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Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Figure Skating on 11 22nd, 2009 | 1 Comment

Joannie Rochette Wins Skate Canada International

Joannie Rochette was performing before a ‘home-town’ audience in Kitchener, Ontario and the Canadian skater did not disappoint. She won the Skate Canada International figure skating competition: “… Rochette landed only four triples in her free skate, and one of them she barely...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Figure Skating on 11 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Look for a the Female American Skating Star

One of the premier events of the Winter Olympics is the individual figure skating. This year, it was anticipated that the American women’s team would have former Olympian Sasha Cohen trying for a spot. However, that might be prevented by injury. The American skaters are in the process of vying...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Figure Skating on 11 10th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Sasha Cohen Withdraws from Skate America

Sasha Cohen has an injury which forces her to withdraw from Skate America. This is a setback to Sasha Cohen’s goal of being on the U.S. Olympic team, going to Vancouver in 2010: “… Just five days before she was to compete in the short program at Skate America in Lake Placid, N.Y.,...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Figure Skating on 11 9th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Sasha Cohen Nears Competition

As Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen nears her time to compete again, her return to figure skating is being followed closely. And there are questions as to why she is returning: “… As Cohen, 25, prepares for next weekend’s Skate America in Lake Placid, N.Y., her first competition...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Figure Skating on 11 7th, 2009 | No Comments

Miki Ando on Course for Olympics

Miki Ando is reaching peak form for the Vancouver Winter Olympics. She made a statement with her performance at the NHK Trophy: “Japan’s Miki Ando won the women’s event at the NHK Trophy in Nagano, overtaking American Ashley Wagner in the free skate to win her second Grand Prix of...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Figure Skating on 11 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

Sasha Cohen Returns to Competition

At the 2006 Olympic Games, Sasha Cohen was one of the best skaters in the world. She was the silver medallist for the United States. Sasha Cohen is trying for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team that will compete in Vancouver in 2010. She has been away from competitive skating for three years: “…...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Figure Skating on 10 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Kim Yu-Na Follows an Olympic Dream from Korea

Some athletes have to go to a different city to train. For Kim Ya-Na, following her Olympic dream meant leaving her country and her culture. She left South Korea for Toronto, with the hope of Olympic gold at the Vancouver Winter Games: “… The road has been a long one for Kim, the first...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Figure Skating on 09 16th, 2009 | No Comments

Sasha Cohen Aims for the 2010 Olympics

Sasha Cohen was the silver medalist for the United States in the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin. She is returning to competitive figure skating and hoping to qualify for the American team that will compete in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. First, she will have to qualify at the national level: “…...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Figure Skating on 09 15th, 2009 | No Comments

The Competitive Angst of Mirai Nagasu

Sixteen-year-old American figure skater Mirai Nagasu, the 2008 U.S. National Champion, has had a chronic ankle problem that could have ended her skating career. She also has had coaching changes that have been scrutinized by the figure skating community. In addition to all the stresses of being an elite,...

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