61. TIME.com: Olympic Figure Skating: A Sport On Thin Ice -- Page 1 The Feb. 25, 2002, cover story on Jamie Sale and David Pelletier and the darkerside of olympic skating. http://www.time.com/time/olympics2002/article/0,8599,203477,00.html

Online Edition KATRINA: HOW TO HELP A list of groups assisting the recovery effort PICTURED Twelve prisoners are killed in Guatemala when a rival gang invades JOHN GICHIGI/GETTY IMAGES Jamie Salé and David Pelletier at the Team Canada press conference Friday Olympic Figure Skating: A Sport on Thin Ice By RICHARD LACAYO SUBSCRIBE TO TIME PRINT E-MAIL ... MORE BY AUTHOR Interview: Canadian Skating Judge Jean Senft Robert Sullivan: U.S. Skating Judge Tells of Being Approached to Trade Votes Special: The Winter Games Posted Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002 There were a lot of smiles at the final outcome of the figure-skating fiasco at the Winter Games, especially from the Canadians. Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, who had been forcing smiles all week, flashed real ones when they heard that their silver medals in the ferociously disputed pairs skating event would be traded in for gold. But what made the biggest difference last week were tears. Maybe this is what people mean by a watershed event. All last week in Salt Lake City's Olympic Village and in many other parts of the world, there was speculation that someone had leaned on Le Gougne to vote for the Russians in exchange for Russia's vote for the French team in the ice-dancing competition. One Olympic skating judge, who asked to remain anonymous, insisted to TIME that a deal had been struck: "The French have been trying to figure out how to win in ice dancing. I know Gailhaguet has been working for those votes." Gailhaguet denies those claims and suggests that pressure was brought upon Le Gougne from "left and right"implying that it came from Canadian skating officials as well. Whatever the truth turns out to be, international figure skating and the Olympic movement itself have been shaken as never before. Even before Tonya Harding went gunning for Nancy Kerrigan, figure skating had an image problem. Not on the ice. On the ice it's all double Axels and triple Salchows and Kristi Yamaguchi twirling straight onto the Wheaties box. Say all you want about the smiley dudes on their snowboards, but when it comes to making the Winter Games a global fascination and a very considerable cash machine, it's the Brian Boitanos and Michelle Kwans of the world who count most.

62. TIME.com: Olympic Figure Skating: A Sport On Thin Ice -- Page 3 olympic figure skating A Sport on Thin Ice. SUBSCRIBE TO TIME PRINT EMAILMORE BY AUTHOR. Interview Canadian skating Judge Jean Senft; Robert Sullivan http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,203477-3,00.html

Online Edition KATRINA: HOW TO HELP A list of groups assisting the recovery effort PICTURED Twelve prisoners are killed in Guatemala when a rival gang invades Olympic Figure Skating: A Sport on Thin Ice SUBSCRIBE TO TIME PRINT E-MAIL MORE BY AUTHOR Interview: Canadian Skating Judge Jean Senft Robert Sullivan: U.S. Skating Judge Tells of Being Approached to Trade Votes Special: The Winter Games Page 3 of 3 Previous That same day the I.O.C. executive board sent a letter to Cinquanta urging quick action, a message he had already received in person from Rogge. "We didn't step in on the merits of the matter," says Olympic committee general director Francois Carrard, "but we wanted it expedited as quickly as possible." Toronto's Globe and Mail reported last week that on Thursday afternoon Rogge told Cinquanta he could take the matter out of the I.S.U.'s hands entirely because Le Gougne had violated the Olympic oath she took during the opening ceremonies of the Games. To avoid that embarrassment, Cinquanta would have to act fast. On Thursday night the I.S.U. board met to draft its plan. Le Gougne, an international judge for 15 years, would be suspended indefinitely for failing to tell the skating union immediately that she had been approached by people seeking to sway her vote. The only equitable solution would be to award a second set of gold medals to Sale and Pelletier while allowing Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze to keep theirs. For the first time, an Olympic medal decision would be changed as a result of a judge's misconduct.

