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Article: For once, figure skating championships short on drama; Household names missing from event
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- January 22, 2007
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The U.S. Figure Skating Championships usually pack enough sizzle
to rival a racy TV miniseries.
Big names and even bigger drama. Tears and sniffles. Glares that
make the blood run cold. Makeup and costumes better suited for the
circus. A hit man even showed up one year.
It's quality entertainment, and it never fails to disappoint.
With Michelle Kwan juggling college and diplomacy, and Sasha Cohen
testing her skates in Hollywood, though, this week's national
championships in Spokane, Wash., are in serious need of a buzz.
Unless Johnny Weir does something outlandish, nationals are in danger
of being, dare we say it, dull?
"I think skating is just going through a cycle, but we will find a
way ...