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• 2004 Marshall's World Challenge
• ABC-TV on May 9 1:00-3:00 p.m.

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Kerrigan in USFSA Hall of Fame

...with Hall Of Fame inductee Nancy Kerrigan @ 2005 US Championships in Atlanta; Fellow inductees included 1988 Olympic Medalist Jill Watson& Peter Oppegard and former USFSA President, Hugh C. Graham.

2003-04 ABC-TV Tentative Skating Schedule Here

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2004 DISSON SHOWS

10/16/04
• SMUCKERS PRESENTS KURT BROWNING'S GOTTA SKATE
  Confirmed Entertainment - Savion Glover and Jann Arden
  Copp's Coliseum, Hamilton, ON
  Air Date: Sunday, December 19, 2004 NBC (4:00 - 6:00 p.m. EST)
• 10/20/04
  KATARINA WITT & FRIENDS
  Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ
  Air Date: Saturday, January 8, 2005 NBC (4:00 - 6:00 p.m. EST)
• 11/05/04
  MCCORMICK PRESENTS KRISTI YAMAGUCHI'S SALUTE TO AMERICAN MUSIC
  Confirmed Entertainment - Michael W. Smith
  Giant Center, Hershey, PA
  Air Date: Sunday, November 28, 2004 NBC (4:00 -6:00 p.m. EST)
• 11/12/04
  MCCORMICK PRESENTS ANDREA BOCELLI TRIBUTE ON ICE
  Confirmed Entertainment - Andrea Bocelli
  Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT
  Air Date: Saturday, December 18, 2004 NBC (4:00 - 6:00 EST)
• 11/27/04 STARS ON ICE 2005
  Lake Placid, NY
  Air Date: Sunday January 2, 2005 NBC (4:30 - 6:00 p.m. EST)
• 11/30/04
  YANNI ON ICE STARRING TODD ELDREDGE
  Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, CO
  Air Date: Sunday, January 9, 2005 NBC (4:00 - 6:00 p.m. EST)
• 12/03/04
  CAPITAL ONE HOLIDAY CELEBRATION ON ICE
  The Scope, Norfolk, VA
  Air Date: Saturday, December 215, 2004 NBC (2:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST)
• 12/18/04 AFLAC PRESENTS BRIAN BOITANO SKATING SPECTACULAR
  Confirmed Entertainment - LeAnn Rimes
  Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV
  Air Date: Saturday, January 1, 2005 NBC (4:00 - 6:00 p.m. EST)

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  2004 STARS ON ICE (USA TOUR)SCHEDULE HERE
  Read Scott Myers Dallas SOI REVIEW here.

  NEW!!!
  Stars On Ice 2004 photo page now up!

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  BACKSTAGE @ SMUCKERS STARS ON ICE '03: ANAHEIM '03 NOW HERE!

  SAN DIEGO 2003 now here...exclusive photos of Browning, Sale, Ina!

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  Stars On Ice: Canada Info Here!
  BEHIND THE SCENES: SOI VANCOUVER 2003!

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  READ ABOUT MY TRIP TO SKATE AMERICA 2001 HERE!
  Includes chats with Sale/Pelletier, Bourne/Kraatz & Belbin/Agosto!

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  BELBIN/AGOSTO
  ....congrats on their 1st Grand Prix victory @ Skate America 2003, as well as their first US Championship & the Four Continents championship won in January 2004!, as well as for a great top 5 World Championship (best for USA since 1990) finish in Germany in March!

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  COMPETITION RESULTS (SPOILERS)

  Click event title:
  • Campbell's Classic New York: Oct. 3, 2003.
  • Skate AmericaReading, PA: Oct 23-26, 2003.
  • Cup of ChinaBeijing: Nov. 5-9, 2003
  • Lalique Trophy in Paris: Nov. 14-16
  • Ice Wars X: TV Airdate Nov. 29,2003: 9pm/8ct on CBS
  • Cup of Russia in Moscow: Nov. 19-23, 2003
  • NHK Trophy: Nov 27-30, in Asahikawa, Japan.
  • ABC Sports Int'l Challenge: Dec. 5, 2003 in Auburn Hills, MI, USA
  • U.S. Championships: January 3-11, 2004 in Atlanta, GA
  • Canadian Championships: January 2004 @ Edmonton, AB from goldenskate.com
  • Four Continents Championships: January 21-25 @ Hamilton, ON, Canada
  • European Championships: February 2-8, 2004 @ Budapest, Hungary
  • World Junior Championships: February 29-March 7, 2005 @ The Hague, Netherlands
  • World Championships: March 22-28, 2004 @ Dortmund, Germany
  • Marshalls' World Challlenge: April 6, 2004 @ Providence, RI, USA

Hamill Honored

Hamill keeps fit with exercise regimen

KWAN IS USOC ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

VOTE KRISTI YAMAGUCHI INTO THE OLYMPIC HALL OF FAME.

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Stars On Ice 2004 photo page now up!

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Read Kurt Browning's interview with the Ottawa Sun (February 2004) here!

Marshall's World Skating Challenge

UPCOMING FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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• 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships — Portland, Ore., January 9-16, 2005
• 2005 European Championships - Torino, Italy; January 24-30, 2005
• 2005 World Championships - Moscow, Russia; March 14-20, 2005
• 2005 Skate America - Atlantic City, NJ; October 27-30, 2005
• 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships — St. Louis, Mo., January 7-15, 2006
• 2006 World Championships - Calgary, Alberta, Canada, March 20-26, 2006
• 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships — Spokane, Wash., January 21-28, 2007

Robinson announces retirement

Bourne Prepares for Comeback

Naomi Lang expecting; splits with skating partner

Swallow directs dance in Detroit

Kwan also named USOC athlete for month (January 2004)

Michael Weiss Foundation Offers Scholarships to Young Skaters

(2/3/04) — Three-time U.S. champion Michael Weiss is pleased to announce the formation of The Michael Weiss Foundation, a nonprofit organization created to address the issue of the high cost of figure skating. The foundation will offer skating scholarships funded by Weiss himself.

In its initial endeavor, The Michael Weiss Foundation will provide Olympic-eligible skaters facing financial hardships the opportunity to be awarded with one of three levels of financial support. Funding provided by the foundation will cover costs associated with training and competing at the Olympic-eligible level such as coaching, choreography, costumes and music.

"I knew when I was an up-and-coming skater; being recognized for my accomplishments and encouraged through financial support inspired me as a young skater to work harder and increased my determination to suceed," Weiss said. "It has been a dream of mine to inspire and support young skaters, and this is a way that I can help the future of figure skating."

Applicants must be an Olympic-eligible skater for the U.S. and a current member of U.S. Figure Skating; applications will be accepted from singles skaters of the intermediate, novice and junior levels and must be submitted by someone 18 years or older. If you would like further information about applying for the scholarship, go to www.michaelweiss.org. The application deadline if Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. Eastern time.
Winners announced.

Jr. Grand Prix in Long Beach, CA

NEW JUDGING SYSTEM "EXPLAINED" BY ISU

WORLD SKATING FEDERATION FORMED: