I've been in San Jose, California at the 2012 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships all week long!  I've already seen Dalilah Sappenfield's junior pair teams take gold, silver, and bronze.  I saw Nathan Chen do a performance that will go down in history and win the national junior men's title.  I've seen some incredible ice dancing and also huge jumps.  Now, it's time for the championship events.

If you can't physically get to San Jose, you can still "go to nationals!"  Just tune into NBC or icenetwork!

• 2012 Prudential U.S. National Figure Skating Championships Broadcast Schedule

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Recently, I reviewed two different figure skating murder mysteries by Alina Adams.   The stories were told through the eyes of a figure skating researcher for sports television.  I was fascinated!  Adams based that character on her own experiences.  She worked for ABC Sports as a figure skating researcher.  She covered several elite figure skating competitions and also covered the 1998 Winters Olympics.

Until I read Alina Adams books, I had no idea how much I took for granted all those "Up Close and Personal" features that I look forward to seeing when I watch skating on television.   I had no idea that a very hard working individual sits in a competition arena for hours and hours taking notes about every skater.   I didn't know that extensive biographical information was put together by one very hard working person!

Earlier this month, Alina took the time to chat with me about her experiences. From now on, I will never watch skating on TV without thinking about how hard the media works behind the scenes.

• An Interview With Alina Adams - A Former Figure Skating Network Television Researcher Shares Her Experiences
• Review of "Murder on Ice" - A Figure Skating Mystery by Alina Adams
• Review of "On Thin Ice" - The Second Figure Skating Murder Mystery By Alina Adams
• Get Skate Crime (Multimedia Edition For Kindle)

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World and U.S. Ice Dance Champions and Olympic Silver Medalists, Meryl Davis and Charlie White, are getting ready to compete in the upcoming 2012 United States National Figure Skating Championships that will take place in San Jose, California from January 22 to January 29, 2012.  (By the way...I'm going to San Jose to watch...!!!)

This past Tuesday, January 10, 2012, they took the time to chat with the media via teleconference. ...read more

_{Meryl Davis and Charlie White - Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Image}

I never really have thought of skate guards as being "fun," but Rockerz® have changed my thinking.

Rockerz® figure skate blade guards are so much fun and that's all there is to it.  For example, a skater can personally design his or her Rockerz® since they come in a variety of mix and match colors.

It is common for figure skaters to forget or to lose ordinary guards, but Rockerz® are so much fun that losing them is like losing a part of yourself.

I keep hearing from skaters the following statement:

"I love my Rockerz®!"

• Guide Review - Rockerz® Figure Skate Blade Guards

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