All posts tagged "2008 Skate America"
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Figure Skating News
Kim decimates ladies’ field at Skate America
The ladies took to the stage for the final competition of Skate America yesterday afternoon. It turned out to be a contest...
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Figure Skating News
Delobel and Schoenfelder win gold at Skate America
The third and final day of Skate America proved to be a crazy one in the world of ice dance, with more...
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Delobel and Schoenfelder maintain lead at Skate America
The second day of Skate America began with an era of flappers, war brides, and swing clubs, and today it was all...
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Savchenko and Szolkowy catapult to gold in Everett
For everything that Russia’s Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov did well yesterday in the short program, they were punished for in today’s...
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Figure Skating News
Kim leads at Skate America
The ladies took to the ice for their short programs tonight, with perhaps the most competitive field in the entire series. Because...
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Kozuka upsets at 2008 Skate America; takes gold
Japan’s Takahiko Kozuka pulled off the upset of the competition thus far in winning the gold medal over USA’s Johnny Weir and...
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Delobel and Schoenfelder grab lead in Everett
Skate America is the first of six events of the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix (GP) series and is being held...
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Figure Skating News
Mukhortova and Trankov captivate at Skate America
This was the night in pairs skating that is known as a ‘coming out’ party for Russians Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov....
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Lysacek leads at Skate America; Weir second
USA’s Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir headlined the men’s short program tonight, and didn’t disappoint. Both men made small errors in their...
Did You Know?
In 1909, Ulrich Salchow (7 August 1877 – 19 April 1949) of Sweden first landed a jump in competition in which he took off on the back inside edge, and landed on the back outside edge of his other foot. This jump is now known as the “Salchow” jump in his honor. He still holds the record of winning 10 World titles, along with Sonja Henie (NOR) and Irina Rodnina (USSR). After his competitive days, Salchow remained active in the sport and was president of the International Skating Union (ISU) from 1925 to 1937.