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Canada’s Dubreuil and Lauzon in first place after compulsory dance
They won the silver medal at the world figure skating championships last year and have continued their march to the top with stunning programs.”Everything went really well,” Lauzon said after their rhumba.
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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…

Abbie scores home win in Wales
A YOUNG Moray skater put the opposition in a spin and proved herself to be a Welsh wonder.
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Russia steps up to second
Step up: Russia 1 skaters perform their short program at the world synchronized skating championship at the John Labatt Centre last night.
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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…

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…

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…

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When rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy go ballistic in an embarrassing, no-holds-barred fight at the World Championships, they are stripped of their gold medals and banned from the …
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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…

‘Blades of Glory’ premiere has ice legends talking about reality-show spinoff
The buzz at the “Blades of Glory” premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Wednesday is that the Will Ferrell/Jon Heder comedy/sports film will spawn a reality TV series called “Same-Sex Pair Skating With the …
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Blades of Glory
When rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy go ballistic in an embarrassing, no-holds-barred fight at the World Championships, they are stripped of their gold medals and banned from the …
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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…

Moving On!
After two years as the Inline Skating guide at About.com, it is time to pass the torch to another writer. This will be my last blog post. I want to…

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…

Mira Leung was in pain when she performed at world skating championships
“I couldn’t practise and had to go see our team doctor and physiotherapist Dr. Judith Proulx.”Proulx informed Leung that the pain was caused by Achilles tendinitis and said it could have occurred while Leung …
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The (male) talk of Boston?
The broadcast blather has it that parent company CBS may be looking at changing the legendary Boston music station to a sports-talk or the so-called male-talk format.
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Skating on the Silver Screen (Napa Valley Register)
When a pair of Upvalley teens got the chance to appear in the major motion picture, Little Children, it seemed as if they were skating through life.

Frappier Acceleration Skating Treadmill Featured in ESPN Magazine (PR Web)
Top collegiate hockey teams turn to Frappier s Skating Treadmill for optimum training. (PRWeb Mar 28, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/RmFsdS1TcXVhLVN1bW0tRmFsdS1NYWduLVplcm8=

Sassy, strong-willed Sasha Cohen goes for gold medal in figure skating (JTA)
Sasha Cohen shares a moment with her coach, John Nicks. Sasha Cohen is one of three figure skaters representing the United States this week in the women s singles portion of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

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…

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…

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…

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…

Rochette rallies to 10th, Leung 24th at world figure skating championships
The complicated ISU formula for determining how many skaters a country gets for the next world championships dictated, based on the short-program results, that she had to be in the top-12 at the end to ensure …
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Figure Skating: Sweep at the top for 2 Japanese women skaters (International Herald Tribune)
Miki Ando won the gold medal on Sunday and Mao Asada the silver after South Korea’s Kim Yu Na fell twice in her final skate and had to settle for bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo.

Skaters say they’re eager to see ‘Blades of Glory’ motion picture
“Sometimes guys and girls don’t get along so I’ve thought of doing pairs with another girl.”The 25-year-old native of Grand-Mere, Que., is tiny so she has concerns.”I couldn’t be the lifter,” she said.She was …
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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…

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…

Caveman mentality for “Blades” directors
Will Speck and Josh Gordon, who make their feature debut with “Blades of Glory,” have been directing short films and award-winning commercials together since they met at New York University.
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Asians excel, Canadians rely on ice dancers for medal at the worlds
Now they must respond.The ante went up - way up.”If you watched last year’s worlds compared to this year, there is a huge difference,” Joannie Rochette said after delivering the fifth-best free skating to …
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Ando, Joubert avoid risks and are world champions
But the individual winners at this year’s world championships managed to play it relatively safe and still come out on top.
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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…

Dinner for two at Below Zero in association with Blades of Glory
Blades of Glory the hilarious new movie is at cinemas everywhere from April 6, and to celebrate its release we are offering you the chance to win a dinner for two at belowzero, followed by entrance to the …
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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…

Stressed, Stretched and Skating on Thin Ice
In Japan on Saturday, millions watched Kimmie Meissner spin, twirl and jump through the World Figure Skating Championships, oohing, ahhing and gasping on cue.
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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…

Dinner for two at Below Zero in association with Blades of Glory
Blades of Glory the hilarious new movie is at cinemas everywhere from April 6, and to celebrate its release we are offering you the chance to win a dinner for two at belowzero, followed by entrance to the …
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Young 16 Year Old Greek American Skating to the Top for Greece
Maria-Elena Papasotiriou was born January 27, 1990 in Park Ridge , Illinois ; and is an American figure skater who currently represents Greece .
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Virtue and Moir impressive in finishing sixth in senior world championship debut
“My legs are really tired. “Nerves got to me a little bit but, luckily, we were well trained and we were able to handle it.”The other half of the “we” was Tessa Virtue, and ice dancers from the London, Ont., …
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New figure skating world champ Joubert eyes “Quad King” crown
French skater Brian Joubert flashes the thumbs-up sign after the men’s free skating event at the World Figure Skating Championships 2007 in Tokyo.
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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…

FIGURE SKATING: Belbin, Agosto capture bronze (Detroit Free Press)
TOKYO — Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto of the Arctic Figure Skating Club in Canton were all dressed up and ready to leave the building Friday. Then they were called to come get an ice dancing medal, the United States’ first at this year’s World Figure Skating Championships.

Kim Yu-Na Leads at Skating Championships
South Korean Kim Yu-na shook off her back pain and took the lead in the short program Friday at the World Figure Skating Championships.
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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…

Champion skates bring their passon on tour
The always-popular Smucker’s Stars on Ice, headlined by a cast of Olympic, World and National skating champions, triple-luxes its way to Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Arena for a performance at 7 tonight.
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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…

Moving On!
After two years as the Inline Skating guide at About.com, it is time to pass the torch to another writer. This will be my last blog post. I want to…