Skate fans and even those new to the ice are welcome to take part in Skate Fest at the Riverfront Park Ice Palace on Monday morning. The free-to-the-public skating event will take place in the ice arena on Jan. 18, from 9 to 11 a.m.,…
For numbers fans and accountants everywhere here are some figures to help put the 2010 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships into perspective:7 hours time it took to paint advertisers logos on the ice at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena15 skaters will leave Spokane having successfully made…
Fireworks and three free concerts are planned at FanFest at River Park Square, the free venue for participating in the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.The concerts will follow off-ice winner ceremonies at River Park Square, all at 6 p.m., on Saturday, Sunday and Jan. 23.Performers…
Two book events next week have skating themes: Author and national figure skating authority Joanne Jamrosz will be signing her book, "Skating Forward" (Comfort Publishing) on Jan. 23, 10 a.m. to noon, at Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main. The book tells the stories of 16…
With one day to go before the start of competition in the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the pieces are falling into place, and the coverage is increasing.Skaters practiced on the Arena ice Wednesday. Among them was Drew Gonzales, who competed in his first nationals…
Ruben Marcilla paints the ice at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena on January 10, 2010. Photo courtesy of Spokane Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau.Millions of television viewers will catch a glimpse Ruben Marcilla's handiwork. Thousands of audience members will see it in person. Dozens of famous…
Two S-R- photographers, Dan Pelle and Colin Mulvany, and I arrived at the Arena at 2 p.m. today to get our press credentials for the skating championships.Toby Steward and Barb Beddor, co-promoters of the event, walked through the media credentialing area looking both calm and…
Athletes take the ice ahead of the opening of the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane.See more slideshows from this year's event ...
Spokane climbs onto a national stage today as it begins hosting the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.Skaters and their fans have already begun arriving for competitions that will decide the U.S. Olympic team for next month’s games in Vancouver, B.C.Read…
To gather inspiration for a blog on figure skating injuries, I attended a co-worker’s birthday party at a local ice-skating rink. Oh, the humanity, the small children, the Zamboni interludes. Swirling, swirling, but never flushing, like the toilets in the men’s bathroom. It was there…
Have a Twitter account? If so, follow our @SpokesmanSkate account. (Click on that link to go to the account page, log in, and click "follow.") We'll be posting updates and links up to and during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. While you're there, check out…
Courtesy of Zipline Communications Parking tickets. Speeding tickets. Tickets to an Air Supply cover band concert. There are just some tickets that no one wants to have.But tickets to the 2010 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships? Now, those are tickets worth having. In fact, in…
The Riverfront Park Ice Palace is open daily. The Spokesman-Review.Strolling through Riverfront Park during the winter can be a magical experience-- especially at night. Once the sun has set, the park glitters like a diamond in its lush setting along the Spokane River. The sparkle…
With hopes of competing at her third Olympics in 2010, 24 year-old Sasha Cohen is back from her skating break and is getting ready to come to Spokane to shine her star quality at the U.S. Championships, on and off the ice. Her worldwide influence…
After a successful junior career, Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates are in their second season on the senior circuit internationally and third season nationally, taking the pewter and the silver in Nationals in 2008 and 2009, respectively. However, including their junior career, 2009 was their…
The south facing wall of the new Group Health Exhibit Hall of the Spokane Convention Center reflects the city skyline.When expecting guests from out of town most folks give their home an extra-thorough cleaning. Cobwebs are vanquished from corners, light fixtures shined, mirrors polished, and…
Although reigning world and Olympic silver medal ice dance duo Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto pulled out of the Grand Prix final the week prior due to oral surgery Tanith had undergone for an impacted wisdom tooth, Agosto said they will be ready to compete…
Placing an impressive 4th place at Nationals in her first year on the senior circuit in 2008, Caroline Zhang is the 2009 U.S. bronze medalist, and has been busy since then as she was placed on the teams to the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating…
2007 U.S. Silver Medalist, Ryan Bradley visits Spokane once again, hoping that the Lilac City will be his lucky charm. With his dynamic 2nd place finish in 2007, Ryan placed a disappointing 5th at the 2008 Nationals and 4th in 2009. However, since then, it…
New to the senior circuit in 2009, 19 year-old Brandon Mroz has proven he can hold his own by taking silver at the 2009 U.S. Nationals, beating out former champion Evan Lysacek and then earning a respectable 9th place at the World Championships—not too shabby…
Taking the bronze at the 2009 U.S. National Championships, was married couple, Rena Inoue and John Baldwin’s seventh straight finish on the podium in nationals. In prior years Rena and John had earned two national titles, threesilver and two bronze. Then in October, they took…
Come January, Evan Lysacek is back in Spokane to reclaim his national title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships after losing out to Jeremy Weir in 2009, placing third following two consecutive years of winning the gold. It seems bronze medals were in the cards…
16-year-old Mirai Nagasu announced in May, 2009 that she was ending her three year coaching relationship with Charlene Wong and had chosen Frank Carroll—coach of Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek, both of whom he’d taken to the world championships—for the 2009-10 season. "At the end…
Partners since 1997, Meryl Davis and Charlie White are the longest running ice dance partnership in the U.S. Steadily climbing the ranks of U.S. and international ice dance, they won the 2006 U.S National Junior title and bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships.…
Fans of skating on the silver screen will definitely be interested in the favorite picks of longtime film critic Dan Webster, who discussed them recently at his Movies & More blog at Spokane 7.com. Take a peek at http://www.spokane7.com/blogs/moviesandmore/2009/dec/17/ice-skating-film-here-are-10-choices/
2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
