medalist Stories - Required Elements
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...
Predictions that are Just as Bad as Mine. Probably...
Here is a Chicago Tribune writeup about figure skating medalist predictions. The panel consisted of Juliet Macur and Jere Longman of the New York Times; Christine Brennan and Kelly Whiteside of USA Today; and the one, the only, Philip Hersh. My precursor to this is that, as anyone who follows...
Skate-for-Life with Parker Pennington
Those of you near Strongsville, Ohio, there is a skating benefit this weekend presented by Parker Pennington (Productions). Skate-for-Life, A Benefit for MDA (Muscular Distrophy Association) is being held at Hoover Arena in Strongsville on Saturday night. Buy tickets here, I believe they are...
Kwan Comeback Unlikely; ISU Changes to Competitor Numbers
Tribune Company's Philip Hersh's latest column is worth a read. It has some information about Michelle Kwan turning down an assistant "chef de mission" role, which sounds a bit like a logistical position who coordinates things for the Olympic team. He goes on: One thing seems certain – there’s an...
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