u-s-figure-skating-championships Stories - Required Elements
Sasha Cohen Back With John Nicks
This OC Register article from yesterday points out that Sasha Cohen is back with longtime coach John Nicks as her main coach. An excerpt: She had to pull out of a recent competition because of tendonitis. The ailment, Cohen said, is the reason why in recent days she has shifted her training base...
San Jose to Host 2012 National Championships
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that San Jose, California has been selected as the host of the 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. San Jose last hosted the very memorable 1996 nationals. Let's hope this one is just as memorable! Congratulations to San Jose!
NBC Adds Four Years to Figure Skating Coverage
Per Philip Hersh: NBC has added four more years to its figure skating coverage, extending its contract to 2014 to air coverage of Skate America and the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. I recently blogged about the upcoming USOC network on Comcast and how it might eventually affect figure...
2011 Logo Unveiled
The logo for the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships has been unveiled and can be seen on the official site. It appropriately includes a plane flying by the event's name (the event is taking place in Greensboro, North Carolina).
Greensboro, North Carolina Wins National Championships
Greensboro, North Carolina will host the 2011 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships. Looks like the city's press offensive won out! Here is a quote from a digtriad.com article: Paul Wylie, the 1992 Olympic silver medalist and five-time U.S. medalist who resides in Charlotte and coaches at the...
Jeremy Abbott Wins First National Title
Jeremy Abbott won his first U.S. National Championship last night. It was only a fair free skate (although his short program was a thing of beauty, as usual) but it was enough to keep the lead. Charging hard behind him was Brandon Mroz, who landed a quad and had a great skate. Man obviously has...
Davis and White are Your Ice Dance Champs
Meryl Davis and Charlie White waltzed through the door that was left open for them when Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto withdrew from the national championships by winning the free skate to top off their competition. Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates were in second, as they were the whole competition. ...
Harding Back in the Boxing Ring
Right around the 15th anniversary of the attack on Nancy Kerrigan, Tonya Harding will be heading back to the boxing ring for a fight at the Martial Martial Arts Extreme Cage Match War. The fight will take place at the scene of the crime - Detroit. From the Detroit Free Press: Since the notorious...
Vera Wang to Enter Skating Hall of Fame
Per the Seattle Times (via Kwantifiable), designer Vera Wang will be inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame on Jan. 23 during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Cleveland. I am assuming she is being inducted for her design contributions to the sport. "The only thing that I loved...
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