none) new COOLjsMenu("test",MENU_ITEMS); (none) Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon Mitch Albom Michael Rosenberg Drew Sharp ... Bookstore Other sports E-MAIL THIS STORY PRINTER-FRIENDLY FORMAT FIGURE SKATING: Countdown to Turin begins Skaters are looking to 2006 Olympics January 13, 2005 BY JO-ANN BARNAS FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER PORTLAND, Ore. Three years ago, it was difficult to comprehend, easy to ignore. When Michelle Kwan and Tim Goebel captured Olympic bronze medals in ladies and men's figure skating at the 2002 Salt Lake Games, thoughts of Turin, Italy, weren't exactly spinning in their head. BLADE CHAMPIONS What: U.S. Figure Skating Championships. When: Through Sunday. Where : Portland, Ore.; Rose Garden Arena and Memorial Coliseum. TV: Today 11 p.m.-1 a.m. (ESPN2). Friday 2:30-4:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (ESPN2). Saturday 4-6 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. (ABC, Channel 7 in Detroit). Jan. 23 1:30-3:30 p.m. (ABC, taped). Schedule: Today junior pairs free skate, junior free dance, senior men short program, senior ladies short program. Friday junior men free skate, senior free dance, senior pairs free skate. Saturday senior men free skate, senior ladies free skate. Sunday Chevy Skating Spectacular (exhibition). Time has changed that. Just 13 months remain until the 2006 Winter Olympics, and there's a sense among competitors and coaches at this week's U.S. Figure Skating Championships that the countdown to Turin has begun. | |
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