About Emily Carlson the figure skater

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 giant slalom quarter-final heat at the FIS Snowboard World Championships in Hoengseong, east of Seoul, Germany's Aliona Savchenko watches as her partner Robin Szolkowy falls on the ... 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 Trophée Eric Bompard Cachemire 1. Savchenko & Szolkowy 2. Mukhortova ... 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 the 265 boot . Riedell is bringing out two new entry-level track skates that, with plates, ... 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 answer via the Encyclopedia Britannica website! Apparently, as per Google, the ... 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 been taken advantage of in the past. If convicted, Nicole Bobek would face up to 10 years ... Read Full Story