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Clip of the week - Ice Theatre of New York performs Ol Manolete
2008-03-29 00:00:00 Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY) was founded in 1984 by Canadian ice dancer Moira North and is dedicated to developing ice skating as a theatrical art form through performances and educational programs. Each year at Rockefeller Rink, they put... More About: Clip , Week
Prize money at the 2008 ISU World Figure Skating Championships
2008-03-28 00:00:00 The 2008 ISU World Figure Skating Championships has now concluded in Gothenburg, Sweden. Did you know there's prize money involved for skaters/couples placing first through twelfth (see below)? I read this information with interest because you never hear about the... More About: Money
Ice Theatre of New York: After All
2008-03-28 00:00:00 Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY) was founded in 1984 by Canadian ice dancer Moira North and is dedicated to developing ice skating as a theatrical art form through performances and educational programs. Each year at Rockefeller Rink, ITNY puts...
Name that skater!
2008-03-28 00:00:00 Randy Gardner of Tai and Randy -- discovering his birth mother and other journeys in life. [LA Times] New event called ISU World Team Trophy to start in April 2009 in Toyko. [icenetwork] We knew skating great Kurt Browning loves... More About: Skater
Catching up with...Caryn Kadavy
2008-03-28 00:00:00 I have a distinct memory of Caryn Kadavy at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. After the short program, Caryn was sixth and then, of all bad luck, caught a severe flu, and had to withdraw from the Olympics. NBC...
Janesville FSC: "It took a bunch of moms."
2008-03-28 00:00:00 How do you turn around a skating club where membership and interest are rapidly dwindling? As Tina Matykowski, co-president of the Janesville Figure Skating Club, succinctly puts it, "It took a bunch of moms." About three years ago, the board... More About: Moms
Results of 2008 World Figure Skating Championships: Men
2008-03-23 00:00:00 At the 2008 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, Canada's Jeffrey Buttle won the gold, France's Brian Joubert (defending champion) won the silver, and the U.S.'s Johnny Weir won the bronze. Buttle easily won with a combined 245.17... More About: Results
Clip of the week - Skater's Swingtime Waltz by Ice Theatre of New York
2008-03-23 00:00:00 Recently I attended the Ice Theatre of New York 's Lunchtime Ice Concert Series at Rockefeller Rink. Ice Theatre is a not-for-profit ice dancing ensemble company that was founded in 1984 by Canadian ice dancer Moira North. It's goal is to... More About: Clip , Week
Results of 2008 World Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dancing
2008-03-22 00:00:00 At the 2008 ISU World Figure Skating Championships , in Gothenburg, Sweden, it was France, Canada and Russia who stood on the podium in ice dancing. France's Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder won their first ice dance title at Worlds, Canada's... More About: Dancing , Results
Results of 2008 World Figure Skating Championships: Ladies
2008-03-22 00:00:00 At the 2008 ISU World Figure Skating Championships , in Gothenburg, Sweden, the ladies were crowned and Japan's Mao Asada won the gold at this year's event. Italy's Carolina Kostner won the silver and South Korea's Yu-Na Kim won the bronze.... More About: Results , Ladies
Results of 2008 World Figure Skating Championships: Pairs
2008-03-22 00:00:00 At the 2008 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, the pairs competition concluded, and Germany came out on top. Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy won the gold medal, China's Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang won the silver, and... More About: Results
"If I'm not unconscious, I skate."
2008-03-22 00:00:00 What qualities do national competitors share? Ask 2003 U.S. bronze medalist Ryan Jahnke. [About.com] Athlete vs. Artist: Do I really have to choose? [NYTimes] Please don't threaten a figure skating club. [Helena Independent Record] What are 1996 U.S. champion Rudy... More About: Skate
Ice Theatre of New York: Jaleo
2008-03-22 00:00:00 Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY) was founded in 1984 by Canadian ice dancer Moira North and is dedicated to developing ice skating as a theatrical art form through performances and educational programs. ITNY is also the nation's first not-for-profit...
