Emily Carlson is a top level competitive figure skater.
She rose to the top two percent of competitive figure skaters by passing a series of eight tests in both freestyle skating and moves. This is figure skating's highest honor at...
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Emily Carlson is a top level competitive figure skater.
She rose to the top two percent of competitive figure skaters by passing a series of eight tests in both freestyle skating and moves. This is figure skating's highest honor at that level.
Lubov Iliushechkina of Russia falls during the pairs free program with her partner Nodari Maisuradze (not pictured) at the European Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki . Slovenia's Alex Glebov crashes in the men's Super-G event at the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Val Gardena, northern Italy . Erben Wennemars of the Netherlands falls during the men's 500m event at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Moscow, Marc Iselin of Switzerland falls during the men's snowboard parallel... Read Full Story
I know this is early, but I just made some initial predictions based on the current assignments...more or less I want to come back to this page later and see how good I did (I realize this is a long post!). I found some of these very tough to predict! Pairs Skate America 1. Savchenko & Szolkowy 2. McLaughlin & Brubaker 3. Mukhortova & Trankov Skate Canada 1. Dube & Davison 2. Kawaguchi & Smirnov 3. McLaughlin & Brubaker Cup of China 1. Zhang & Zhang 2. Pang & Tong 3. Volosozhar & Morozov... Read Full Story
Roller derby is finally figuring into the product lineups of quad skate and wheel manufacturers in a big way. Companies like Riedell are coming to see that roller derby is not just a fad and they've been updating their skate offerings accordingly. This fall, Riedell is bringing us a brand new batch of derby specific skates. Watch for these skates turning up on a track near you. I have a feeling Riedell has just shifted the standard for derby skates the same way they did when they introduced... Read Full Story
It has been such a sad week in figure skating. I wanted this pic of the week to be happy and uplifting. I decided to feature the happiest moment in figure skating. But what is the happiest moment in figure skating? This question alone could be quite a topic of discussion on this blog! It's a matter of opinion I suppose so I decided to settle it the only way I know how... Google ! I went to Google, typed in "happiest moment in figure skating" and Google returned with a quite appropriate... Read Full Story
Former U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobek is out of a New Jersey jail but not out of trouble. The 31-year-old, who faces charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Hudson County, posted bail on Monday night. She was arrested in Florida last week. Her mother doubts the 1995 U.S. figure skating champion would do something illegal, but says if she did, it was because of the company she keeps. Jana Bobek says her daughter likes to "party" and that she has a good heart that has... Read Full Story
Johnny Weir is one of the athletes scheduled to compete at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The figure skating nationals appear to be a huge draw for St. Paul, which could reap nearly $30 million during the weeklong event. By JEAN HOPFENSPERGER AND KEVIN GILES, Star Tribune staff writers The U.S. Figure Skating Championships begin Sunday and run through Jan. 27, with senior competition beginning on Wednesday. Single tickets and event packages are available. For more information, go to... Read Full Story
You are a beginner but a very fast learner. You are not sure if you should buy figure skates at this time. However you feel you are progressing fairly quickly. You have made it to freestyle levels. Now the big question is should you stop renting and buy your own pair of figure skates. If you enjoy figure skating, then you should own your skates no matter what level you are. This is because you progress much faster with your own boots and you'll probably enjoy skating even more. Rinks usually... Read Full Story
Having a daughter who was a competitive figure skater for about seven years and having spent a great deal of time at ice rinks waiting for her events to come up, I've seen many a male figure skater not to mention those seen on televised events. Thus I found it ironic and perhaps even a little sad that Skate Canada plans on unveiling a campaign to combat the "gay stereotype" of male figure skaters in the hope of attracting more male skaters. The truth is that high level figure skating is very... Read Full Story
Emily Is True Class Act I have just taken a look at the team envelope for the 2008/2009 season. While I was elated with the Kimmie’s team A assignment; even though she did not do well by “our” standard this season, however she did well enough to achieve Team A status. What really threw me on a tail spin was Emily’s assignment. Instead of her, Bebe Liang made the Team (A). While I understand the mechanics of the assignments, I feel some reparation could have bee made in this case. Let me... Read Full Story
On her very first jump in her long program, Mirai Nagasu tumbles to the ground. Gasps fill the Xcel Center in St. Paul. But the 14 year old wasn't disappointed with her fall - she was angry. She went on to land the next seven triple jumps, and became the second youngest United States figure skating champion ever. Nagasu is just 34 days older than Tara Lipinski when she won the title in 1997. Because she is just 14, she cannot compete in the World Championships next month in Sweden. The... Read Full Story
