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January 2006 Michael Weiss is waiting. Hanging out. Sticking around. He's in an airport, ready to go home. But what a voyage it has been. Not this plane trip, mind you, but his figure skating career. Weiss is still among the best, both nationally and internationally. He is approaching his 30th birthday, and he just finished his second decade as a skater. He's covered enough ice to span Antarctica. He's as recognizable as they come in the sport. "Skating has brought me a lot, not just the financial security but the things you learn from skating," he said. "The goal setting, learning about desire and determination. All of that can be applied to success whether you are starting a business, pursuing your education, a relationship or anything else in life. That's what I've taken out of the sport. It's taught me how to deal with disappointment, to get back up and try again." The sport has changed as much as the faces and names. Yet there is Weiss, still plugging away, skating well and competing for the love of it.
Read all about the long journey Michael Weiss has gone on in his 20 years of competitive figure skating in the January issue of SKATING.
Also featured in this issue ...  Hopeful and guardedby Libby Morgan As Michelle Kwan took the ice for her highly anticipated first competition of the season at the Marshalls U.S. Figure Skating Challenge in Boston on Dec. 11, it was obvious that her heart was still in the sport.
Skating to "Totentanz," the short program she is preparing for the State Farm U.S. Championships, and "You Raise Me Up," Kwan overwhelmingly won the spectators' hearts - and votes - at the fan-driven competition. This season, not only will the two world events be judged under the new system but so will every ISU competition. The U.S. teams did their homework in 2005, and in the free skate at the World Championships, the Haydenettes posted the third-highest mark for technical element scores while Miami University finished seventh, the highest place yet for a second U.S. team at Worlds.
Beginning Jan. 12, the top 10 synchronized teams in the United States will compete around the world at five events leading up to the World Championships. | IN THIS EDITION |
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