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  1. Sochi Tests Ice at 2014 Olympic Arena

    Mon, 14 May 2012

    committee for the 2014 Sochi Olympics says testing of the ice at one overall. The arena is to host the figure skating and short track speedskating first test event will be the figure - skating Grand Prix Final in December

  2. Jan. 25: First Winter Olympics 1924; JFK's Televised Press Conference 1961

    Wed, 25 Jan 2012

    1924 First Winter Olympics Originally called "Winter Sports Week," the first Winter Olympics games were held in Chamonix, France Other sports events at the first Winter Olympics were biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, curling, figure skating , Nordic combined, ski jumping and

  3. Jan. 6: Gas Tax Increase 1983; Nancy Kerrigan Attacked 1994

    Fri, 6 Jan 2012

    leader. 1994 Nancy Kerrigan Attacked In Detroit, American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee. Kerrigan had been practicing for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and was expected to do well at the winter Olympics . She was forced to withdraw from the next day's National

  4. Persistence Pays off: South Korea Wins Olympic Bid

    Wed, 6 Jul 2011

    consecutive bid for the Winter Olympics . After two stinging defeats potential of spreading the Olympics to a lucrative new market over 10 years for the Winter Olympics . Today I humbly ask for giving South America its first Olympics with the 2016 Summer Games year-old reigning Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na, who

  5. Elation in Pyeongchang for Winning 2018 Games

    Wed, 6 Jul 2011

    was awarded the 2018 Winter Olympics after two previous bids s push to host the Winter Olympics . However hostility between it hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, though no provocation time we're holding the Olympics ," she said. After the announcement five venues — including figure skating — will be located a 20

  6. 2018 Olympics Winner Elected in 1st Round of Vote

    Wed, 6 Jul 2011

    city for the 2018 Winter Olympics in the first round of voting vying for the 2018 Winter Olympics made their final pitches both a Summer and Winter Olympics , is the main challenger Lee Myung-bak and Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na, Pyeongchang over 10 years for the Winter Olympics . Today I humbly ask for

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  1. Frantic Lobbying Day Before Vote for 2018 Olympics

    Tue, 5 Jul 2011

    vying for the 2018 Winter Olympics lobbied for votes Tuesday giving South America its first Olympics with the 2016 Summer Games says it can spread the Olympics to a lucrative new market before Sydney got the 2000 Olympics and London landed the 2012 Ocean port city. Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na borrowed

  2. Kim Yu-Na Skates With Kids to Promote Pyeongchang

    Tue, 5 Jul 2011

    perfectly ready" to host the 2018 Winter Games. The 2010 figure skating gold medalist had to borrow a pair of skates before taking having lost successive bids for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics . "I think our team has been preparing this bid for such

  3. Pyeongchang, Munich Lead Chase for 2018 Olympics

    Sun, 3 Jul 2011

    Send the Winter Olympics to a new frontier in Asia defeats for the 2010 and 2014 Olympics , would become the first both the Summer and Winter Olympics , is pushing Pyeongchang to instrumental in securing the 2012 Olympics for London, and Vladimir state this time will be two figure skating stars: Former two-time

  4. Pyeongchang, Munich Lead Chase for 2018 Olympics

    Sat, 2 Jul 2011

    Send the Winter Olympics to a new frontier in Asia defeats for the 2010 and 2014 Olympics , would become the first both the Summer and Winter Olympics , is pushing Pyeongchang to instrumental in securing the 2012 Olympics for London, and Vladimir state this time will be two figure skating stars: Former two-time

  5. Kim Yu-Na Becoming Anxious Ahead of 2018 Vote

    Tue, 28 Jun 2011

    peaks. The Olympic figure skating gold medalist is Vancouver Winter Olympics with a stunning for them if the Olympics come to Korea would be my first Olympics , but they failed there is a lot more figure skating and also speed

  6. US Champion Johnny Weir to Sit out 2011-12 Season

    Tue, 14 Jun 2011

    Three-time U.S. figure skating champion Johnny Weir says plans to compete at the Sochi Olympics . Weir said Tuesday on his time to train for a third Olympics . He says he is still "firmly Weir was fifth at the 2006 Olympics and sixth in 2010. He was

  7. Kerrigan's Brother Gets 2.5 Years for Dad Assault

    Thu, 26 May 2011

    The brother of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was sentenced Thursday to Kerrigan won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France, and the silver at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. At the U.S

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  1. Special Olympics : Figure Skating

    Thu, 12 Feb 2009

    member of the Special Olympics German figure skating team and is competing our old friend as a figure skating coach and she's Friends and. Special Olympics changed my life because competing in the Special Olympics because it just gives team effort to. US figure skater an Olympic gold medalist

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    in New York -- Denver is a member of the Special Olympics German figure skating team and is competing in Idaho this week. Warner has spent a lot of time preparing for the games with his coach
    of fun. -- And our old friend -- as a figure skating coach and she's not. -- was I believe torture her brother in her spare time also brings her tremendous joy.
  2. Michelle Kwan Off the Ice

    Wed, 17 Feb 2010

    about this year's Winter Olympics Michelle and welcome to the correspondent rather for GMA for the Olympics that's right I will be interest piece it can be and Olympics she never know what's gonna point it is so exciting the Olympics is there's no event like s gonna happen and it's figure skating right now there's always

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    mistake it's like. -- you never know what's gonna happen and it's figure skating right now there's always drop. It's for you how difficult is it to be part of the Olympics but not competing very happy to be on the sidelines or. Would you rather be in on the action if you could. -- Part of that GA -- family and the I guess analyst I guess this -- figure skating -- the the Olympics . -- what they think different I mean nine this is the first Winter Olympics in southeast sit back and you know enjoy in some joy in a very nice comfortable seats and I will be nervous because. I can understand now why my parents say now I'm more nervous that you are skating. And so when -- you know my friends that bought onto the ice I will be just as there. -- read -- Michelle and only thirteen years old you were an alternate. For the Olympics I wasn't alternate in 1994. For -- Lilly -- Olympic Games wow. And that was a great experience I didn't know what
  3. From Winter Olympian to Reality TV Star

    Tue, 2 Mar 2010

    and for the Olympics every four years looks figure skating . And they see. That figure skating is my life old for a figure skater and from a no culture figure skating . So. When after the Olympics I'm very

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    reelection figure skaters like because the average person -- and for the Olympics every four years looks -- figure skating .
    That figure skating is my life it's a sport it's a job as a lifestyle. I mean I have very little time for friends and
    old when actually started to -- which is very old for a figure skater and -- from a small town in Pennsylvania where there's no ice rink there is no culture figure skating . So. When I decided that's what I wanted to do it's it's it was fast and furious I mean I started when
  4. Gearing Up for the Olympics

    Fri, 12 Feb 2010

    most decorated figure skater in US history is just what figure skating the silent lol what's figure skating without a hint judging columns and figure skating but. When it high. For the Olympics anything it

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    like that He had and -- That is just what figure skating -- the silent. We have. An amazing team analyzed -- and Johnny Weir and probably the strongest men's team that we've ever
    all when you're out there on the -- about not lol what's figure skating without a hint of controversy let judges -- gap but the athletes a -- just have to focus them on themselves and another could be doping columns -- judging columns and figure skating but. When it with perspective He just got there and do what you have been training to -- what's -- be like
  5. Will the Winter Olympics Be a Bust?

    Sun, 10 Jan 2010

    Beijing. On the eve of an Olympics without readily bankable fall flat stateside. The Olympics especially needs to have audience that usually is a figure skater . But this Olympics there is no dominant US all together and women's figure skating for the first time in almost

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    But -- this Olympics there is no dominant US women's figure -- Michelle Kwan knew Kristi Yamaguchi no Nancy Kerrigan. The US could conceivably finish out of the medals all together and women's figure skating for the first time in almost half a century. Former Olympic stars such as Bode Miller and Apollo -- give team USA some hope but their star power is fading. And few fresh faces have emerged carry their torch the American audience is the most valuable of any in the world what they're more Chinese than there are Americans but America has been historically. The greatest single consumer market. And Americans are pulling back in a big way in the US still Winter Olympics always attract less interest in the summer games but this year could be acutely -- Both for US athletes and advertisers are there emerging stars somebody that Americans can relate to advertise -- certainly. Are eager for that. I just don't think you've heard that kind of buzz coming into this these Olympics NBC says it could lose hundreds of millions of dollars on this year's olympiad. With companies like Johnson & Johnson GM. Bank
  6. Skating Legend Oksana Baiul

    Mon, 20 Oct 2008

    would love to produce a figure skating show us you know before the Olympics because Olympics is coming up in 2010 achieve. In the world of figure skating and it's Bruntlett other just not being a figure skater did an absolutely and

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    I'm very excited this that's next interview rather -- figure skating gold more than a decade ago but she's back today to talk about her latest projects on and off the ice. Who
    I've progressed. In fourteen years and I would love to produce a figure skating show us you know before the Olympics because Olympics is coming up in 2010. And and you know I'm starting in his own project called cold as cold as ice. It's a wonderful show about in that figure skaters how hard will have towards. To achieve what we all would love to achieve. In the world of figure skating and it's Bruntlett played its -- to graduation asserted his traveling around the country your -- Robinette. Now I actually it's in
  7. Johnny Weir: 'Welcome to My World'

    Tue, 11 Jan 2011

    The reason I'm figure skating champion Johnny Weir moved to roots to pursue figure skating to Delaware. be walking see you in the 2014 Olympics . I really hope so some special so having a Winter Olympics in Russia kind of magical

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    The reason I'm figure skating champion Johnny Weir is out with a new book that is incredibly personal and shows you a new side of the sometimes
    I never really felt -- until. I moved to roots to pursue figure skating to Delaware. -- be walking on the halls and school and some of the economy a fact can't or. You know lots
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