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Nicole Bobek on ESPN.com
If you're following the Nicole Bobek meth ring story, this ESPN profile is most notable for its interview with Johnny Weir. Weir used to stay up all night talking to Bobek as she took baths and ate grapes and cheese. Such an act will heretofore be named "the Johnny Weir sleepover." There is also...
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 -...
Bobek Article in New York Daily News
Here's a feature on recently arrested Nicole Bobek from the New York Daily News. I actually learned from the article that Bobek was in the 2006 movie, "All the King's Men." And she performed an on-ice tango in it. Apparently, that was the last anyone ever heard of her skating. There's not too...
Nicole Bobek Implicated in Drug Ring
Well, this is a downer. Every once in awhile I wonder whatever happened to Nicole Bobek, the 1995 National Champion whose rebellious side always seemed to get in the way of her potential. Unfortunately, I've finally found articles that tell me what happened. She's been charged with conspiracy to...
Rebellious Who?
Some articles have been referring to Mirai Nagasu's "rebellious" streak. Take Phil Hersh's in the Tribune, for example. Here are some excerpts: "It was a little due to careless training and helped me realize I'm not as young as I was," she said. "Being young, I could just hop onto the ice and...
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