Schedule for 2008 ISU World Figure Skating Championships
2008-03-22 00:00:00 The 2008 ISU World Figure Skating Championships begin tomorrow in Gothenburg, Sweden. This year, 203 skaters/couples from 48 ISU member nations will participate. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, March 18: Compulsory Dance, Pairs Short Program Wednesday, March 19: Ladies... More About: Schedule
Lifeskate, now on Facebook
2008-03-22 00:00:00 During the six months that I've been writing Lifeskate, I've received a ton of e-mail from dedicated skaters all over the world, asking questions, sharing information, and just reaching out (as of today, we've received many thousands of visitors from... More About: Facebook
Clip of the week - Peppermint Patty
2008-03-22 00:00:00 There is no question in my mind that a world class Olympian is the model for Peppermint Patty's skating. Marvel at the: edge quality posture crossovers spirals (forward and back) split jump jumps: Salchow, toe loop, flip, delayed axel Ina... More About: Clip , Week
U.S. Champion Evan Lysacek withdraws from 2008 World Figure Skating Champio
2008-03-22 00:00:00 2008 U.S. men's champion and two-time World bronze medalist Evan Lysacek (see right) announced on Thursday that he must withdraw from the World Figure Skating Champion ships to be held March 18-23 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Yesterday, Lysacek fell while practicing his...
Art of Skating: It started with the addiction to water
2008-03-22 00:00:00 Anita Wos is a rowing addict. What is a rowing addict, you may ask? Well, a rowing addict is like a skating addict, just melt the ice until you're surrounded by pristine water and instead of skates, throw in a... More About: Addiction , Water , Skating
More footage from Mia, 2008 American Girl Place Doll of the Year celebratio
2008-03-06 14:49:00 On Sunday, January 13, 2008, Rockefeller Rink and American Girl Place celebrated Mia, the 2008 Doll of the Year . I was lucky enough to attend and tape portions of the celebration, hosted by three-time U.S. pairs champion (1970-1972), two-time Olympian and World bronze medalist JoJo Starbuck. JoJo produced and choreographed several numbers for the show, which included performances by four young skaters: Claudia, Olive, Viktoria and Vida. Wouldn't you know it, my video camera started "acting up" as the fourth skater, 12-year-old Vida, was taking to the ice and I was unable to capture her lovely performance. Luckily, an attendee of the show contacted me recently because she had video of Vida as well as the group finale number at the end of the celebration. Thank you, Anna! I know all the Mia and skating fans will love to watch the programs... More About: American Girl
Peggy Fleming and the Bionic Woman
2008-03-05 06:10:00 Yikes! Does 2008 U.S. champion and Junior Worlds bronze medalist Mirai Nagasu still sleep in the closet? [LA Times] Russian President Vladimir Putin says "Руки от НХЛ" (translation: "Hands off, NHL"). [NYTimes] Athletes in the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Winter Games skating competition are pretty amazing. [Tribune-Democrat] Profile of an executive who's obsession, uh, passion, is skating. [WSJ] Ice skating for college credit...what a great idea! [The Torch] Figure skating as a video game? Yep, also a great idea. [NdsItalia] Behind the scenes at the 2008 Synchronized Skating Championships. [Current Skate of Mind] Who knew two-time (1984 & 1988) Olympic gold medalist Katarina Witt is retiring? Ryan Bradley did. [icenetwork] Everything you wanted to know to become a certified judge. [Rochelle's Figure Skating] For all us maniacal Clay Aiken (see right) fans...[Clay's Daily Double] I wanna go to this camp! [SMU of Minnesota] Russia lu... More About: Woman , The Bionic Woman , Bionic Woman , Bionic
Results of 2008 World Junior Championships: Ladies
2008-03-02 07:16:00 At the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Saturday, the evening belonged to 15-year-old Rachael Flatt, who placed second at this year's U.S. senior Nationals. Rachael, in third place after the short program, won the free skate and the world junior title. This was also Rachael's first Junior Worlds, and with her success here and at Nationals, I'm guessing she's done skating under the radar. She will make her international senior debut next season. Go Rachael!!! Reigning world junior champion Caroline Zhang from the U.S., second after the short, remained second, and U.S. senior ladies champion Mirai Nagasu, first after the short, placed third. Although she skated near perfect in the short program, Mirai struggled during her free skate with her two Lutz jumps and flip jump, and even lost hold of her blade at the end of the layback spin. Mirai later explained that she let her nerves take control, rather than her taking control of her nerves. Jenni... More About: Results , Ladies
