Memories of Figure Skaters and Coaches and Other Skating Memories

The 2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships took place in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA from February 7 to February 12, 2012. This article highlights some memories of the event.

Akiko Clara Ishikawa is a Japanese figure skater who was in Sendai when the earthquake that changed Japan forever took place in March, 2011.

At the 2011 Colorado Springs Invitational Figure Skating Competition, figure skater Lori Fussell, made homemade fortune cookies and put together original ice skating fortunes especially for the coaches, officials, competitors, and volunteers. This article shares those fortunes.

"Ice Diaries" was a 2005-2006 television series shown on The Learning Channel that highlighted four top female U.S. figure skaters who could possibly make the 2006 Olympics.

Betty Callaway is the figure skating coach that guided ice dancing legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean to Olympic ice dance gold.

Kitty and Peter Carruthers won the silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games that took place in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. They also won bronze at the 1982 World Figure Skating Championships. The Carruthers are also the 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984 U.S. national pair skating champions.

On February 15, 1961, a plane crash killed all the members of the U.S. Figure Skating Team. Also, friends, family, judges, officials, and coaches were killed. The skaters were traveling to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Patty Shelley Bushman has put together a book, INDELIBLE IMAGES, which includes photographs of the members...

Tamara Moskvina is considered to be the most outstanding pair skating coach in figure skating history. This video documentary about Tamara Moskvina and Soviet pair skating is in Russian. Even though the viewer may not understand what is being said, the video footage (especially the figure skating in the film) is very interesting.

This is the second part of a video documentary about Soviet pair skating. The language spoken in this video is Russian. Even though the viewer may not understand what is being said, the video footage (especially the figure skating in the film) is very interesting.

Maribel Vinson Owen and her two daughters, Laurence and "Little Maribel," were in the plane crash that killed the entire 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team.

RISE is a figure skating movie that honors and remembers the tragic plane crash that killed all the members of the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team. What did you think of the movie RISE? How has the 1961 plane crash tragedy affected your life?

Master figure skating coach, Giuliano Grossi passed away on September 2, 2004. He is missed by many, many people in the figure skating world.

This list looks back at the best and the worst figure skating events of 2010.

On February 15, 1961, a tragic plane crash killed all the members of the U.S. Figure Skating Team. Also, friends, family, judges, officials, and coaches were killed. The skaters were traveling to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Did any of the people who were killed affect your life? Share your memories or thoughts.

This section includes memories and photos of figure skater, Haley Rose Gans, who died tragically in a skiing accident on Friday, November 20, 2009. She was fourteen years old.

This photo gallery includes some memories of Haley Gans, a figure skater who died tragically in a skiing accident in November of 2009.

The Haley Rose Memorial Perpetual Trophy is donated to The Broadmoor Skating Club's Pikes Peak Classic Pairs and Ice Dance Competition with the hope of inspiring skaters in pairs and dance to exercise not only their technical skills but their talents in the creative and artistic aspects of skating at the highest levels.

The 2010 winners of the Haley Rose Memorial "Skate With All Your Heart" trophy were novice level pair skaters Madeline Aaron and Max Settlage.

Every figure skater took lessons from another figure skater. That figure skater learned how to skate from a certain coach, and that coach gained knowledge from someone else.

2009 ends the first decade of the 21st century. This list looks back at the best and the worst events of those ten years.

This list looks back at the best and the worst figure skating events of 2009.

On February 15, 1961, a tragic plane crash killed all the members of the U.S. Figure Skating Team. Also, friends, family, judges, officials, and coaches were killed. Patty Shelley Bushman is writing a book about the team and also has made a website in the team's memory. This photo gallery shares some photos from her book and website.

Richard Dwyer is one of the most popular ice skating show stars in figure skating history. He was and is the famous "Mr. Debonair." What memories do you have of the legendary figure skating star?

Irina Rodnina is considered the most successful pair skater in figure skating history. She won three different Olympics and ten world titles. What memories do you have from her skating career?

Years ago, beautiful designs were skated on clean ice in the shape of a figure eight. These complex designs were called figures and that is why Figure Skating is called FIGURE Skating. What memories do you have of doing compulsory figures?

