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Plushenko Injured
Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Evgeny Plushenko has injured himself and is taking a break from training, according to the Associated Press. It's a knee injury; Plushenko has been plagued with knee problems. The article says that Plushenko has been training quad-quad and triple axel/quad...
Rostelecom Cup: A Grand Prix-view
The second Grand Prix event of the season is this weekend in Moscow. What can you look forward to? Ice Dancing Why to Watch: Unfortunately, reigning world champions Domnina and Shabalin withdrew due to injury, which means we may not get much of a competition here, as America's Davis and White are...
Commentary by Sarah Hughes
Here is a CNN commentary by Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes regarding Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics where she doesn't actually comment on much aside from...the Olympics are good and the bid is for unity, because that's what Obama said in a letter. She doesn't even explicitly state that...
Article on Dorothy Hamill's Skating Camp
Here is a Baltimore Sun article on the lovely Dorothy Hamill and her skating camp for adults. It sounds like fun! Wish I had $4,800 lying around.... The article also mentions Hamill's upcoming wedding to John MacColl, and her mentorship of Rachael Flatt, as well as an upcoming project: Before she...
Fumie Suguri to Study with Alexei Mishin
According to Kyodo News, Japanese skater Fumie Suguri is going to be coached by Alexei Mishin, who is also the coach of reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Evgeny Plushenko. Suguri had been working with Nikolai Morozov. And to think, I was about to do a post about all the coaching changes. I should...
Katarina Witt to Head Munich's 2018 Olympic Bid
Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Katarina Witt will head Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, according to USA Today: The 43-year-old Witt was presented Thursday as the head of a 23-member board of trustees for the bid. The board includes soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer, who brought the 2006...
And Congrats to Sarah Hughes
Olympic Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes has also graduated from college. She graduated from Yale University with a BA in U.S. politics and communities, per People magazine. The 2002 Olympic champ has no plans to make a competitive return at this time but intends to return to skating in shows and...
Plushenko Coming Back (?)
Stop me if you've heard this one! Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Yevgeny Plushenko has been included in a "preliminary" team for Vancouver in Russia pending his results from a medical exam, per Reuters. The gem of the article: He has repeatedly stated his desire to make a comeback and was planning...
What Would Brian Boitano Make?
Variety reports that Food Network will debut the show "What Would Brian Boitano Make?" in August. The show will feature the Olympic gold medalist entertaining guests. One more reason for me to love the Food Network! Boitano is always pretty fun in interviews so I have a feeling this show will be...
Scott Hamilton to be Featured on Today's Oprah
Olympic Gold Medalist (and recent Celebrity Apprentice firee) Scott Hamilton will be featured on today's Oprah Winfrey show, according to TV Guy at the Orlando Sentinel. Oprah's doing a show about life after major illness diagnosis and Hamilton has survived testicular cancer and a brain tumor.
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