All posts tagged "2011 US Nationals"
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Entertaining as ever, Bradley finally takes U.S. title
It wasn’t the skate that twenty-seven-yea- old Ryan Bradley had in mind when he decided to return...
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Czisny dazzles; captures second U.S. title
Thursday’s ladies short program gave no real clue as to which skater was to be the 2011...
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Bradley boogies to lead at U.S. Nationals
If ever there were a case study in the power of positive thinking, twenty-seven-year-old Ryan Bradley might...
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Yankowskas and Coughlin win U.S. title with stirring tribute
In a moving tribute to his mother Stacy, twenty-five-year-old John Coughlin and his twenty-year-old partner Caitlin Yankowskas...
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Davis and White win third U.S. National title
Olympians Meryl Davis and Charlie White won their third US title as expected today in Greensboro, N.C....
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Yankowskas and Coughlin lead pairs at U.S. Nationals
The year after an Olympic Games is typically a time of rebuilding for the US Figure Skating...
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No clear cut leader after ladies short at U.S. Nationals
It was a great night for US Figure Skating with the top four ladies skating lights out,...
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Cain and Reagan accomplish rare feat at U.S. Nationals
Continuing with their strong performances at the US Championships, fifteen-year-old Ashley Cain and twenty-one-year-old Joshua Reagan made...
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Davis and White chase perfection at U.S. Nationals
In searching for their third consecutive US Championships title, Olympic silver medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White...
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Hicks turns heads with winning performance at U.S. Nationals
The question on everyone’s mind is this: Can Courtney Hicks be the skater that we’ve all been...
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Max Aaron wins U.S. junior men’s title
Two nights ago, Madeline Aaron won the novice pairs title with her partner Max Settlage. Last night,...
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Cain and Reagan take the lead in junior pairs short program
The junior pairs short program did not give a clear indication of which teams are truly in...
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Copely takes Lichtman to the dark side and to a U.S. gold medal
Charlotte Lichtman learned today that being lured into the twisted world of Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice isn’t always...
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Aaron and Settlage win U.S. novice pairs title
Madeline Aaron and her eighteen-year-old partner Max Settlage won both portions of the novice pairs competition to...
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Hicks dominates junior ladies short at U.S. Nationals
The junior ladies short program competition had to wait until the very last competitor to find its...
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Yang and Baker surprise leaders after junior short dance
They train in relative obscurity far from any of the major United States ice dance centers, but...
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Zahradnicek leads junior men after short program at US Nats
Alexander Zahradnicek (SC of Wilmington) is currently first after the short program, followed by Max Aaron (Broadmoor...
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Parsons siblings capture first U.S. title
The brother and sister team of Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons used a big lead from yesterday’s...
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Hannah Miller wins U.S. novice ladies title
A precocious fourteen year-old with roots in the skating rink moved up from third after the short...
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Nathan Chen makes history in Greensboro
At just eleven years old, Nathan Chen has accomplished something that no other US men’s figure skater...
Did You Know?
Gillis Grafström (7 June 1893 – 14 April 1938) of Sweden is considered one of the best skaters ever in compulsory figures and was famous for his interpretation of music. He won three successive Olympic gold medals in Men’s Figure Skating (1920, 1924, 1928) as well as an Olympic silver medal in the same event in 1932, and three World Championships (1922, 1924, 1929).