63. Spotlight Sport - Figure Skating figure skating was the first winter sport included in the olympic Games when itappeared at the 1908 Summer olympics in London. http://www.edgate.com/wintergames/design/spotlight_sport/figskt.htm

Figure Skating Figure skating was the first winter sport included in the Olympic Games when it appeared at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The singles and pairs competitions also appeared in the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games before making their winter debut in Chamonix in 1924. Competition Interesting Facts Learn More Other Sports ... Links Competition The major types of competitive figure skating are individual men's and women's competitions, pairs skating, ice dancing, and precision skating. In individual competitions, a single skater performs required elements and is judged on how cleanly and artistically the motions are executed. Pairs skating consists of two skaters performing together. In ice dancing, partners carry out the artistic motions of dance on skates. Precision skating, which is a highly structured activity, consists of a team of skaters who perform choreographed maneuvers Interesting Facts The United States has a history of top figure skaters such as Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Scott Hamilton, Debi Thomas, Michelle Kwan and Tara Lapinski.

64. Online Figure Skating Game :: Coach A Figure Skater To The Olympics! This online figure skating simulation lets users coach a skater, create programs,view daily results, and try to win the olympic gold medal. http://figureskating.playasport.com/

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65. Ice Skating Including Singles Skating. Figure Skating, Speed Skating And Ice Dan figure skating in the UK with Try My Sport Ice skating Short Track Speed wasrecognised as an olympic sport in 1994 and as an ISU sanctioned World http://www.trymysport.co.uk/ice_skating.htm

TRY MY SPORT .. ICE SKATING Aikido Horseball Mini Golf Roller Hockey ... Sports Volunteers National Ice Skating Association Ice Skating News ... Ice Skating Singles Skating Pairs Skating Ice Dancing Synchronized skating Short Track Speed Skating Figure Skating INTRODUCTION Ice Skating is an absorbing and exciting spectacle. Combining speed, powerful jumping, spins and graceful movement. Ice skating has a UK wide presence and has enormous grass roots participation in addition to athletes aspiring to the elitism and standards of an Olympic sport. There are approximately 2.5 million visitors to ice rinks in the United Kingdom every year (11 million visits). NISA has now developed a clear, integrated pathway from beginners (grass roots) through to elite at World and Olympic standards. NISA has a large and vibrant recreational skating community comprising of individuals from 20-80 years old THE GOVERNING BODY The National Ice Skating Association was formed in 1879.

66. Figure Skating figure skating is one the few judged Special Olympics sports. Special Olympicsfigure skating features singles and pairs jumps, lifts and many feats of http://www.specialolympics.org/Special Olympics Public Website/English/Coach/Spo

document.write(' '); English Coach Sports Offered Figure Skating Nicholas Apperley of Special Olympics New Zealand on his way to a gold medal in figure skating during the 3rd Special Olympics Nippon (Japan) National Winter Games in Nagano from 27 to 29 February, 2004. Since the event also served as the Preliminary Games for the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games, participants in the Preliminary Games included 10 visiting nations: Austria, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Korea, Macau, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Singapore and Slovenia. Apperley has been nominated to represent NZ in the Novice Men grade at the Australian National Championships in Sydney 21-28 August 2004, all the more notable since the event is historically attended by non-disabled athletes only; selection is on the basis of performance relative to mainstream skaters. [Photo credit: Nagaya/Kishimoto] Figure skating is one the few judged Special Olympics sports. Special Olympics Figure Skating features singles and pairs jumps, lifts and many feats of strength and precision. Ice dancers concentrate on interpreting the rhythm and tempo of music through dance steps on the ice. Special Olympics athletes can also participate in Unified Sports® Figure Skating Ice Dancing and Pairs events.

