Article: Skating's fire still burns on the ice; After suffering some severe body blows the past few years, figure skating seemed to be on life support. The U.S. championships showed it's not true.(SPORTS)(Rachel Blount)

Article: For all the wonderful things that figure skating is, there's one thing it is not: A sport.
East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Ariz.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  February 10, 2002 ;     684 words ......the events in the Winter Olympics, figure skating is the most magical. It is the most...the most popular. But for all that figure skating is, there is one thing it is not: A...unpopular view. But those who examine figure skating from the perspective of reason rather...

Article: 'Ice Man' helped growth of figure skating here
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 22, 2006 ;     225 words ......Joseph Serafine, a member of the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame whom Scott Hamilton once...died last Friday, according to U.S. Figure Skating. A vice president of the organization...record of service and commitment to U.S. Figure Skating," said USFSA president Ron Hershberger...

Article: James R. Hines. Figure Skating: A History.(Book review)
Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature;  March 22, 2006 ;     560 words ...James R. Hines. Figure Skating: A History. University of Illinois Press, 2006. 456 pp. Paper, $29.95. Figure skating brings together the best--and worst...recorded times and ticking clocks; figure skating as a sport rests uncertainly close...

Article: Go Figure: Skating Lands on Thin Ice
The Washington Post;  February 14, 2002 ;     700+ words ......make me happier this week than seeing figure skating dogged by scandal. I can barely contain...words. Normally, it depresses me to see figure skating take over the Winter Games, as is almost...you know; it's a grand celebration of figure skating, which on occasion is interrupted on...

Article: OLYMPICS INSIDER; U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS; The Kween should step aside; Michelle Kwan has been a beloved Olympian for years, but handing her a spot on this U.S. team could open figuring skating to unwanted controversy.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 11, 2006 ;     629 words ...Byline: Rachel Blount; Staff Writer With...has floated above figure skating's inevitable drama...committee of the U.S. Figure Skating Association will make...decision for the U.S. Figure Skating Association, which...

Article: MediaZone brings figure skating online.(MediaZone.com, US Figure Skating, partnership)(Figure Skating Channel)(Brief Article)
The Online Reporter;  October 15, 2005 ;     158 words ......broadcasting of licensed audio and video content, has partnered with US Figure Skating to launch The Figure Skating Channel, the first broadband TV channel dedicated to figure skating. Fans can now log on to the online channel and access selected...

Article: u.s. figure skating championship; NOTEBOOK; Texas teen leads novice competition; Woodbury's Abou-Nasr is 12th.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 21, 2008 ;     466 words ...Byline: Rachel Blount; Staff Writer Sophia...kicked off the U.S. Figure Skating Championships with...the Skokie Valley Figure Skating Club in Illinois...and the Georgia Figure Skating Club. David Wang finished...

Article: For once, figure skating championships short on drama; Household names missing from event
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  January 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ...The U.S. Figure Skating Championships usually pack enough...or two from getting noticed. But figure skating always found a way to stand out...them on a personal basis." But figure skating has lost some of its luster in...

Article: IOC must insist on reform in figure skating.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  February 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ......fine step. A stunning step, really. Figure skating finally owned up to being a nest of...scandal is complete, the IOC should put figure skating on notice: Shape up, or salchow out...Friday morning, no one thought that figure skating's ruling body would ever reverse itself...

Article: Incident gave women's figure skating new spin
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 11, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Incident gave women's figure skating new spin Sport benefited from...walked off the practice ice. Figure skating hasn't been the same since. With...because people paid attention to figure skating," Michelle Kwan said Tuesday...

Article: figure skating; u.s. championships; St. Paul's Halverson wins U.S. skating title.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 27, 2007 ;     340 words ...Byline: Rachel Blount; Staff Writer As Ann Eidson waited...magnificent long program at the U.S. figure skating championships. Once his scores came...and Ted Engelking, of the St. Paul Figure Skating Club, as well as his mother, Deborah...

Article: SHORT TAKE; Japan rejoices with figure skating champ; For Shizuka Arakawa, "life got really hectic" after she won figure skating gold.(SPECIAL)(TURIN 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 26, 2006 ;     342 words ...Byline: Rachel Blount; Staff Writer Shizuka Arakawa's...daughter. Since she won Olympic figure skating gold on Thursday - and the instant...all. Her gold is Japan's first in figure skating and the country's first Olympic...

Article: In rivalry between top American skaters, it's athlete versus aesthete Figure Skating
International Herald Tribune;  March 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ......skaters, it's athlete versus aesthete Figure Skating Byline: Alan Schwarz The New York Times...precision and adrenalized power, wants figure skating in the X Games and wears several days...one means hating the other, giving figure skating a rivalry of uncommon passion and depth...

Article: Fostering figure skating
China Daily;  January 18, 2003 ;     453 words ...HARBIN: The fierce figure skating competition at the Harbin Ice...placings. "The overall level of figure skating at this games was much higher...The level of Chinese men's figure skating is among the world's best," the...