This is a different kind of story. It’s not a story about a skater who worked hard and made it to Worlds or the Olympics or landed triple triple combinations. It’s a story about a different kind of gift. It’s a story about Haley Rose Gans, a young figure skater, who died tragically in a skiing accident.

Colorado figure skater, Haley Gans, died tragically in a skiing accident on Friday, November 20, 2009. In this article, those who knew Haley share their memories.

Figure skater, Haley Rose Gans, died tragically in a skiing accident on Friday, November 20, 2009. She was fourteen years old. Many people in figure skating knew and loved Haley. Gans was hearing impaired, but that disability did not stop her from doing great things in skating and in life. Here, About.com readers can share their own photos and memories of Haley Rose Gans.

Colorado figure skater, Haley Gans, died tragically in a skiing accident. She was fourteen years old. Here, readers who knew Haley are able to share their memories.

Marty Martino taught figure skating in Colorado Springs for over forty years. At age 71, on March 1, 2009, he died sudddenly after experiencing a massive heart attack.

This article highlights some ice skating events that happened in 2007.

2006 was a big year in figure skating history since it was an Olympic year. This article highlights some of the important ice skating memories that happened in 2006.

"U.S. Ladies Figure Skating Champions - A History," is a video montage put together by a user on YouTube.com. Almost every U.S. Ladies figure skating champion is shown.

A figure skating fan and YouTube user put together a beautiful figure skating video montage of some favorite performances of figure skating champions to "River" by singer Joni Mitchell.

In 2008, US Figure Skating Gold Medalist, Debbie Weinstein Minter, performed an original figure that included many figure skating turns, loops, and edges. She named it "Compost Heap" becuase it had a "little of everything all mixed together." In this article, she shares what her experience was like.

This is a list of my favorite skaters past and present.

Figure skaters are able to publish their ice skating memories and photos into full colored books with a service called Blurb.

Hollywood Professional School was a school in southern California where many figure skaters attended. The figure skaters that attended Hollywood Professonal School (HPS) devoted their time to developing their skating talent. Hollywood Professional School is part of the history of figure skating in the United States.

Hollywood Professional School was a school in southern California that many figure skaters attended. The school is part of the history of figure skating in the United States since some of the figure skating alumni of the school became very famous.

Mabel Fairbanks was an African American figure skater and ice skating coach. Her strength and determination paved the way for African Americans and other figure skaters from minority backgrounds to be part of the sport.

Marty Martino taught figure skating in Colorado Springs for over forty years. At age 71, on March 1, 2009, he died sudddenly after experiencing a massive heart attack.

Mary McKinstry ran a boarding house for young skaters in the 1960s in Squaw Valley, California. I was a "McKinstry Kid." This is a tribute to a wonderful woman who helped mold the lives of many young figure skaters.

This is a short description of one figure skater's memories of skating and touring with Disney On Ice.

Ice Follies was the first traveling ice show.

This is a very amusing and true ice skating story.

This series of illustrations shows how a fall was handled at an ice skating event. It is a funny story that is "a classic" in the figure skating world. It is not the story of a typical fall.

This photo collection contains ice skating photos that may be of interest to those interested in figure skating.

This is a scrapbook that celebrates the life of the Italian skater and coach, Giuliano Grossi. Giuliano was a dear friend of mine. 1984 Olympic Champion and celebrity, Scott Hamilton, was coached by Giuliano Grossi when he was a young boy. Mr. Grossi was a figure skating star and a great skating coach. He is missed by many.

Many figure skaters in the 1960s and 1970s spent the summer training in Squaw Valley. This is a memory page I put together about those summers. It takes those who skated there during the summer back to a wonderful time in their lives.

Ice Follies Star, Don Jackson, has put together photos from the Ice Follies. Most of the photos in this gallery are from 1962 through 1968.

Sandra Loosemore of Skateweb wrote this excellent review of the 1961 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships after viewing a video at the World Figure Skating Museum. Those who placed in this event at the senior level, were killed in a plane crash in 1961 when the entire U.S. Figure Skating Team flew to compete in the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships.