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Figure skating's Biography

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level (senior), and at local, national, and international competitions. The International Skating Union (ISU) regulates international figure skating judging and competitions. Figure skating is an official event in the Winter Olympic Games. In languages other than English and Russian, figure skating is usually referred to by a name that translates as "artistic skating".

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Evgeni Plushenko
Russia's Evgeni Plushenko competes in the Figure Skating Men's short program, at the Pacific Coliseum, in Vancouver during the XXI Winter Olympics on February 16. Plushenko has vowed to prove he is the man among a field of triple-jumping boys when he defends his title in the Pacific Coliseum.
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Figure skating News Stories

  • Nathan Chen wins junior men's U.S. Figure Skating championship

    News Source: The Mercury News | 4 months ago
    01/24/2012 11:21:02 PM PST Updated: 01/24/2012 11:32:26 PM PST A potential future star of American men's figure skating -- all 4-foot-7 and 80 pounds of him -- flat-out blew away the junior men's field Tuesday night at the U.S.
  • Algonquin late bloomer now a Rhodes scholar

    News Source: The Daily Herald | 4 months ago
    When English major Alexis Brown realized there was no place where she could submit her undergraduate essays for publication, she decided there was only one solution create one from scratch. The Madison Journal of Literary Criticism, the nation's
  • What ho, peasants! Reasons to ignore the royal wedding

    News Source: The Globe & Mail | about 1 year ago
    The other day I read that the British betting firm William Hill is taking bets on whether Kate Middleton will get a kiss on the cheek or the lips when the couple appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony, whether her father will cry as he walks her

Figure skating Blogs

  • Figure Skating Fab and Fabber: US Nationals - Go Fug ...

    Blog Source: gofugyourself.com | 4 months ago
    YAY! Time to forget about awards seasons and TV shows for the time being, and focus on what's really important: all the cracked out stuff everyone wore at the.
  • A Brief History of Figure Skating in Colorado Springs | ...

    Blog Source: radiocoloradocollege.org | 4 months ago
    If you aren't a competitive figure skater, you probably aren't aware that Colorado Springs is home to U.S. Figure Skating, The World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame, and an illustrious figure skating history filled with legends,
  • TV Ratings: Figure skating just can't take CBS down - ...

    Blog Source: blog.zap2it.com | 4 months ago
    TV Ratings: CBS won the night again, but not with 18-49 year olds. ABC showed it's sense of humor, running “Blades of Glory” opposite the “U.S. Figure Skating Championship.”

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