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David Ash Is Your New American Idol -- Give Luck Its Due
Everyone who has ever played a team sport knows that you cannot sabermetric everything. There comes a time on every team where a player makes or breaks a reputation for reliability, capability, and inspiration. If the player steps up and makes a play – or achieves an unlikely result – then the...
2010 Figure Skating Calendars for Charity
Figure Skating coach Katie Holmes has put together a limited edition figure skating calendar to help fund intensive therapy for her son's autism. All potential proceeds of the calendar (for which a $15 donation is asked) will go to funding the Applied Behavior Analysis therapy that Morgan Joseph...
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...
Paul Wylie Named Honorary Chairman of 2011 Nationals
1992 Olympic silver medalist Paul Wylie has been named the honorary chairman of the 2011 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships which will take place in Greensboro, North Carolina. Wylie currently lives and coaches in North Carolina. "As an ambassador, my goal is to get North Carolinians to...
So You Think You Can Dance (Again?)
Canadian skater Emanuel Sandhu has made the top 20 of "So You Think You Can Dance" Canada, per Straight.com. You may remember he was on the show last season as well but could not crack the top 20. You can check out his audition on that site as well. Sandhu describes himself as a "socially shy"...
Craig Buntin, the Entrepreneur
Craig Buntin, of Canadian figure skating pair Meagan Duhamel and Craig Buntin, is featured in this Financial Post article because he is not only training for the Olympics, but he's trying to get a coffee business off the ground, called Teabean Coffee. "It's kind of tough," admits Mr. Buntin of his...
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...
A Legacy Lives On
Christopher Nolan is the grandson of U.S. ice dancing coach Danny Ryan, who was killed in the 1961 plane crash that killed the entire United States world figure skating team. But Icenetwork has an article about how Ryan's legacy has lived on through Christopher's grandmother Paquette Ryan who was...
Sorry for Cup of China Delay!
There has not been time this week to treat it the way it deserves to be treated! Sorry about the no predictions as well. I will hopefully have more time next week. Anyway, the ladies short program is underway in a few minutes. Here is the schedule, you can watch on Icenetwork. Here is the...
Stephane Lambiel Retires
Stephane Lambiel retired from competitive figure skating today. The two-time world champion has been plagued by a hip injury which has now forced him to retire. The 23-year old Swiss who finished fifth in this year's World Championship said, "I have made a good choice and made my health my...
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