American figure skater Lysacek captures Grand Prix final
USA Today - Sat Dec 5, 10:39 am ETWorld champion Evan Lysacek won the Grand Prix final Saturday, becoming the second straight American to capture the figure skating title.
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World champion Evan Lysacek won the Grand Prix final Saturday, becoming the second straight American to capture the figure skating title.
Julia Bernstein never fit the profile of the typical wayward teenager. When the 16-year-old wasn’t competing nationally as a figure skater or playing the lead in her school play, she spent time volunteering at a soup kitchen and writing poetry.
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Out of many solid contenders, skier Lindsey Vonn is USA TODAY's Olympic Athlete of the Week for her results at Lake Louise, Alberta first, first, second. Her two wins raised her career total on the Lake Louise downhill to seven. She then finished second in a super-G.
What a difference a week makes for Lindsey Vonn. The U.S. alpine star had been horrible in Aspen, failing to qualify in the giant slalom and skiing off-course in the slalom. This past weekend, though, she nearly won all three races in Lake Louise, Canada. What's more, Vonn performed brilliantly under the same kind of conditions that often plague skiers in Whistler, site of the upcoming Olympics.
Sure, ice skating and Christmas go hand-in-hand — just not usually in Rankin County.
A tourist's Christmas in midtown Manhattan has a logical starting place: Rockefeller Center, with the famous tree and ice skating rink, Radio City Music Hall, and the view from Top of the Rock, the observation deck at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
Rothkos and skaters. Oralay! About a dozen Lincoln High School teens organized an event this past Sunday called "Of the Word..." at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The skaters came to check it out and stayed for hours, appreciating MOCA's world famous contemporary art holdings, dusted off to celebrate the museum's 30th birthday. The skaters have good taste. Just last month the ...
The Juneau Skating Club invites you to celebrate the season at its Holiday Ice Extravaganza on Sunday, Dec. 13. The hour-long performance starts at 1:30 pm at the Treadwell Arena and will highlight Juneau's Figure Skaters and Coaches. A dessert auction will kick off the event.
by Sharlene Irete sirete@recordcourier.com The Holiday Ice Spectacular is continues in the Eldorado Casino Showroom in Reno through Dec. 29. The show features ice skaters from all over the United States performing to traditional Christmas music, rock 'n' roll, country and a revved-up version of "The Nutcracker." The Holiday Ice Spectacular is produced and directed by ...
A figure skating show Saturday at the Onalaska OmniCenter will feature the talents of three Minnesota state figure skating champions as well as many area skaters.