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Maintained by: Stephanie Clark Last updated: December 2010
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Raising Skating AwarenessWhile not very common now, this sport was once very popular. Every four years, when the Olympics roll around, the interest increases and soon dies shortly after. It never used to like this and it is sad to see that the skating world is coming to this. Freestyle sessions used to have waiting lists to get on, and now it is hard to keep enough skates on the ice in order to cover the cost of the ice alone. This is a sport that most love to watch, but very few are daring enough to try it. So, we can all say that we want to do something, but until we actually make the commitment to do it, no one will believe us. Also, we cannot believe ourselves if never keep to our word and actually get out there and try. You only live once, so get out there and give it a try, you never know, you may be a natural. Go Sk8ing!!
Necessary Items Every Skater Must Have Each Day
The main items to come prepared with are: ~ gloves~ skates~ skating tights, pants, dress, or whatever is comfortable to
workout in ~ tennis shoes~ workout clothes or clothes to change into after skating~ extra laces ~ screw driver~ water~ tissues~ extra gloves~ extra hair ties~ jump rope ~ towel to dry off your blades with~ soakers ~ crash pads~ the entire skating bag itself
Evan Lysacek
Years with Stars on Ice US tour: 2008-2011 Evan Lysacek, is the 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist and 2009 World Figure Skating Champion. His gold-medal victory in Vancouver was the first for an American male at the Olympics in 22 years. Evan has been skating since he was 8 years old. Even though he began in hockey skates he soon fell in love with figure skating and made the switch. He was born in Naperville, IL, but soon moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to train with Frank Carroll. The coaching change proved to be good for Evan, who not only won the Olympic and World titles but also to two U.S. Championships, and a fourth-place showing at the Winter Olympics in Torino in 2006.
Sasha Cohen
Years with Stars on Ice US tour: 2007-2011 Sasha Cohen one the silver medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics for the United States in Turin, Italy. She
was always known for her extremely flexibility and grace. Over the years though, she has changed her out look and her goals. She has become more known to the media that to the sports world. Sasha has changed routes to becoming a television actress along with appearing in a few magazines, and she has even appeared in movies and commercials. Since she has become so devoted to so many different
routes she has had to begin making decisions as to which path she would like to pursue the most along with writing her own book, “Fire and Ice.”
Jamie Salé and David Pelletier
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Years with Stars on Ice US tour: 2002-2008, 2011 This Canadian pairs team was named co-champions at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City,
which not only got them a large amount of publicity, but it also stirred up the skating and judging world. The subjectivity of judging in skating played a huge role in this decision and this was one of the main reasons why the new judging system was implemented. After the ciaos died down at the two of them enjoyed their fame, they decided that they did not want to end their careers on the ice and joined Stars On Ice.
Kurt Browning
Years with Stars on Ice US tour: 1994-2003, 2011 Kurt Browning was a four-time Canadian figure skating champion and four-time World Champion. He represented Canada in three Winter Olympics, 1988 (finishing 8th overall), 1992 (6th) and 1994 (5th), and was given the privilege of carrying the Canadian flag during the opening ceremonies of the 1994 games in Lillehammer, Norway. Browning's other achievements are numerous, including three Canadian Professional Championships, three World Professional Championships, a Lou Marsh Trophy for top Canada recipient (in 1990), Lionel Conacher Award winner (1990 and 1991), Order of Canada recipient (in 1990), an American Skating World Professional Skater of the Year Award (in 1998), and a Gustav Lussi Award from the Professional Skaters' Association (in 2001). The only medal or trophy that alludes Browning is the Olympic medal. On March 25, 1988in the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Browning landed the first quadruple jump ever in competition. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and Canada's Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2001. He was also known for his footwork and was always getting the audience involved in his performances.
Ekaterina Gordeeva
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Years with Stars on Ice US tour: 1996-2000, 2004-2007, 2011She is known for her elegance and ability to captivate the audience with her grace. It all began when she part of the pairs team with Sergei Grinkov, who then became her late husband. He has since then passed on. In the time they had though, they were named the most recognizable pair team ever from the former Soviet Union. The had a large amount of success together and defended their World title in 1987 in Cincinnati. During training, in November ’87, Sergei caught a blade on the ice and dropped Katia while she was in the air about him. She landed on her forehead, and was taken to the hospital where Sergei visited her. From then on the feelings of each grew fonder before they soon became a couple. They won the Olympics in 1988 and then won Worlds in 1989. After continuing their amateur career through 1990, in 1991 the couple turned professional and began touring with Champions on Ice and Stars on Ice. Then, tragedy struck on November 20, 1995, Sergei suffered a fatal heart attack while going through a run through with their choreographer. Since then, she has still continued to skate and tour and still finds her joy on the ice.
Todd Eldredge
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Years with Stars on Ice US tour: 2002-2011Todd Eldredge has won a total of six U.S. titles, six World Championship medals and numerous other international achievements and competitions. In his final competition which just so happened to be the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he was one of eight U.S. athletes selected to carry the American flag recovered from the World Trade Center rubble into the Opening Ceremonies. Over the years he has many titles to add to his name along with the triumphs of overcoming a serious back injury. He also was more concerned about he skated so that the audience could enjoy his performance just as much as he enjoyed being out there in front of them. After the 2002 Olympics, Eldredge joined the Stars on Ice tour and has since then also began a little coaching of his own.
Tanith Belbin and Bejamin Agosto
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Years with Stars on Ice US tour: 2008-2011When Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto first met it was all because their coach Igor had arranged for them to have a try-out with one another. Since then, they have not changed partners once. They have been the most successful U.S. ice dance team ever. They both share quite unique and differing characteristics and personalities, but that brings them together. They had a successful competitive career and have now carried that over into the professional world and onto the tour as well.
Michael Weiss
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Years with Stars on Ice: 2006-2011From age 9 when he first began skating until he was 21, Weiss earned more than 20 international medals. He made 13 consecutive appearances in the senior men’s competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, standing on the podium nine times and winning three titles. He won the bronze medal at two World Championships and competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and also in the in 2002Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was also the first U.S. man to land a quadruple toe loop in competition and invented a move called the “Tornado” which he only performs in special tribute skates or in the show tours with Stars on Ice.
Joannie Rochette
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Years with Stars on Ice on US Tour: 2009-2011She is the six-time Canadian Ladies Champion and competed in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. Two days earlier her mother, Thérèse, had died of a sudden heart attack. Even with this tragedy, it did not stop Rochette from competing. Since her mother’s dreams was to see her daughter win an Olympic medal, Rochette made the decision to compete. After she made the decision to compete, she was awarded by skating herself into third place and In doing so she became the first Canadian ladies figure skating competitor to stand on the Olympic medal podium in 22 years. She also has many other achievements that accompany her name, which are, a second-place finish at the 2003 Canadian Championships earned her a trip to the World Championships, she has won several International Skating Union Grand Prix events, including Trophée Eric Bompard and Skate Canada, and has qualified for the ISU Grand Prix Final three times. She has also medaled three times at the ISU Four Continents Championships.
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Sports Journalist As the title calls for, I am here to update the site with any news stories of upcoming sporting events, news, injuries, eligibility issues, new and up coming stars, new clubs, rule changes, and other information that deals with the sport of figure skating itself.
