Article: In rivalry between top American skaters, it's athlete versus aesthete Figure Skating

Alan Schwarz The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
03-19-2008
In rivalry between top American skaters, it's athlete versus aesthete Figure Skating
Byline: Alan Schwarz The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 1
Section: SPORTS

One stands 6 feet 2 inches, wears panther black and dates ESPN's Hottest Female Athlete. The other weighs an avian 125 pounds, favors sequined swan outfits and coyly brushes off patter about his sexuality.

One skates with precision and adrenalized power, wants figure skating in the X Games and wears several days of stubble during competitions. The other adores skating's operatic performances, is asked if his eyelashes are real and announces that ...

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