Skating Destination

Family worried about mercury exposure (KOAM-TV Pittsburg)
Pittsburg police closed the area around park skating ramps on Monday when mercury was discovered, spilled on the ground. Now three juveniles are in custody.

Coliseum site of short track speed skating camp

Canada’s World Cup team for the upcoming short track speed skating season is being decided on Pacific Coliseum ice.

Skate Canada picks London as 2010 host

Skate Canada announced Monday that London will host the 2010 Canadian figure skating championships, with the event taking place Jan.

Long Leaf Trace Mississippi Sure Knows How to Name a Trail
Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the home of Long Leaf Trace, one of the best Rails to Trails in the country. This 41 mile long National Recreation Trail is the longest rail…

Tots Make Good Inline Skating Students, Too
Although many inline skating instructors would rather work with school-aged children or adults, teaching young inline skaters between the ages of three and six can be a great experience for…

Canada’s McCulloch-Cassarsa soars to sixth at ISU Junior Grand Prix

Kristine Musademba led the U.S., to a 1-2 finish placing first at 127.64 to edge Beckey Bereswill in second at 127.27. Kanako Murakami of Japan was third at 126.87. McCulloch-Cassarsa, 14, was in 10th spot …

The 2008 RAPS24KiKa Race for a Reason
The race named RAPS24KiKa has a story that goes with the event. RAPS24KiKa is a 24 hour race sponsored by the Dutch skate manufacturer, RAPS. In this event, teams of…

The 2009 Paris Open International Has Something for Everyone
Inline figure skaters of all ages are already fine tuning programs and making advance travel arrangements for the 2009 Paris Open International free skating and dance skating event. This season’s…

35th Real Berlin Inline Marathon Brought to You by Real
This weekend the 35th Real Berlin Inline Marathon expects as many as 8000 skaters to start the race. This event is the final leg of the World Inline Cup and…

South African Club is On a Roll
The Roll R Way Roller Skating Club was started at a public roller skating rink in Gezina, Pretoria in 1981 by rink owners Lilly Richards and Madeleine van Heerden, and…

Southside Christian pair gets their kicks on ice

Abby Doyle and Hannah Hunt are two of a kind, but they’re about the only two of their kind in the Greenville area.

London awarded 2010 Canadian championships

World ice-dance silver medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir should feel right at home during the 2010 Canadian figure-skating championships.

Allain pledges to fight for Kay Arena funding

Federal politics came down to a grassroots level last night as Conservative candidate Daniel Allain showed Public Safety Minister Stockwell around his old neighbourhood, with vague promises of further …

Skating into his 81st year (Braintree Forum)
He ice skates. He composes songs. He writes short stories. He babysits for three grandchildren. He tends to his vegetable garden. He delivers Meals on Wheels. He is an usher and greeter at Sacred Heart Church. Sept. 22 was his 80th birthday.

35th Real Berlin Inline Marathon Brought to You by Real
This weekend the 35th Real Berlin Inline Marathon expects as many as 8000 skaters to start the race. This event is the final leg of the World Inline Cup and…

Try Swiggies for Hands-Free Hydration
Hydrosport’s Swiggies are a great alternative to fanny packs, camelbaks or carrying a cumbersome water bottle while inline skating. And this hands-free approach appears to be simple and easy to…

Interest in skating group catching on

Two new chapters of the Gliding Stars Adaptive Ice Skating program are starting up in northwest Ohio communities this year.

North-side ice skating site in works

The city of Fort Wayne has signed a memorandum of understanding with a local development group to move forward with an ice skating facility at Lima Road and Wells Street.

London awarded 2010 Canadian championships

World ice-dance silver medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir should feel right at home during the 2010 Canadian figure-skating championships.

Quebec duo win bronze on junior circuit

Karen Routhier of Vanier, Que, and Eric Saucke-Lacelle of Sherbrooke, Que., won the bronze medal yesterday in the ice dance event at the fourth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit.

The 2009 Paris Open International Has Something for Everyone
Inline figure skaters of all ages are already fine tuning programs and making advance travel arrangements for the 2009 Paris Open International free skating and dance skating event. This season’s…

North-side ice skating site in works

The city of Fort Wayne has signed a memorandum of understanding with a local development group to move forward with an ice skating facility at Lima Road and Wells Street.

Figure skating registration scheduled

MANITOWOC - The Manitowoc County Figure Skating Club will hold registration for its first fall session from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, at 811 N. Ninth St.

London to host 2010 figure skating championshis (London Free Press)
Skate Canada announced this morning that London will be the host city for the 2010 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships. The event will be held from January 13-17, 2010, at the John Labatt Centre.

Hockey, Figure Skating Signups Sept. 28 (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
Registration for the 2008-09 Yankton boys and girls hockey, Learn-to-Skate and figure skating programs will be Sunday, Sept. 28, from 5-7 p.m., at the Kiwanis 4-H Ice Center in Yankton.

South African Club is On a Roll
The Roll R Way Roller Skating Club was started at a public roller skating rink in Gezina, Pretoria in 1981 by rink owners Lilly Richards and Madeleine van Heerden, and…

Trail Runner Software is Improved and Still Free
If you’ve tried TrailRunner route planning software for inline skating or any other long distance sport, then TrailRunner Version 1.8v268 updates will interest you. TrailRunner could already calculate a…

Maciocia gives McCarty rave reviews [+]

Curtis Stock The Edmonton Journal EDMONTON — Good Canadian running backs are about as hard to find as good Italian chop suey and good French figure skating judges.

Try Swiggies for Hands-Free Hydration
Hydrosport’s Swiggies are a great alternative to fanny packs, camelbaks or carrying a cumbersome water bottle while inline skating. And this hands-free approach appears to be simple and easy to…

Former Olympian Eric Heiden to sign books in Pleasant Hill, Danville

Five years before Michael Phelps was born, Eric Heiden rocked the world by winning all five men’s speed-skating races at the 1980 Winter Olympics - a feat not accomplished before or since.

New York Ice Rinks Where to Find Hockey Lessons Public Skating and More

While in New York heavily populated areas, you will never be very far away from a skating opportunity during the winter months when all New York ice rinks are open.

Figure skating registration scheduled

MANITOWOC - The Manitowoc County Figure Skating Club will hold registration for its first fall session from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, at 811 N. Ninth St.

Long Leaf Trace Mississippi Sure Knows How to Name a Trail
Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the home of Long Leaf Trace, one of the best Rails to Trails in the country. This 41 mile long National Recreation Trail is the longest rail…

Coliseum site of short track speed skating camp

Canada’s World Cup team for the upcoming short track speed skating season is being decided on Pacific Coliseum ice.

Hayward youth hockey, figure skating registration

Hayward youth hockey and figure skating registration for the 2008-09 season will be held at the Hayward Sports Center from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

Former Olympian Eric Heiden to sign books in Pleasant Hill, Danville

Five years before Michael Phelps was born, Eric Heiden rocked the world by winning all five men’s speed-skating races at the 1980 Winter Olympics - a feat not accomplished before or since.

All eyes turn to Chan

All eyes have shifted to the slender 17-year-old now that Buttle, who won the men’s title at the world championships in March, has called it a career.

Interest in skating group catching on (The Toledo Blade)
Two new chapters of the Gliding Stars Adaptive Ice Skating program are starting up in northwest Ohio communities this year. The program, founded in 1994 by former figure skater Elizabeth M. O’Donnell of Amherst, N.Y., teaches physically and mentally challenged people how to ice skate so they can reap the activity’s character-building benefits. Findlay native Cindy Bregel helped start Ohio’s …