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2010 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships

News From Liberty Open - (revised 24 July 2010).

IJS Seminar: All About Having Top-of-the-line Components

Mingzhu Li to Return to China

2010 PSA Conference Sets Golden Tone for New Season

New Stars on the Horizon - Sonia Bianchetti comments on the World Championships.

World Championships

Joannie Rochette Olympic Exhibition Slideshow

Stephane Lambiel Olympic Exhibition Slideshow

Yu-Na Kim Olympic Exhibition Slideshow

Illegal Third Chinese Pair Team Allowed to Compete at Junior Worlds

Lysacek, Nagasu Honored at Home Rink Reception

Junior World Championships - Reports from The Hague, Netherlands

Skill Mix for the 2010 Olympic Figure SkatingHow do the skill categories of the Olympic competitors compare.  We sort through the tea leaves.

Where Is She? Producing the Next U.S. Olympic Ladies Ice Queen

2010 Olympic Winter Games - Coverage from Vancouver, Canada

Hamilton Turns Darkness into LightScott Hamilton seems to typify the concept that it is always darkest before the dawn in looking at his many achievements and also personal challenges.

Measuring Skating - IJS attempts to measure the absolute merit of skating performances.  Does it succeed?

Flip, Flutz, Lip, Lutz - Valuing edge calls in IJS.

European Championships - Coverage from Tallinn, Estonia

U.S. Nationals - Coverage from Spokane, WA

Casey Helps Build Team Spirit - Kathy Casey seems to have an uncanny ability to light up a room, or a rink, for that matter, with her presence.

Art or Sport?  Decide - Commentary by Jack Curtis.

2009 Skate CanadaCompetition coverage from Kitchener, ON (Some new photos on the Ladies page. 28 Nov.)

2009 Skate AmericaCompetition coverage from Lake Placid, NY

The First Skate America Part 4 - Springboard for a Beloved US Pair

The First Skate America Part 3A Judging Controversy and a Worrying Premonition

The First Skate America Part 2 - A grand, vintage crop of ladies and a real life murder.

The First Skate America - How it all began.

The Very Compulsory, Very Long Program - Commentary by Jack Curtis.

Lights and Shadows in Paris - Sonia Bianchetti comments on the Eric Bompard competition.

Keep on Movin' - U.S. Steadfast About Maintaining a Top-Level Standard

Coach Proposals for the Improvement of IJS - An independent group of coaches are at it again proposing revisions to IJS

Coach Proposals Recap - Big picture summary of the coaches' proposals

Fall Deduction - Another unnecessary IJS complexity that should Die Die Die

Dump the Downgrade - Will someone please put a stake through the heart of this vampire!

Brian Orser Still Stands in World Spotlight - Former Canadian star rises to the top as coach

Laws Gifted with a Golden Touch - U.S. coach guides Canada’s Chan toward possible Olympic gold

 
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