67. Virtual Library Of Sport - Ice Skating About figure skating directory a starting place to explore the sport, if wedon t come up to US olympic Team figure skating Speed skating; UK http://sportsvl.com/rest/skating.htm

Home Skating Figure Skating Speed Skating National and Regional International Events ... Ice Dancing General Information Blades on Ice online version of magazine; skating news as it happens - on the internet plus past news, events, competition results, TV schedules Encarta coverage of Ice Skating; introduction, fundamentals, history see also Learning Network History of Ice Skating " o " Skate History Journal ; online sections: feature, links and resources. Ice Skating International online World Championships Ice Skating World a one-stop shop for all skating needs - skaters, fans, parents and coaches International Skating Union covers all the skating disciplines, events, international competitions, records, archived information. Extensive links section; discussion board ISkater ezine covering International skating; events, news, headlines, photos Skaters Guide global vortal forIce Skating, Inline Skating, and Skateboarding; by skaters, for skaters! News, views, events, results, forums... World Skating Museum online Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame Speed Skating see also National and Regional top Ice Speed Skating portal for results and resources.

68. TSN.ca - Figure Skating - Canada's Sports Leader Sale, Pelletier into Skate Canada HOF Kwan to compete at 2006 Olympics Check out Sympatico/MSN for Debbi s new online figure skating show. http://www.tsn.ca/figure_skating/

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69. Welcome To U.S. Figure Skating figure skating arguably has the highest visibility of any olympic sport, consistentlyreceiving higher television ratings and more broadcast hours than http://www.usfigureskating.org/About.asp?id=13

70. Welcome To U.S. Figure Skating The Power of the olympic Rings by Sarah Hoffman, Special to US figure skating Online It s about the journey.” US figure skating Sponsors and Suppliers http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=30238&type=news

71. SoYouWanna Learn The Basics Of Figure Skating? Due to the huge expense of the sport (it can cost a good skater over $40000 If skaters have already achieved olympic success and don t feel the need to http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/skating/skating.html

An Intermix Network Property SYW learn the basics of hockey? SYW whiten your teeth? SYW learn the basics of yoga? Thank goodness for Tonya Harding. If it weren't for her trailer trash ass, the American public would never have rejuvenated its interest in figure skating. But while most of us can sit on our couches and appreciate the grace, athleticism, and froofy costumes of figure skaters, few of us understand exactly how the sport works. How do the judges come up with their scores? What makes one jump tougher than the other? Calm yourself, gentle reader. In this SYW, we'll not only supply you with a little history about figure skating, but we'll also teach you how the sport works, so that you too will froth at the mouth, waiting to see whether that Uzbekistanian waif will beat the Russian favorite (again). School Figures Professionals vs. Amateurs You're probably just reading this SYW so you can impress all of your friends with your knowledge about the difference between a Lutz and a Salchow . But before we get to the good stuff, you need to brush up on your figure skating history.

72. Olympics 2002: Figure Skating Review of the olympic event figure skating. But in recent years, Russia hasdominated the sport. In fact, the defending olympic champion(s) in each http://www.factmonster.com/spot/02olfigure1.html

Home U.S. People Word Wise ... Homework Center Fact Monster Favorites Hurricane Katrina Ramadan Children Inventors The Doctor's In ... 2006 TFK Almanac Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia ... Site Map Figure Skating The year of Kwan or Slutskaya? By John Gettings RELATED LINKS 2002 Winter Olympics 2002 Figure Skating Medal Standings Figure Skating Through the Years Encyclopedia: Figure Skating Once a vital means of transportation throughout northern Europe, ice skating evolved into a sport during the 18th century. The man credited with giving birth to the type of figure skating we see today is Jackson Haines, an American from New York. In the early 1860s, Haines's new combination of music, ballet, ice skating, and dancing wasn't well received in this country. So he took his revolutionary ideas to Vienna, Austria, where they flourished. Figure skating debuted at the 1908 Olympic Summer Games in London. The singles and pairs competition has been a part of every Winter Games since 1924. The ice dancing competition was introduced in 1976. DID YOU KNOW?

