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Credit Where It's Probably Not Due
Here is one of the odder articles I've read lately. Mark Starr, a reporter at the Everett, Washington Herald is essentially taking credit for Nancy Kerrigan making the 1994 Olympic team. Not joking ...
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...
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 tendon...
Cup of China: Grand Prix Preview
Cup of China is the third senior ISU Grand Prix event of the season and it starts this Friday in Beijing. Here's what you can expect: Ice Dancing Why to Watch: Our first chance to see America's Tani...
The State of Johnny Weir
Well, the Olympic media summit continued and a product was this Phil Hersh article on Johnny Weir. In it, Weir says that he considered quitting the sport (of course) after not making last season's wo...
I Get a Detention
Because I have been sooo busy that I never got to publish the rest of my yearbooks. And now the new season has begun and so much has happened that they are not relevant, but whatever, any predictions...
The Rumors Are True...
Stephane Lambiel is back! He's yet another retired athlete who just couldn't stay away. He is embarking on a two-week training camp in Canada today, according to Swiss Info. This is a pretty big de...
Carolina Kostner Update
Completely missed this story TWO WEEKS AGO, but it appears that Carolina Kostner is going to be training with Frank Carroll and Christa Fassi this season, per IceNetwork. Um, wonder how Mirai Nagasu ...
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 "fi...
Carolina Kostner Leaves Coach
Let the new coach speculation begin! Italy's Carolina Kostner has left her long-time coach, Michael Huth, per Icenetwork. It is unclear who her new coach will be. Kostner is a former world silver m...
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