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Jordin Sparks headlines 'Skate for the Heart'

Figure Skaters Online May 14, 2009

Reigning World Champion Evan Lysacek joins an all-star cast that includes Jeremy Abbott, Alissa Czisny, Mirai Nagasu and Johnny Weir for Disson Skating's "Skate for the Heart," Sept. 19 in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The show also features live performances from music stars…

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…

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…

'Really big learning year' takes Rippon to Bulgaria

Figure Skaters Online February 23, 2009

Adam Rippon made one of the biggest decisions of his career earlier this season. Only weeks before he was to make his senior national debut at the 2009 U.S. Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, he decided to leave coach Nikolai Morozov in Hackensack,…

‘Really big learning year’ takes Rippon to Bulgaria

Figure Skaters Online February 23, 2009

Adam Rippon made one of the biggest decisions of his career earlier this season. Only weeks before he was to make his senior national debut at the 2009 U.S. Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, he decided to leave coach Nikolai Morozov in Hackensack,…

Adams predicts men’s as event to watch in Cleveland

Figure Skaters Online January 20, 2009

Leah Adams has been a regular fixture at skating competitions and shows since photographing the 1996 U.S. Championships in San Jose, Calif. Adams answered questions from skating fans before leaving her home in Grand Junction, Colo., for the 2009 U.S. Championships in…

Gilles is going for gold at the JGP Final

Figure Skaters Online December 8, 2008

Alexe Gilles had never competed as anything other than the underdog. Until that is, she won the junior ladies crown in a stunning fashion at the 2008 U.S. Championships in St. Paul, Minn. Gilles, 16, is now a favorite as she prepares…