73. 2002 Winter Olympics | Salt Lake City | Figure Skating Scandal | Ice Hockey | Ol Skeleton Racing Extreme olympic Sport Sarah Hughes, age 16, won the goldmedal in women s figure skating and made the world forget about Michelle Kwan http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1824.htm

quick advanced Scroll down for the article Skeleton Racing - Extreme Olympic Sport 2002 Winter Olympics It was 16 days of skating scandals, hockey heroics, kick-ass kids and freaky fashions. Here's a look at the good, the bad and the bizarre from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. American Boarders The country that invented snowboarding schooled the rest of the world in Salt Lake City. Americans won five medals in snowboarding - including gold medals in the halfpipe from Kelly Clark and Ross Powers. Canadian Hockey Canada made up for a 50 year drought by winning the gold medal in women's and men's ice hockey. The Canadian girls beat the US 3-2 to revenge a loss in the gold medal game at the 1998 Olympics. The men's final featured two teams made up of NHL All-Stars. The Canadian lineup included Mario Lemieux, Joe Sakic and Paul Kariya. The American team featured such super snipers as Brett Hull, Brian Leetch and Mike Modano. The Canadians won the game 5-2, causing wild celebrations across Canada. The last time Canada won a gold medal in ice hockey was at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Ghosts and Skeletons Jimmy Shea used the death of his grandfather as inspiration and won gold in the men's skeleton race.

74. Official Site World Figure Skating Museum And Hall Of Fame Wright enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the sport of figure skating . Wright judged 13 World figure skating Championships, two olympic Winter http://www.worldskatingmuseum.org/Museum_New.htm

What's New Visit Group Tours What's New Private Rentals ... Contact Us 2005 Hall of Fame Inductee Mary Louise Wright Passes Away U.S. Figure Skating is saddened at the passing of Mary Louise Wright, a longtime member of the figure skating community and former U.S. fours champion. Wright, 81, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, after a long battle with cancer. Wright will be inducted posthumously into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame at the 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships in Portland, Ore. Wright enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the sport of figure skating. Born in St. Paul, Minn., in 1923 to Frederic and Marie Premer, both strong advocates for skating in the Twin Cities, Wright excelled at the sport at an early age and became just the 24th skater to pass the gold figure test. She quickly rose through the ranks of the ladies division, skating in at the novice level in 1938, the junior level in 1939 and 1940 and capturing the silver medal for senior ladies and senior dance with Arthur Preusch Jr. at the 1942 Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships. She was also a member of the 1940 U.S. fours champion team and the1941 North American fours champion team. In addition to her success on the ice, Wright also excelled as a skating judge. She received her first appointment as a judge in 1939 and became a national judge in 1943. Between 1948-1961 she added appointments as a national dance judge, an international judge, a world

75. Usolympicteam.com, Official Site Of The 2006 U.S. Olympic Team Apolo Ohno Race to Olympics Katie Hoff Showing growth. figure skating.Olympians Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen have both entered to compete in the http://www.olympic-usa.org/

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76. BBC SPORT | Winter Olympics 2002 | Skating olympic figure skating gold medallist Sarah Hughes pulls out of April s World BBC Sport s James Cowling reviews the controversial figure skating http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/skating/default.stm

CATEGORIES TV RADIO COMMUNICATE ... INDEX SEARCH You are in: Skating Front Page Statistics Alpine Skiing ... Olympic Quiz SERVICES Daily E-mail News Ticker News for PDA Feedback ... Low Graphics Wednesday, 3 September, 2003, 12:15 GMT 13:15 UK Gold at last for Canadians Canada's figure skating pair of Jamie Sale and David Pelletier finally receive their gold medals in an emotional ceremony. Australia win first ever gold A late wipe-out in the men's short track 1,000m final leaves Steven Bradbury as surprise winner at Salt Lake City. Also: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie In pictures: Skating's luckiest man Aussie is last man standing Hughes gives Japan a miss Olympic figure skating gold medallist Sarah Hughes pulls out of April's World Championships in Nagano. Also: 'Skategate' pair take a break Hughes stuns skating world Young talent takes flight Koreans lose speed skating appeal Officials reject an appeal by the South Korean delegation against the disqualification of Olympian Kim Dong-Sung. Yagudin skates to glory Russia's Alexei Yagudin wins the Olympic men's figure skating title after a near-flawless display in the free programme.

