Last Year I commended Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani on their Facebook page, where they offered frequent updates and photos from competitions. In March of this year, they launched a new website (maiaandalex.com) that offers a more professional look into...
In the ever evolving skating world, benefit shows come and go. “Skate for hope,” however, is one with an impressive history that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for breast cancer research. Now in its ninth season, this year’s gala will take place...
Abbott Attracts Global Fans Jeremy Abbott has been a popular guy on the Internet for years. Even before he won a senior national title, his official fan club, called “Pigs Can Fly,” had a website. Although the site closed down at the end of 2010, the splash...
Meryl Davis and Charlie White reached a pinnacle when they won the 2011 World title, but they were already champions when it came to their online personas. With a Facebook page, Twitter accounts and an informative official website, Davis and White easily...
Known as one of the most incredible spinners the skating world has ever seen, Lucinda Ruh released her autobiography in Nov. 2011. The book provides a personal insight into a lifetime of struggles that transcends Ruh’s delicate artistry and spins. In “Frozen...
Finally! A book on Japanese icon Midori Ito has been published. Unfortunately for English-speaking fans it is currently only available in Japanese. But that could change if there is sufficient demand. Read more...›
Peggy Fleming Honored It was a memorable evening for American icon Peggy Fleming at the “Caesars Tribute II: A Salute to the Ladies of Skating” in early December, where she was honored for her achievements both on and off the ice. Read more...›
The premiere of Canada’s popular series “Battle of the Blades” was only a few weeks away when the cast and crew suffered a major setback with the sudden death of former NHL player Wade Belak. The hockey star was found dead in his Toronto hotel suite on the...
"City Lights,” a show produced by former World ice dance champion Ilia Averbukh, will illuminate arenas in Russia once again this fall with performances in Moscow and St. Petersburg. This is just one of the most recent successes of Averbukh’s production...
Patrick Chan was recently awarded three Guinness World records for his record-breaking performances at the 2011 World Championships. When asked by a fan on Facebook why he received these awards, Chan responded with his usual good humor: “I broke the record...
Yuna Kim has previously lent her voice to several popular songs in her south Korean homeland, but her first connection to a complete album comes from an unexpected genre. “The Queen on ice,” which was released in August, is a classical collection featuring...
When a friend of mine moved to Korea, she emailed me asking if i knew “the ice skater that everyone over here loves.” Of course she meant Yuna Kim, whose success has made her a superstar not only at home, but around the globe. Some of her adoring fans are...
My interest in the Russian language has its roots in all the figure skating I watched as a child. Two decades later, Russians are still among the sport’s leaders, and so i was pleased that the years I spent studying the complicated grammar structure helped...
J3r3bear (Jeremy Ten): Who forgets about parking their car at a skytrain and busses home only to remember when parents ask “Where’s your car?”... me. #imspecial AlexShibutani: as our cma/emmy winning series returns (educational tweet series), @charlieaWhite...
To Celebrate its 41st anniversary, “an Evening With Champions” invited a star-studded cast that prompted an unprecedented sellout of regular admission tickets nearly two months ahead of the show. Probably offering the most star power was Yuna Kim, but the...
Not even the star power of Yuna Kim has been able to turn South Korea’s first figure skating reality show into a smash hit. While “Kim Yuna’s Kiss and Cry” has received reasonable ratings, the production has not hit the level of “American Idol” — yet. The...
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