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Pinckney skating park idea hits skids (Detroit News)
PINCKNEY — A local group working to establish a skate park for the village is hoping someone will step forward to donate property they can use.

Skating Backwards at the A2A Road Skate
Scott Nilsson, who is a former participant and organizer of the Athens-to-Atlanta (A2A) Road Skate, recently wrote an article to wrap up the 25th Anniversary of this year’s event. Scott…

Fitness Demystified Series Kicks-Off
Tip #1 of a new, 8-part series entitled Fitness Demystified was posted today under the Fitness Benefits of Inline Skating category. It has been our experience that the benefits that…

Halloween Skate in London
The Halloween Skate is set for 5 P.M. on Sunday, October 29th beginning at the normal LondonSkate|Sunday Stroll starting point in Hyde Park, London. Skaters will spend about two hours…

Mao Asada Exquisite in Short Program
It couldn’t be earlier in the figure skating season, yet Japan’s Mao Asada already is miles ahead of the American competition.
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New Video at YouTube
SkaterNation posted a new, downhill video entitled SFCity Tunnel at YouTube on Friday, October 13th. The video shows members of the Friday Night Skate rolling through the Broadway and…

Roller Skate Safety
That’s the title of a Google Video from the past, circa 1980, which was produced by Fiesta Films. The video illustrates the importance of roller-skating safety equipment and stresses the…

Amazing Skating Video at YouTube
The video is 37 seconds long and is entitled Crazy Indian Girl. The clip shows a girl skating double-jointed under a number of cars. Her face appears to be only…

Halloween Skate in London
The Halloween Skate is set for 5 P.M. on Sunday, October 29th beginning at the normal LondonSkate|Sunday Stroll starting point in Hyde Park, London. Skaters will spend about two hours…

Fun Skating Events in October
The Los Angeles Friday Night Skate will be having their 10-year anniversary skate on Friday, October 20th and will be joined by the San Fransisco Friday Night skate who will…

Ando surprise skating winner (Deseret Morning News)
Miki Ando needed to forget about the Olympics. She found the perfect tonic at Skate America.

Determined Archbald 10-year-old dedicates life to skating (Scranton Times-Tribune)
There was a time, not all that long ago, when Emily Pivovarnik had a crippling fear of the ice rink.

Skating Backwards at the A2A Road Skate
Scott Nilsson, who is a former participant and organizer of the Athens-to-Atlanta (A2A) Road Skate, recently wrote an article to wrap up the 25th Anniversary of this year’s event. Scott…

Meissner Fulfilled by Being a Champion
Kimmie Meissner feels fulfilled as a world champion, and not because of the renown that comes with such a title.
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Amazing Skating Video at YouTube
The video is 37 seconds long and is entitled Crazy Indian Girl. The clip shows a girl skating double-jointed under a number of cars. Her face appears to be only…

Inoue, Baldwin Win Short Program
After their stunning fourth-place finish at the world championships, Rena Inoue and John Baldwin thought they’d capped their career in style.
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Mao Asada Exquisite in Short Program
It couldn’t be earlier in the figure skating season, yet Japan’s Mao Asada already is miles ahead of the American competition.
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For Meissner, this jump will have to wait a bit
She might be the world champion in an Olympic-showcase sport, one that demands grace and guts in large proportions, but beneath the rouge and spangles, tiny Kimmie Meissner remains a little girl.
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Athens-to-Atlanta (A2A) Results
The premlinary results of the A2A Road Skate that was held on Sunday, October 1st are now posted on the event site for viewing. In the 87-mile event, Mauro Guenci…

Japan’s Oda Wins Men’s Short Program
A good start to the season for Japan, the rising power in men’s skating. And a so-so beginning for the United States at Skate America.
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Ice dancers Bourne and Kraatz to…
Renowned coach and choreographer Bernard Ford and 10-time Canadian ice dance champions Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz will be inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame.
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Skating Backwards at the A2A Road Skate
Scott Nilsson, who is a former participant and organizer of the Athens-to-Atlanta (A2A) Road Skate, recently wrote an article to wrap up the 25th Anniversary of this year’s event. Scott…

Japan’s Oda win men’s short skating program, Lysacek third (San Diego Union-Tribune)
HARTFORD, Conn., 6:16 p.m. Oct. 26 (AP): A good start to the season for Japan, the rising power in men’s skating. And a so-so beginning for the United States at Skate America.

Fitness Demystified Series Kicks-Off
Tip #1 of a new, 8-part series entitled Fitness Demystified was posted today under the Fitness Benefits of Inline Skating category. It has been our experience that the benefits that…

Report on the Rattleskate Invitational
Luigino’s Joey Mantia won the pro men’s division at the Rattleskate Invitational followed by Bont North America’s Jake Sawyer in second and Wolf Racing’s Brian Talley in third. According to…

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Sochi turns to China’s figure skating stars for advice in Olympic bid
Sochi is turning to figure skating world champions Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China for advice to boost the Russian city’s chances of winning the bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
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‘36 Olympic skating champ Baier dead at 86 (Sports Illustrated)
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Pinellas Trail Skate Reminder
Just a reminder that there are only 24 days left to sign-up for Bill Jackson’s 9th annual, St. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs, Pinellas Trail Skate before the registration fee goes…

Eisler’s emails to teen led to ban: Sources
Canadian figure skating star Lloyd Eisler was suspended from coaching for one season because of emails he sent to a 15-year-old girl he was coaching that were deemed inappropriate by Skate Canada, the Star has …
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Athens-to-Atlanta (A2A) Results
The premlinary results of the A2A Road Skate that was held on Sunday, October 1st are now posted on the event site for viewing. In the 87-mile event, Mauro Guenci…

Fitness Demystified Series Kicks-Off
Tip #1 of a new, 8-part series entitled Fitness Demystified was posted today under the Fitness Benefits of Inline Skating category. It has been our experience that the benefits that…

Full Moon Skate
The next Full Moon Skate at Flatwoods Wilderness Park, which is northeast of Tampa Bay, is scheduled for Saturday, November 4th. This is a social skate where you can make…

Olympic rink may figure in valley’s future
INDIO - Watching the next winter Olympics could take on more meaning for Coachella Valley residents if a group from Ontario fulfills its plans to build an Olympic training facility for ice skaters in Indio.
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Sochi turns to China’s figure skating stars for advice in Olympic bid
Sochi is turning to figure skating world champions Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China for advice to boost the Russian city’s chances of winning the bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
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News on Competitive Skating continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

Streisand mentions Trudeau, delights fans at first of two concerts in Toronto
“We love you back!” someone shouted back from the audience, which included figure-skating legends Brian Orser and Brian Boitano.
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