Olympic figure-skater, Kristi Yamaguchi (gold medalist in 1992 at Albertville) won season six of the popular television reality show, “Dancing with the Stars” last night. For those who had watched her on the ice, it was no surprise. The precision and grace that she put into her figure skating translated well into her ballroom efforts. […]
Former Olympic figure skater, Tonya Harding is telling her story in a book, “The Tonya Tapes,” released in April. Why she thinks anyone wants to hear more from her is beyond my understanding. She still seems not to be taking responsiblilty for her part in attacking fellow skater, Nancy Kerrigan in 1994.
Meredith Vieira, of […]
Kristi Yamaguchi, the 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist in Figure Skating (Albertville), has been back in the news again this season. She’s the front-runner in season six of “Dancing with the Stars,” having finished first in seven of the nine episodes. The season finale is Monday and she’s up against actor, Cristian de la Fuente and […]
According to the article I came across today, it seems that the current US Figure Skating Champion Sasha Cohen isn’t decided whether she’s going to defend her title in the US Figure Skating Championships, which is just two months away.
“I’ve been keeping my options open and been training to stay in shape,” Cohen said. “But […]
Norwegian Sonja Henie won 10 world championships and 3 consecutive Olympic gold medals out of 4 appearances.
Her first gold was won during the 1928 Winter Games in Switzerland, also known as the 2nd Olympic Winter Games and was considered the first true Winter Games as it was not in conjunction with a Summer Games.
Henie was […]
Irina Slutskaya, a 27 year old Russian, holds the record of seven European titles, two world championships and a total of 40 gold medals, 21 silvers and 17 bronzes for all competitions she participated in.
Slutskaya started skating at the age of four and has been coached by Zhanna Gromova since she was six. She […]
Nathalie Pechalat of France fell on the ice (Source: NBC)
Lithuanians Margarita Drobiazko’s and Povilas Vanagas’ unfortunate accident (Source: NBC)
I am not trying to be an ass, but as you watch the pictures, try to play Strauss’ “Blue Danube” in your head, and you will get a sense of what happened at the Ice Dancing Competition […]
American Figure Skating Princess, Michelle Kwan, cut short her practice on Saturday due to stifness in the groin, sparking rumors that she might pull out of competition altogether.
Michelle Kwan in a contemplative moment on the ice (Source: NBC)
Kwan said that she is day-to-day and dropping out of competition is a likely possibility. Kwan’s place […]
MSNBC has an article today called “Weir says he won’t stop being ‘princessy’”. It’s a part of a spotlight series they’re doing on some of the main athletes from the U.S. that will be in the Olympics.
Some of the quotes they got from him are real gems:
“I am very princessy as far as travel […]
MSNBC has put together a list of the top ten people/stories for this Olympics. The list includes Michelle Kwan (figure skating), Bode Miller (alpine skiing), Chad Hendrick (speedskating), Apolo Anton Ohno (short-track speedskating), Shaun White (snowboarding), Evgeni Plushenko (figure skating), the Canadian mens hockey team, Janica Kostelic (alpine skiing), the USA womens hockey team, and […]
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Written by Sandy Mitchell [email] for b5media.
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