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Team USA announced for World Team Trophy

Figure Skaters Online April 6, 2009

U.S. Figure Skating announced today the eight athletes chosen to represent the United States at the inaugural ISU World Team Trophy competition, which will take place April 16-19 at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. They include Jeremy Abbott, Rachael Flatt…

Flatt makes statement with fifth place finish

Figure Skaters Online March 28, 2009

Rachael Flatt served notice Saturday that she can compete with the best in the world. In her debut at the World Championships in Los Angeles, she placed fifth with a personal best 172.41 points. U.S. champion Alissa Czisny, who fell twice in…

Rachael Flatt improvises for seventh place

Figure Skaters Online March 27, 2009

Rachael Flatt performed her best short program of the season at the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles. In her World debut, she scored 59.30 points, for a seventh place standing. U.S. Champion Alissa Czisny (53.28) fell twice, on the planned triple…

Evan Lysacek wins the World title

Figure Skaters Online March 26, 2009

Evan Lysacek won the 2009 World Championship before a hometown crowd in Los Angeles. American's Brandon Mroz (207.19) and Jeremy Abbott (204.67), the only U.S. man to win the Grand Prix Final, finished ninth and 11th, respectively. The combination of Lysacek and…

McLaughlin, Brubaker have ‘one of those skates’

Figure Skaters Online March 26, 2009

Skating before McLaughlin's hometown of Los Angeles, the two-time U.S. Champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker made a series of mistakes in their free skate, which dropped them from ninth after the short to 11th overall. The duo placed 12th in the…

Lysacek treats hometown crowd to stellar short

Figure Skaters Online March 25, 2009

The World Championship short program was no problem for Evan Lysacek. His electrifying performance to "Bolero" brought the Staples Center crowd to its feet before he even struck a final pose. Heading into the free skate, Lysacek is in second place. Brandon…

McLaughlin, Brubaker ninth at World Championships

Figure Skaters Online March 24, 2009

Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker finished ninth in the short program at the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles. The two-time U.S. Champions have less than a point lead on national silver medalists Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett, who are 10th.

Abbott, Lysacek look towards World gold

Figure Skaters Online March 22, 2009

When the men's competition opens at the World Championships, March 22-29 in Los Angeles, two American men are expected to be near the top of the standings. Jeremy Abbott is the Grand Prix Final Champion while Evan Lysacek is the two-time World…

Czisny, Flatt aim to qualify three for Olympics

Figure Skaters Online March 21, 2009

U.S. champion Alissa Czisny and two-time silver medalist Rachael Flatt head into the World Championships, March 22-29, with a lofty goal in mind. They want to skate well enough to secure three spots for American ladies at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games…

Phil Hersh: 'Come back, Michelle and Sasha'

Figure Skaters Online March 20, 2009

An Olympic beat columnist and reporter who also contributes to the Los Angeles Times, Phil Hersh has extensively covered the sport of figure skating since the 1980s, and is one of the only journalists still covering the major athletes and events outside…