As the year nears an end, Team USA has a great slideshow of celebratory moments from elite American athletes in competition. Love that they included figure skating!
Happiest of holidays to all, and may 2016 (an Olympic year!!!) bring more epic shots like these.
A triumphant return to figure skating glory, if only in my head.
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
New Hall-of-Famers
The latest class of champion figure skaters is being inducted into the Hall of Fame in Colorado.
Here's the impressive list of inductees:
It's a great class.
P.S. How is it that Gustave Lussi isn't already in the Hall of Fame? He's a legend!
Here's the impressive list of inductees:
- 2010 Olympic Champ Evan Lysacek
- 2006 Olympic Silver Medalist Sasha Cohen
- 2006 Olympic Silver Medalists Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto
- Legendary Coach Gustave Lussi
It's a great class.
P.S. How is it that Gustave Lussi isn't already in the Hall of Fame? He's a legend!
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
A Little Helping Hand for Nationals
Remember that little skater who rocked the ice with her 'Whip My Hair' routine a few years back? She's even better now, and she qualified for Nationals!
I've been following her skating career via YouTube and IceNetwork - I like watching her performances because her skating is edgier than your average Novice Lady. Her personality shines through in her skating, and I think it sets her apart from a lot of the automatons I see in the mid-levels these days.
She recently won silver at Pacific Coast Sectionals, which means she earned a spot at Nationals next month. Her family set up a gofundme to help defray some of the expenses.
Skating is an expensive sport, and I'm sure everyone doing it could use a little financial help. I certainly can't give to everyone (gotta support my own skating addiction too, ya know). And I've written before about the reservations I have about crowd-funding figure skating careers. I still think it's a slippery slope.
But this time I can't help it. I pledged a small amount. Maybe it's because I identified with her last year when she just missed Nationals by one spot (me too, I know exactly what that feels like!!!). Maybe I'm hoping the good karma will give me a little boost this upcoming Adult season. And maybe it just makes me feel good to help someone, even in a small way.
Wishing her the best at Nationals! Here's her awesome short program from sectionals:
I've been following her skating career via YouTube and IceNetwork - I like watching her performances because her skating is edgier than your average Novice Lady. Her personality shines through in her skating, and I think it sets her apart from a lot of the automatons I see in the mid-levels these days.
She recently won silver at Pacific Coast Sectionals, which means she earned a spot at Nationals next month. Her family set up a gofundme to help defray some of the expenses.
Skating is an expensive sport, and I'm sure everyone doing it could use a little financial help. I certainly can't give to everyone (gotta support my own skating addiction too, ya know). And I've written before about the reservations I have about crowd-funding figure skating careers. I still think it's a slippery slope.
But this time I can't help it. I pledged a small amount. Maybe it's because I identified with her last year when she just missed Nationals by one spot (me too, I know exactly what that feels like!!!). Maybe I'm hoping the good karma will give me a little boost this upcoming Adult season. And maybe it just makes me feel good to help someone, even in a small way.
Wishing her the best at Nationals! Here's her awesome short program from sectionals:
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
How many teddy bears can fill an ice rink?
The answer is 28,815. That's almost 30,000 glorious balls of plush bouncing and flouncing on the ice.
Well, at least that's the most that have I've ever seen thrown in a rink. And by the looks of it, it appears that there is room for plenty more in Calgary after the Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club's annual Teddy Bear Toss. Here's the video, worth a watch:
Having been a sweeper once for a competition, I would be a little overwhelmed by this volume of teddy bears. But with the help of hundreds of volunteers and a few trucks, it seems manageable.
I love the idea of the charity here. I know a lot of elite-level figure skaters donate their tossies to charities. Though as many of you know, the tossies I got last year included nips of alcohol, which I very ungenerously did not donate...
Well, at least that's the most that have I've ever seen thrown in a rink. And by the looks of it, it appears that there is room for plenty more in Calgary after the Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club's annual Teddy Bear Toss. Here's the video, worth a watch:
Having been a sweeper once for a competition, I would be a little overwhelmed by this volume of teddy bears. But with the help of hundreds of volunteers and a few trucks, it seems manageable.
I love the idea of the charity here. I know a lot of elite-level figure skaters donate their tossies to charities. Though as many of you know, the tossies I got last year included nips of alcohol, which I very ungenerously did not donate...
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