Figure Skating In the News...

Ice dancers return to Canton Township arena
CANTON TOWNSHIP -- Olympic silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto received a warm homecoming at their home rink in Canton today, greeted with a cake, posters reading "Congratulations" and red, white, and blue balloons.

Idaho Community Sports Calendar
Skating
National Skating Week "It's Great to Skate" Spring Break Camp: This camp offers beginners ages 5-12 the opportunity to experience figure skating. Basic skating skills will be taught to children by professional or certified coaches. The camp is open to both girls and boys. Cost is $75. Camp dates and times will be March 27-31 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.cityofboise.org/parks/iceworld or call 331-0044.

Olympics: Arakawa says winning gold is like dream come true
(Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)TOKYO, Feb. 28_(Kyodo) _ Olympic champion Shizuka Arakawa said Tuesday it seems as if she is living in a dream after returning home with the gold she won in the women's figure skating at the Turin Games.

This is a MUST READ...

PlanetFargo: The Great Skate Mistake
This week, Fargo looks at an unusual new peripheral aimed to take sports gaming to the next level.

It all started earlier this month when I complained in the daily newsletter that nobody has made a cool Olympics game in years. Apparently my rant and the accompanying forum thread caught the attention of one of the marketing execs of Motionetix, who let me in on a project they're hoping to bring to market here within the next couple of years.

But first, let's talk about the end goal here. We're talking about nothing short of the Olympic dream. The greatest athletes on the planet, gathering together in one place to be crowned champions before the eyes of the world. I don't care how you feel about sports, I'm willing to venture that all gamers out there share a common dream:

To be a fifteen-year-old girl.

Efforts promised for winter sports
Winning its first ever snow event Winter Olympic gold medal at the Turin Games, China has vowed to put more efforts into developing winter sports.

We'll Be The Judge of That!
We're down to the nitty gritty and our two couples are too close to call! Will Lloyd & Kristy's "special bond" be the difference? See what our judges have to say, inside!

This one is hysterical...

An interview with British Ice Dancer John Kerr
John Kerr and his sister Sinead have been British ice dance champions for the last three years and have just finished competing in the Winter Olympics in Turin - where, as he reveals to Small Talk, John witnessed a "sordid scandal"