U.S. Pulls Off Gold-Medal Sweep at JGP South Africa
(10/11/08) - The U.S. claimed five medals this week at the Junior Grand Prix event in South Africa. Richard Dornbush and ice dancers Madison and Keiffer Hubbell each collected their second gold medals of the series. Alexe Gilles and Amanda Dobbs took the gold and bronze, respectively, while ice dancers Piper Gilles and Zach Donohue grabbed the silver. Shaun Rogers won the silver at the Finlandia Trophy.
(10/6/08) - It's time to nominate your favorite skater, coach or administrator for figure skating's highest honor – the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Nominations can be submitted from both the public and skating community. Go to the Hall of Fame web site to download the nomination packet.
(10/4/08) - The Junior Grand Prix Series event in Gomel, Belarus, came to an end Saturday. The high finisher for the United States was ice dancing team Isabella Cannuscio and Ian Lorello, who came in fourth. Curran Oi pulled up to place fifth in the men's competition, while Brynn Carman and Christopher Knierim took fifth in pairs. The best showing by a U.S. lady was Brittney Rizo's fifth-place finish. Read more...
(10/2/08) - The 2009 U.S. Figure Skating qualifying season begins this week with three regional championships: New England (Kingston, Mass.; Oct. 2-5), Central Pacific (San Jose, Calif.; Oct. 2-5) and Southwest Pacific (Anaheim, Calif.; Oct. 3-7). Icenetwork.com will provide results as well as on-demand video coverage. Read more...
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