Katie Stader Holmes is a figure skating coach based in Kansas City. She has created a very unique 2010 Figure Skating Calendar. The calendar includes photos of decorated figure skates! The funds from the sale of her ice skating calendar will help pay for medical expenses for her autistic child.

I just received Katie's beautiful calendar in the mail. It really is original! Her calendar is a great gift idea.

• Figure Skating 2010 Profile
• 2010 Figure Skating Calendar Photos
• Visit FigureSkatingCalendar.com

_{Figure Skating Calendar 2010 - Photo Courtesy of Katie Stader Holmes}

Last summer, I asked a very famous figure skater about what she thought about the arrest of Nicole Bobek. (Nicole Bobek was the 1995 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating Champion.) She told me that it was so very sad, but also mentioned that she and most figure skaters should know that what goes on in their lives is on display. She said, "When things go well, no one says anything, but when something goes wrong, everyone notices."

This got me thinking that figure skaters should realize that what they say or do may be noticed by someone else. Every person involved with figure skating should keep in mind that he or she may be someone's role model ON and OFF the ice.

This also means that what you do on the internet is also on display. If you take part in figure skating forums or social networking sites, keep in mind that what you do or say online is public. Also, be up front about who you are. Do not pretend to be someone else. Be honest about what you have accomplished in life and in skating.

Happy Skating!

Further Reading:

• How to Become a Figure Skater
• Proper Behavior for a Skating Parent

_{Figure Skaters Are Role Models ON and OFF the Ice - Photo by Comstock/Getty Images}

"Kaleidoscope," a FOX television special that will air on Thanksgiving Day, will be celebrating skating, song and survivorship.

Olympic figure skating champions and cancer survivors Scott Hamilton and Dorothy Hamill will be performing. This will be the first television performance for Hamilton since he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and Hamill will make a return to skating following her battle with breast cancer. Olympic Champion Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic Medalist Nancy Kerrigan, and Olympic figure skating hopefuls Johnny Weir and Rachael Flatt will also appear.

The show will be taped on Monday, November 16, 2009 in Washington, D.C. at the Verizon Center. Cancer survivors may obtain complimentary tickets. Tickets are available through all Ticketmaster outlets.

_{Olympic Figure Skating Champions and Cancer Survivors Scott Hamilton and Dorothy Hamill Will Perform in the "Kaleidoscope" Thanksgiving Day FOX Television Special - Photo by Matthwe Stockman/Getty Images}

Yesterday, I heard that 2006 Olympic Figure Skating Silver Medalist, Sasha Cohen, is back training under her longtime coach, John A.W. Nicks. He is her primary advisor, but Rafael Arutunian, who has taught her during her comeback to the world of competitive figure skating, is still in the picture. Cohen's switch has been reported to be "the buzz of the ice skating world."

Nicks is also coaching 2008 and 2009 U.S. Pair Skating Skating Champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker. The upcoming 2010 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships that will lead up to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver should be a very busy and interesting "Nationals" for Mr. Nicks!

_{Sasha Cohen and John Nicks - Photo Courtesy U.S. Figure Skating Copyright © Paul/Michelle Harvath}