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Stars Stripes and Skates Gets Mention at E!...thanks, Kate
Well, the addition of Kate Gosselin definitely raised the profile of this year's Stars Stripes and Skates event that took place over the weekend in Danbury, Connecticut. The event benefited the Heritage Foundation of 9/11 and was set to feature Johnny Weir, Miki Ando, Oksana Baiul, and others. ...
Lifeskate Links Day!
Susan at Lifeskate has a two-part interview with one of the creators of Figure Skaters Online (FSO). I thought this was very interesting and if you've ever been to that site or seen one of the skaters sites, you might want to check it all out. Also, Susan has a picture of Oksana Baiul with...
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 -...
Kim's Remarks Cause Controversy
AFP is reporting that a bit of a controversy has sprung up over some remarks recent Four Continents Champion Yu-na Kim made during an interview over the weekend. Kim essentially said her warm-ups during the competition had been interrupted: "Particularly at this year's Four Continents...
Kristi Yamaguchi in PARADE and on PBS (also, Nutcrackers)
The always hard-hitting PARADE magazine has a quick interview with Kristi Yamaguchi. She describes her initial reaction to Dancing with the Stars: "What a hokey idea," Kristi said. "I thought, ‘Who’s going to watch ballroom dancing on television?’ " But she soon succumbed to the show’s charms and...
Cold As Ice Reality Show
This Yahoo video is an interview of Oksana Baiul talking about a new reality show that will follow the making of "Cold as Ice," the future broadway show. There isn't really any information about when it will air but I, for one, will be watching. I'm glad Oksana admits to having watched her...
Oksana Baiul: Princess of Figure Skating
The Kyiv Post has a great interview with Oksana Baiul, who talked a bit about her work with Ukranian organization Tikva: I joined the organization "Tikva," whose core mission is to care for the abandoned Jewish children of Odesa. I am on the board of directors and support them financially. A couple...
Oksana in New York Magazine
Lifeskate points us to Oksana Baiul in New York Magazine. Check it out.
Oksana Baiul and the Post-Olympic Experience
Oksana Baiul gets a mention in a New York Times article about serious problems that Olympians have carrying on with their lives post-Olympics. "Many reported that this was the only life they knew and it was inconceivable to do anything else," Ungerleider wrote in the study, published in...
Oksana Baiul Conquers Internet
Oksana Baiul will be featured on the Internet talk show Latenet, according to Science Fiction Buzz. She is talking about her role in the groundbreaking (or should I say icebreaking? heh!) broadway musical COLD AS ICE (I NEED OPENING NIGHT TICKETS, STAT!). You New Yorkers are in luck because you...
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