| Melting "Ice Cream" |
I've been intending to post this for a while, but never took the time to sit down and cite chapter and verse...until now. Since the publication of Toller Cranston's book "Ice Cream: Th...
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| Good Luck to Nebelhorn Competitors! |
A personal wish of support for Laura Handy and Jennifer Don! For as much as I disagree with many aspects of the COP for this season, I'm extremely anxious to see the outcome of the c...
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| Proposed judging system |
Since it has been so very quiet lately I thought that I would explain my proposed figure skating judging system for discussion. Perhaps it has been seen before, but not by me, and it may be ...
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| Alexei and his sports agent rumours? |
what is this?
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| Study | The Incidence of Injuries in Elite Junior Figure Skaters |
http://journal.ajsm.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/4/511 You can only read the abstract unless you are a subcriber but the summery is still worth reading. Quote: Fif...
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| Ryan Bradley Article |
Haven't seen anyone mention this yet: Go for the Gold: Bradley tackles skating on his own terms now http://www.stjoenews-press.com/Main.asp?SectionID=81&SubSectionID=274&Ar...
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| Plushy's quad |
At Worlds Stoiko mentioned that Plushy's quads are often cheated. What did he mean? Take-off, rotation, 2-ft landings?
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| David Pelletier's latest post |
In case your a David Pelletier fan :-0 http://www.sale-pelletier.com/english/journal.asp?ID=20
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| When is the first Official Comp. |
When does the new season start, er what event? http://community.webtv.net/crg903/BeforeandAfter
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| Judging question |
A question for those in the know. If a judge is also an adult skater, should they be allowed to judge events that include their coach's other students? Would there be a conflict of
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| Alexei-humm, interesting new info |
A lady named Peach State skater who has a skating website posted some very very interesting info about Alexei. She said her source was a person who ran an Olypmic venue at SLC. Not sure I sh...
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| More Updates (Aug 27th) |
A few more updates have been added in the News & Links section at Blade Runners. Please visit http://www.members.aol.com/bladerunners999/blade/newslinks.htm and don't forget to check o...
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| Rossano's CoP presentation |
I am embarrassed to admit that I only just now read Dr. George Rossano's presentation about ISU judging reforms that he gave at the PSA conference. Like all of his writing, it's hysteric...
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| Gary Beacom's book |
According to IFS magazine he is publishing a book "Apology" about his anti-income tax stand and prison experiences. It's not an apology as in "I'm sorry" but rather a defense of his position...
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| "High Roller Olympic Schmoozing" |
Article from the San Francisco Chronicle. The "he" in the quote below is Vic Garvey -- he's sort of an ultra travel agent for the rich and famous. "...At the Salt Lake City Winter Gam...
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| Oksana's wedding! |
Does anyone know when Oksana and her "fiance" plan to marry? Not that I'm holding my breath. ~~~~Chana~~~~
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| "Ice Skating" Magazine |
I saw this at Barnes and Noble last week. I hadn't seen it before. Does anyone know anything about it (e.g. how long has it been publishing, who's involved with it)? The design is kind of ...
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| An Evening With Champions ticket sale info |
Tickets are on sale starting today and starting this year you can purchase them online via a link on the website. Sorry for omitting that information. Rosie
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| Harvard's An Evening With Champions |
I just received my postcard with info on the event. The website is www.aneveningwithchampions.org. You can buy tickets online. Regular tickets are $30.00 and children and seniors tickets ...
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| A Tale of Two Championships |
Hi, everyone, I haven't been here awhile, I usually spend my online time these days deleting spam :-(. Anyway, I'm attending the World Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim and tho...
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| Skating Updates (Aug 23rd) |
Lots of updates have been made in the news section at Blade Runners and the calendar of events has been updated as well. The url is http://www.members.aol.com/bladerunners999/blade/ <...
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| Torvill & Dean question |
Hi there I need to get hold of the music which Torvill & Dean danced to for their "Barnum on Ice" piece, which I think was at the 1983 World Championships (wasn't that the first t...
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| (Slightly OT) # Of Entries at Gym Worlds |
I'm asking this here because I know there are some people who read this group and also follow competitive gymnastics. I was looking at the results site for the world gymnastics championshi...
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| Skate Canada all-event ticket wanted |
Hi all, I am thinking about going to Skate Canada and thought I'd check and see if anyone has an extra ticket he/she doesn't need. Not *too* far from the ice, of course.
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| 2003 Ice Wars Event |
Nov. 13th at 7 p.m., Pepsi Arena in Albany, NY. North American Team: Brian Boitano, Kurt Browning, Nicole Bobek, Sale & Pelletier. World Team: Viktor Petrenko, Ilia Kulik, Oksana...
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| why no skating events in Toronto |
Aside from Mississauga's Hershey centre ( which isn't Toronto), why is it that Canada's largest city never gets a major amateur skating competition? Dario
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| why no skating events Toronto? |
Aside from Mississauga's Hershey centre ( which isn't Toronto), why is that Canada's largest city never gets a major amateur skating competition? Dario
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| Competitive Figure Skating FAQ: References |
Archive-name: sports/skating/ice/figure/references Last-modified: 20 Aug 2003 COMPETITIVE FIGURE SKATING FAQ: =============...
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| Competitive Figure Skating FAQ: Skating People and Events |
Archive-name: sports/skating/ice/figure/people Last-modified: 20 Aug 2003 COMPETITIVE FIGURE SKATING FAQ: =================...
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| Competitive Figure Skating FAQ: Technical Elements |
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