Jo Ann's Figure Skating Blog February 2008 Archive

The second companion book that goes with the 2008 American Girl Figure Skating doll, Mia St. Clair, will teach young figure skaters about good sportsmanship, sharing, and about being kind. ... Read More

Just before the 1994 Olympics, right after a practice session at the United States National Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan, Nancy Kerrigan was attacked and hit hard with a ... Read More

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a synchronized skating event? Have you ever given any thought to how the skate guards that protect figure ... Read More

Watch Other Users' Videos Submit Your Own Video On Februay 23, 2008, The Haydenettes won the U.S. Synchronized Figure Skating Championships for the 17th time. They are considered the ... Read More

In synchronized skating, twelve to twenty figure skaters skate on the ice at one time; they work together as a unit and perform a program set to music. Did ... Read More

In the 1960s, my family skated and trained at the Culver City Ice Arena in southern California. At that rink, we were fortunate to skate with young ice skaters ... Read More

I recently interviewed Dalilah Sappenfield, the coach of 2008 U.S. National Pair Skating Champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker. I learned that the team has a motto: "To be ... Read More

The Chinese pair team of Zhang and Zhang are famous for being able to do amazingly high twists in the air. At the 2008 Four Continents Championships they did ... Read More

This past week, I went to see "Smucker's Stars on Ice: Live and in Color." I did enjoy the show. The skaters didn't just skate; they entertained the ... Read More

Years ago, the best figure skating instructors taught group ice skating lessons. Skating school directors wanted children to be introduced to quality ice skating instruction, so beginners were taught ... Read More

Owning the new American Girl figure skating doll will make any little girl happy. Real girls can dress just like the doll. Mia can even stand up and glide on ... Read More

An Attitude can make a figure skater look like a ballerina, so most little girls like doing the move. Attitudes are also easy to do. The moves starts ... Read More

I admit it...I love watching gymnastics. Of course, I "know" figure skating, but it's fun to see another sport that is so similar to ours. Both sports involve ... Read More

When I was a child, I heard about a fairytale place. I believed that a figure skater's dreams could come true there since it was one of the most ... Read More

The Broadmoor Skating Club, based at the Colorado Springs World Arena in Colorado, has produced Olympic, world, national, and international figure skating champions and medalists. At the recent U.S. ... Read More

Watch Other Users' Videos Submit Your Own Video I first met Randy Gardner when he was a little boy. I skated at the Culver City Ice Arena, the same ... Read More