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Documentary on 1961 US Skating Team
USA Today reports that the United States Figure Skating Association has commissioned a documentary on the 1961 world championship figure skating squad, who were killed in a plane crash en route to the...
Loose Ends
Here is news you might already know, but I felt remiss since I haven't been blogging about it in the past couple of weeks: Brian Joubert's foot surgery was deemed a success, according to USA Today. T...
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 T...
What Did Brian Boitano Make?
Brian Boitano's show debuted on Food Network last night. I was unable to watch but be sure to leave comments if you liked it/did not. Here are some recent articles: From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette F...
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 ...
Congrats to Michelle Kwan!
Nine-time U.S. National Champion and five-time world champion Michelle Kwan will be graduating from the University of Denver this weekend, according to USA Today. She is receiving a bachelors degree i...
Triple Axel for Flatt?
This USA Today article has Rachael Flatt's coach, Tom Zakrajsek, talking about upping the skater's technical abilities: "Certainly we'll try to get a triple axel," he said, knowing that Asada and mos...
Chan Fired Up (?) in Response to Joubert
Canadian champion Patrick Chan is firing back tonight at former world champion Brian Joubert, who has made complaints regarding the lack of quads in men's figure skating. These comments seem extremel...
And the Award for Cheesiest Headline Goes to....
USA Today for the article "It's no stretech to say yoga has benefited skater Sasha Cohen." So, if you are interested in yoga and Sasha and not much else, here is the article for you! An annoying exc...
Abbott is Athlete of the Week
USA's Jeremy Abbott, fresh off of his Grand Prix Final victory, has been named "Athlete of the Week" by USA Today. But when you win the Grand Prix Finals, as Jeremy Abbott did over the weekend, the ...
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