77. BBC SPORT | Winter Olympics 2002 | Skating | Figure Skating In The Dock BBC Sport Online examines whether figure skating deserves its role as an olympic sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/skating/newsid_1818000/18182

CATEGORIES TV RADIO COMMUNICATE ... INDEX SEARCH You are in: Skating Front Page Statistics Alpine Skiing ... Olympic Quiz SERVICES Daily E-mail News Ticker News for PDA Feedback ... Low Graphics Wednesday, 13 February, 2002, 14:00 GMT Figure skating in the dock BBC Sport Online's Neil Hall examines whether figure skating deserves its role as an Olympic sport. Figure skating is not a sport to shy away from controversy, especially during an Olympic year. The awarding of the gold medal to the Russian pairing rather than to the Canadians has ensured that 2002 is no different. It is a decision that has rocked the sport to its core, forcing the International Skating Union to launch an inquiry into the judging. Figure skating's shame Outcry as Russian pair win gold in Utah Judges suspended after row at world championships Canadian pair claim Russia and France conspired against them at Nagano Games In a sport reliant upon subjectivity to decide its winners and losers, any doubts about the neutrality of the judges discredits it almost entirely. And this is not the first cry of foul in the sport's recent history.

78. National Review Online No, with figure skating, the worst problem of all is simply trying to find out We re told that skating is one of the mostpopular sports in the world. http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-dalfonzo011703.asp

cddcodebase = "/";cddcodebase454632 = "/"; HELP Send to a Friend <% dim printurl printurl = Request.ServerVariables("URL")%> Print Version January 17, 2003, 10:35 a.m. Time for a Little Respect A defense of figure skating. By Gina R. Dalfonzo t's not easy being a figure skating fan these days. No, with figure skating, the worst problem of all is simply trying to find out what's going on. We're told that skating is one of the most-popular sports in the world. One poll in the 1990s had it coming in second to football, and it's long been the most-watched sport at the Winter Olympics. But you'd never know it from the media coverage. Just try to find results for any skating competition (except for U.S. nationals, worlds, or the Olympics) in the next day's newspaper. If we're extremely lucky, some stray sportswriter will do a couple of paragraphs. Most of the time, though, any analysis we get is on the level of a bunch of eighth-grade girls composing a gossip column for the school paper. I realize that the majority of skating fans are female, but that doesn't mean we couldn't handle a little serious commentary now and then. There's not a chance you'd know the results from actually watching the competition, since most of them are aired at least a week after they take place, if at all. This fall, the first major international competition of the season, won by Michelle Kwan (filling in at the last minute for injured Olympic champion Sarah Hughes), was preempted in the Washington, D.C., area for a showing of Disney's

79. ZachEverson.com: 404 Error - File Not Found Most of the events in the Winter Olympics aren’t even sports. Activities,not sports. The problem with figure skating goes beyond this or any other http://www.zacheverson.com/Op-Ed/Sports/winter_olympics_ice.htm

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80. Remove International Skating Union From The OLympic Movement Petition figure skating can no longer coincide with the speed skating federation. I love this sport but do not want it in the Olympics the way it is now. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/672918216

Home Sign a Petition Create a Petition Discuss ... Log In We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition: Remove International Skating Union from the OLympic Movement Target: john runyon, Sandy Baldwin, United States Olympic Committee Sponsor: john runyon Signatures: Goal: Deadline: The International Skating Union has demonstrated in their judging of the pairs competition at the Salt Lake City Olympics that they cannot adhere to the ethical standards of Olympic Charter and should be expelled from the Olympic Movement. See full petition below Email this to your friends! Step 1. Enter your name: Or log in Display in public list as "Anonymous" View Signatures: Number Date Name City Country I am signing this petition because: 9:59 pm PDT, Aug 18 Anonymous Boring United States 3:25 pm PDT, Jul 23 Wendy Horn Arcata United States 4:12 am PDT, Jul 23 Judy Cody Watkinsville United States I believe all the Olympics are corrupt and that all the athletes are being cheated. 4:46 am PDT, Jul 22 Wallace Forman Boston United States the ISU has demostrated they can not be trusted to manage themselves. By making the judges countries anonymous it makes it easier to hide

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