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Article: FIGURES DON'T ADD UP FEW CAPITAL REGION BOYS SHOWING INTEREST IN FIGURE SKATING.(SPORTS)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- February 19, 2004
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Byline: FELLICIA SMITH Staff writer
When Justin Morrow heads to a local ice rink to practice, few people pay attention to the Saratoga Springs High School junior.
In his warm-up clothes and black gloves, he glides onto the ice like any other skater. It isn't until he starts practicing that folks notice a difference.
Instead of zooming up and down the ice with a hockey stick in his hand, Morrow does figure-eights, double axels and dance moves.
The 16-year-old is a figure skater.
Morrow is one of only nine Capital Region boys who compete in the sport, according to several area coaches. And while the 2004 Empire State Winter ...