Results of 2008 World Junior Championships: Ice Dancing
2008-03-02 03:32:00 As promised, here are the full results for the ice dancing event at the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships : Pl Name Nation Points CD OD FD 1 Emily SAMUELSON / Evan BATES USA 181.66 1 1 1 2 Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER CAN 178.09 3 2 2 3 Kristina GORSHKOVA / Vitali BUTIKOV RUS 172.85 4 3 3 4 Maria MONKO / Ilia TKACHENKO RUS 166.01 2 4 4 5 Madison HUBBELL / Keiffer HUBBELL USA 157.47 5 5 5 6 Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Jonathan GUERREIRO RUS 153.29 7 6 6 7 Alisa AGAFONOVA / Dmitri DUN UKR 150.57 8 7 7 8 Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL CAN 144.29 10 9 9 9 Isabella PAJARDI / Stefano CARUSO ITA 144.13 14 8 8 10 Karen ROUTHIER / Eric SAUCKE-LACELLE CAN 138.61 9 11 11 11 Maureen IBANEZ / Neil BROWN FRA 138.10 11 10 10 12 Lucie MYSLIVECK... More About: Dancing , Results
Results of 2008 World Junior Championships: Top 6 in Ice Dancing
2008-03-01 13:11:00 The ice dancing competition concluded yesterday at the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. The United States' Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates won the gold (total points 181.66), Canada's Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier took the silver (total points 178.09), and Russia's Kristina Gorshkova and Vitali Butikov came away with the bronze (total points 172.85). Maria Monko and Ilia Tkachenko of Russia placed fourth (total points 166.01), siblings Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell of the United States came in fifth (total points 157.47), and Ekaterina Riazanova and John Guerreiro of Russia placed sixth (total points 153.29). I gotta say, I've been fastidiously reading skaters' official sites throughout the championships and it's so interesting to me how different some of them are. I really love the photo of Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates from their official site (at right) because it shows their charm, youth and joy. The ladies short pr... More About: Dancing , Results
Clip of the week - After I got it, I couldn't stop laughing
2008-03-01 07:09:00 I watched the following clip: a) 5 timesb) 15 timesc) 25 timesd) more than 25 times The correct answer is b) 15 times. After I "got" it on try #15, I made everyone who stood within a 10 foot radius watch it as well. For some reason, only my skating friends thought it was absolutely "hysterical." We're not a strange bunch, are we? More About: Clip , Week , Stop , Laughing
Results of 2008 World Junior Championships: Men
2008-02-29 06:33:00 At the 2008 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, the junior men's competition concluded with very strong free skate performances. The United States' Adam Rippon won the gold medal in his first Junior Worlds. Russia's Artem Borodulin took the silver, and China's Jinlin Guan captured the bronze. Adam's teammates Brandon Mroz placed fourth and Tommy Steenberg placed ninth. Canada's Kevin Reynolds was the only skater to successfully land a quadruple jump (Salchow) and jumped from 13th to sixth place. He also tried his quadruple toeloop but was not successful. The competition continues today with the ice dancing finale. After the Original Dance, Emily Samuelson/Evan Bates of the United States are in the lead, Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier of Canada are in second place, and Kristina Gorshkova/Vitali Butikov of Russia are in third place. Final results for the junior men are as follows: Pl Name Nation Points SP FS 1 Adam RIPPON... More About: Results
Results of 2008 World Junior Championships: Pairs
2008-02-28 13:22:00 The 2008 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria are well underway and the pairs competition has concluded. Russian's Ksenia Krasilnikova/Konstantin Bezmaternikh won the gold medal with their teammates Lubov Iliushechkina/Nodari Maisuradze taking the silver. Ksenia Krasilnikova/Konstantin Bezmaternikh won the bronze medal in 2006 and 2007, so the third trip to the World Junior Championships must be the charm. China's Huibo Dong/Yiming Wu took the bronze. The United States placed fifth, tenth and eleventh. By the end of today, the junior men's champion will be crowned. After the short program, Adam Rippon of the United States was in the lead, with Russia's Artem Borodulin and Adam's teammate Brandon Mroz, in second and third, respectively. Stay tuned... Final results of the junior pairs are as follows: Pl Name Nation Points SP FS 1 Ksenia KRASILNIKOVA / Konstantin BEZMATERNIKH RUS 148.12 1 2 2 Lubov ILIUS... More About: Results
