"It's coming to the point where it's almost pre-scripted entertainment."- Jean Senft
Is the above quote describing an improvisational show, or perhaps a roller coaster ride? The answer is neither. ...
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Before Mirai Nagasu left for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, her coach gave the 13-year-old a little pep talk.Well, maybe not a pep talk. More like a reality check."I said, `Mirai, don't eve...
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Michelle and Tara. Michelle and Sarah. Michelle and Sasha. For the last decade, the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were all about Michelle Kwan and whoever was trying to knock her off the top of...
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World champion Miki Ando took a tumble and men's world silver
medalist Daisuke Takahashi also took a fall as Japan were defeated by
the United States in both the women's and men's events in a...
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Japanese favorite Mao Asada got off to a slow start to her
campaign in Skate Canada on Friday after a series of mistakes on
jumps saw her finish third in the women's short program.
Asada, ...
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The Japan Skating Federation said Friday it is considering
punishing skater Nobunari Oda for allegedly driving his motorbike
while under the influence of...
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SOFIA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - World ice dance champion Maxim
Staviski was given a suspended 2-1/2 year jail sentence by a
Bulgarian court on Wednesday after a drunk-driving crash that
killed a man and...
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With the weight of nation on her shoulders aiming toward the
2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Japanese teenage figure skating
sensation Mao Asada would have you believe she is not one to le...
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Mao Asada came from behind to win the women's title at Skate
Canada on Saturday with an exquisite free skate performance that gave
the Japanese teenager her fourth victory on...
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World silver medalist Daisuke Takahashi took full advantage of
the lead he took in the short program to win the Skate America title
on Saturday.
Takaha...
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The Judging of International Figure Skating
Figure skating: Nagasu no longer unknown
