Articles filed under Figure Skating
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Yu-na thrills, posts huge numberMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Kim Yu-na practically sprinted through the short program and away from a strong field Friday at the World Figure Skating Championships. With coach Brian Or...
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Naperville's Lysacek wins world skating titleMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Hometown boy makes good, the kind of story Hollywood loves. A short skate from the movie capital, Evan Lysacek, a Naperville native now ensconced in Los A...
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Joubert edges Lysacek in worlds short programMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Brian Joubert said everything he needed to on the ice. The Frenchman botched his quad combination yet still won the short program at the World Figure Skati...
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Lysacek, Weir stumble as Abbott wins U.S. titleJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND - Jeremy Abbott's "awful" day turned out pretty well. Abbott won his first title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday, ending the five-year stran...
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McLaughlin, Brubaker take second straight figure skating pairs titleJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND - All week long, Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker kept hearing how hard it is to defend a first title. Little did anyone know. McLaughlin and Brubaker, wh...
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Defending champ Lysacek second after short programJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND - After a five-year run, Jeremy Abbott might be putting an end to the Evan and Johnny show. Abbott easily won the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Cham...
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Brubaker, McLaughlin second after short programJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND - Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett made the most of their debut at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, pulling off a huge upset by beating defending champs ...
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Even skating's glitz and glamour has bottom lineJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Johnny Weir is one of the world's top figure skaters, mobbed by fans from Seoul to St. Petersburg as he travels the globe for competitions and exhibitions. He loves fash...
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Bad season behind her, Meissner starting fresh at Skate AmericaOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Kimmie Meissner never bothered reading what people said about her last year, as the 2006 world figure skating champion struggled through a flop of a season. She didn't n...
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World champion Buttle retiresSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - World champion figure skater Jeffrey Buttle is going out on top, announcing his retirement Wednesday at age 26. Buttle became the first Canadian to win the men's title s...