Figure skaters don't eat chocolate
2008-02-27 06:47:00 Medals awarded for figure skating in India. Yes, India. [Hindustan Times] Preview of men's competition for 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, in Sweden, beginning March 18. [Gay.com] A beautifully captured shot of Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir at the Four Continents Championships. [ESPN} There will be blood (on ice). [deadspin] Michael Weiss' father taught Scott Hamilton his back flip (and other interesting tidbits). [Windy City Times] Tonya Harding gives two thumbs up for rock opera Tonya and Nancy. [Seattle Post Intelligencer] Which gave me a flashback: This week in history, on February 25, 1994, Oksana Baiul of Ukraine won the figure skating gold medal in Lillehammer, Norway. Nancy Kerrigan won the silver, and Tonya finished eighth. So many unanswered questions in The Cutting Edge and The Cutting Edge 2. Perhaps The Cutting Edge 3 will bring closure. [zap2it] Ode to physical and psychological benefits of skating. [Triple Axel] Nordic skating gaining popul... More About: Chocolate
Schedule for ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships
2008-02-26 07:06:00 The 2008 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships begin today in Sofia, Bulgaria. This year, 209 skaters/couples from 50 ISU member nations will participate. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, February 26: Compulsory Dance, Pairs Short Program Wednesday, February 27: Men Short Program, Pairs Free Skating Thursday, February 28: Original Dance, Men Free Skating Friday, February 29: Ladies Short Program, Free Dance Saturday, March 1: Ladies Free Skating Sunday, March 2: Exhibition Gala For the ladies, all eyes will be on 14-year-old Mirai Nagasu, the 2008 U.S. senior ladies champion and reigning Junior World silver medalist. She'll face stiff competition from teammates Caroline Zhang, also 14, who won Junior Worlds last year and came in fourth in the senior ladies division at U.S. Nationals, and 15-year-old Rachael Flatt, who finished second to Mirai at the Junior Grand Prix Final and at U.S. Nationals. For the men, look for Adam Rippon, entering his first Junior Worlds,... More About: Schedule
Meeting your future spouse at work
2008-02-25 06:43:00 It's true what they say -- the best place to find your future mate is at work. And why not? You spend most of your time at work, hang out with people at work, get to observe them in all sorts of settings. I guess the skating world is not that different from the office environment. If your job is to skate, chances are, you'll find your future mate on the ice -- You're touring together, entering the same competitions, maybe sharing coaches and choreographers and traveling in the same circles. What could be more natural than falling for someone in that context? In honor of Valentine's Day, the February issue of SKATING magazine profiled two couples who started as partners on the ice, and became husband and wife. Ice dancers Jennifer Wester and Daniil Barantsev (see above) fell in love while training together in Hartford, Connecticut. They were married three years later on May 6, 2006. After the 2010 Olympics, the pair said that they will likely put their competitive skating aside ... More About: Future , Work , Meeting , Spouse
Clip of the week - Charlene Wong
More articles from this author:2008-02-23 07:00:00 At the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, all eyes were on 14-year-old Mirai Nagasu after she roared into first place after the short program. Sitting beside her in the Kiss and Cry area was her primary coach, Charlene Wong , and their reactions after the high scores were announced are priceless (see below). Everyone commends Mirai for her artistic, fluid and musical style of skating (considering she's only 14!) and Charlene, who has coached Mirai since 2006, has played a major role in bringing these elements to Mirai's skating, while also balancing her youth and growing maturity. Charlene has had a dynamic skating career of her own in the 1980s and 1990s. Charlene, now 41, was a four-time silver medalist at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships (1983, 1988-1990) and also competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics. After turning professional in 1990, she won her first event, the 1990 U.S. Open Professional Figure Skating Championships and also toured extensiv... More About: Clip , Week 1, 2, 3 |
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