watching, and it's my first IceNetwork experience so I'll let you know what I think. Here is the schedule, and if you are in Canada,...
Talk with Tanith Belbin
IceNetwork is fast and furious with their Q&As this week. Here is one from Tanith Belbin. She talks a bit about the move from Detroit: Detroit offered us a lot, and we will always consider it home, but it wasn't necessarily the most aesthetically pleasing place. Pennsylania is very pretty, and I...
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