All posts tagged "2006 Skate America"
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2006 Skate America: Men’s Highlights
Skate America was the first of six events of the ISU Grand Prix series and was held...
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2006 Skate America: Pairs Highlights
Rena Inoue and John Baldwin Jr. of the United States won their first Grand Prix gold medal...
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2006 Skate America: Ice Dance Highlights
In ice dance, Bulgaria’s Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski won the gold in their first appearance at...
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2006 Skate America: Ladies Highlights
Miko Ando of Japan won her first senior Grand Prix gold medal at her second visit to...
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2006 Skate America Preview
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating kicks off this week with Skate America in Hartford, Connecticut....
Did You Know?
Daisuke Takahashi became the first Japanese single men’s figure skater to win an Olympic medal (the bronze) at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He was also the first Asian man to win a World title at the 2010 World Championships. At the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final, Takahashi made history again as the first Japanese man to win a gold medal in the event, an addition to his previous accomplishment of being the first Japanese man to medal at the event in 2005.
More on Daisuke Takahashi in the GS Forum!
