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ISU Proposed Rule Changes

The International Skating Union has proposed changes to Scale of Values, Levels of Difficulty and Guidelines for marking Grade of Execution

The most significant and perhaps controversal of the changes deals with under-rotated jumps.

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Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett
Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett announced Monday they have joined the Panthers Figure Skating Club and relocated their training base to Saveology Iceplex in Coral Springs.
They will train with three-time U.S. pairs champion John Zimmerman and five-time Italian champ Silvia Fontana, who recently joined the coaching staff at Saveology.

2010 World Junior Championships
Some 170 participants from 54 countries participated in the juniors World Championships.
March 08 2010
     - March 14 2010.
Agnes Zawadzki of the USA wins the silver medal for the Ladies.Agnes skated to the Chicago soundtrack.
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Get started Figure Skating

How can you get started figure skating? If you have never skated before you should probably start with a public skate at a local rink. You may want to take some lessons and it is best to start with group lessons which are offered at every skating rink.

 

US Figure Skating Nationals 2010

The US Natioanls are being held Jan 14-24. This is an important event for figure skaters because placement can mean a spot on the US Olympic team.

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12 Olympic Champions at Nationals in Jan

12 U.S. Olympic Champions to Attend 2010 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Wash.

The gold medalists will participate in an on-ice presentation during the Smucker's Skating Spectacular on Sunday, Jan. 24 and will attend a “Destination Vancouver” fundraising dinner later that evening at the Davenport Hotel. Details on the dinner, including how to purchase tickets to it, will be announced later this week. More...

2009–2010 Figure Skating Grand Prix Final

Reigning World Champion Yu-Na Kim (KOR) skated to the gold in the Ladies event and recaptured the title she had lost last year to Mao Asada (JPN). Miki Ando (JPN) earned the silver, her first medal in what was her fifth appearance in the Grand Prix Final.

Kim Yu Na

Reigning World Champion Evan Lysacek (USA) took his first Grand Prix Final title. The American produced a sophisticated program to “Sheherazade” and reeled off eight triple jumps, including two triple-triple combinations and also showed strong spins and footwork.

Xue Shen/Hongbo Zhao (CHN) continued their successful comeback with their third gold medal in as many competitions. They also took the sixth Grand Prix Final gold medal of their career.


 
Moves Test Changes Take Effect Sep 2, 2010

United States Figure Skating has restructured the Moves in the Field program and tests. Skaters and parents of skaters frantically wondered if they should try to test all the way from Pre-Juvenile level all the way through Senior within the next year in order to avoid the changes. The fact is that the changes are for the better and there is no need to hurry up and test.

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Yu Na Kim has left Brian Orser

After four yearr and many great achievements Yu Na Kim has decided to move on.

"I am grateful to the coach, Brian Orser, for being with me to help win the Olympics. I hope he may teach other athletes and achieve good results,"
Orser was quoted saying "I am honoured to have worked with such a talented and gifted skater,"

Kim will continue to train at Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club where she worked with Orser since2006.

2010 US Nationals

The 2010 US Nationals finished up with Adam Rippon holding on to his title as 2009 champion.

He skated two great programs with a total of 263.66. His long program included an awesome quad toe and a beautiful triple axel-triple toe..

 Adam

Musical Coaches
With the Olympics coming up in 2010, skaters are making coaching changes to get a competitive edge.

I can understand how a different approach may be beneficial but I imagine it must be a very difficult decision, The risk of moving to someone who has a different approach to skating is quite high with only 9 months until the olympics.

Mirai Nagasu the 2008 U.S. figure skating champion announced she will now train with Frank Carroll, coach of reigning men's world champion Evan Lysacek. Nagasu had worked with a team of coaches, with Charlene Wong having the main duties, since October 2006.

Caroline Zhang is already familiar with her new coach. Caroline announced she is ending her four-year partnership with Li Mingzhu and will now train with Charlene Wong. Wong most recently coached Mirai Nagasu, Zhang's close friend and main rival.

Reigning two-time US pairs figure skating champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker will switch coaches to work with John Nicks ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Figure Skating Mens Competition

How did Evan Lysacek surpass Evgeni Plushenko to capture the gold medal. I mean c'mon Evgeni did a Quad! Was it Evan's artistry? Was it his choreography?, Was it his footwork? You may be surprised at the reason.
 
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