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	Champions on Ice brings golden glow to Mellon Arena - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Pairs skaters include 2002 Olympic dance champions Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, two-time Olympic bronze medalists Isabelle Brasseur and Lloyd Eisler, 1998 Olympic champions Oksana Kazakova and Artur Dmitriev, 1998 U.S. dance champions Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Swallow and specialty comedy duo Vladimir Besedin and Oleksiy Polishchuk.
		It's been 26 years since Olympic gold-medalist Dorothy Hamill melted the hearts of figure skating fans with her win in Innsbruck, Austria, and her world championship honors in Goteborg, Sweden.
		In 1999, he was elected to the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame, becoming the first person to achieve all three honors.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/events/s_108580.html (1714 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Olympic torch begins 46-state tour to Salt Lake City - Wednesday December 05, 2001 01:24 PM
		Ali and Fleming were joined by other Olympic medalists -- cyclist Lance Armstrong, five-time speedskating champion Bonnie Blair, 1960 figure skating gold medalist Robert Paul and 1998 freestyle ski winner Nikki Stone.
		The former heavyweight champion lighted a torch from a massive cauldron at Centennial Olympic Park and passed the flame to figure skating gold medalist Peggy Fleming.
		The exchange was near the scene of a fatal bombing that rocked the Atlanta Games and returned Ali to the Olympic spotlight, where he made an emotional appearance to open 1996 Games, his hands shaking from Parkinson's disease as he sent the flame up a fuse to its perch.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/news/2001/12/04/torch_unitedstates_ap (811 words)

	1980 Winter Olympics
		Gold Medalists of the 1980 Olympic Winter Games
		At the Winter Olympic Museum you can see historic 1980 Olympic memorabilia including Beth Heidens speed skates, and other exhibits featuring the famous "miracle on ice" where the underdog USA Hockey team upset the powerful Soviet Team to become heroes of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
		In 1980, the United States welcomed the best winter sport athletes in the world to the Adirondack village of Lake Placid, New York.
	lpcs.neric.org /highschool/trip/om3.htm (90 words)

	1980 Winter Olympics
		Gold Medalists of the 1980 Olympic Winter Games
		At the Winter Olympic Museum you can see historic 1980 Olympic memorabilia including Beth Heidens speed skates, and other exhibits featuring the famous "miracle on ice" where the underdog USA Hockey team upset the powerful Soviet Team to become heroes of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
		In 1980, the United States welcomed the best winter sport athletes in the world to the Adirondack village of Lake Placid, New York.
	lpcs.neric.org /highschool/trip/om3.htm (90 words)

	Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream Foundation About Kristi Kristi's Bio
		1989 Athlete of the Year for Figure Skating (U. Olympic Committee)
		Her professional career is marked by numerous major championship titles and critically acclaimed performances earning her accolades from major sportswriters as the 'best female skater in the world.' She has recently finished her 10th year of touring with Stars on Ice along with fellow Olympic medalists Katrina Witt, Ilia Kulik, Todd Eldridge and Tara Lipinski.
		Other projects that have recently been released include two books, Figure Skating for Dummies, which she authored, and a children's book titled Always Dream, a CD-ROM and a fantasy children's line of Kristi Dreamwear by Mervyn's California.
	www.alwaysdream.org /aboutkristi (536 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Figure Skating - Russians take gold again in pairs - Tuesday February 12, 2002 04:26 PM
		But now, she and Sikharulidze, who train in Hackensack, N.J., are Olympic champions, giving Moskvina four Olympic pairs gold medalists.
		And many fans booed when the scoreboard showed Russia had won Olympic gold for the 11th consecutive Winter Games.
		Ina, who was ninth in the 1994 Games and fourth in '98 partnered with Jason Dungjen, leaped like a schoolgirl with straight A's on her report card when she saw the couple's marks.
	www.cnn.com /cnnsi/olympics/2002/figure_skating/news/2002/02/11/pairs_ap (957 words)

	Current Biography Excerpts: Figure Skating
		Throughout the 1970s men's figure skating was dominated by such balletic performers as John Curry and Robin Cousins, the gold medalists at, respectively, the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics, whose grace and purity of line rivaled those of a premier danseur.
		His gold medal in men's figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was the first for an American since David Jenkins took that honor in 1960.
		A bright spot in an otherwise dismal showing by the American team at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Alberta was the dazzling skating of Brian Boitano.
	www.hwwilson.com /currentbio/figuresk.html (982 words)

	Current Biography Excerpts: Figure Skating
		Throughout the 1970s men's figure skating was dominated by such balletic performers as John Curry and Robin Cousins, the gold medalists at, respectively, the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics, whose grace and purity of line rivaled those of a premier danseur.
		His gold medal in men's figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was the first for an American since David Jenkins took that honor in 1960.
		(By comparison, Peggy Fleming, the 1968 women's Olympic gold-medal winner, had ten coaches on the way to her Olympic triumph.) Miss Leaver is a suburban housewife, relatively unknown in the upper echelons of figure skating, who became a coach in order to help pay for her husband's college expenses.
	www.hwwilson.com /currentbio/figuresk.html (982 words)

	Current Biography Excerpts: Figure Skating
		Throughout the 1970s men's figure skating was dominated by such balletic performers as John Curry and Robin Cousins, the gold medalists at, respectively, the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics, whose grace and purity of line rivaled those of a premier danseur.
		His gold medal in men's figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was the first for an American since David Jenkins took that honor in 1960.
		(By comparison, Peggy Fleming, the 1968 women's Olympic gold-medal winner, had ten coaches on the way to her Olympic triumph.) Miss Leaver is a suburban housewife, relatively unknown in the upper echelons of figure skating, who became a coach in order to help pay for her husband's college expenses.
	www.hwwilson.com /Currentbio/figuresk.html (982 words)

	Current Biography Excerpts: Figure Skating
		Throughout the 1970s men's figure skating was dominated by such balletic performers as John Curry and Robin Cousins, the gold medalists at, respectively, the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics, whose grace and purity of line rivaled those of a premier danseur.
		His gold medal in men's figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was the first for an American since David Jenkins took that honor in 1960.
		A bright spot in an otherwise dismal showing by the American team at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Alberta was the dazzling skating of Brian Boitano.
	www.hwwilson.com /Currentbio/figuresk.html (982 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Figure Skating - Russians take gold again in pairs - Tuesday February 12, 2002 04:26 PM
		But now, she and Sikharulidze, who train in Hackensack, N.J., are Olympic champions, giving Moskvina four Olympic pairs gold medalists.
		They withdrew from the world championships, then were suspended for three months by the International Skating Union and stripped of their European crown.
		And many fans booed when the scoreboard showed Russia had won Olympic gold for the 11th consecutive Winter Games.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/figure_skating/news/2002/02/11/pairs_ap (957 words)

	Skating's darkest day / A crash 41 years ago killed team
		The members of the U.S. figure skating team are clustered around the ramp to a Boeing Sabena 707 airliner, waiting to board the flight that is scheduled to take them from New York's Idlewild Airport to Prague for the World Championships.
		All the U.S. medalists from the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley, skaters such as Carol Heiss and David Jenkins, had retired.
		" Gone were the hugely talented Owen sisters, Laurence and Maribel, who had begun their skating careers in Berkeley before moving to Boston, and their mother, Maribel Vinson Owen, a former Olympic medalist who became a legendary coach.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/02/15/SP120111.DTL (822 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / US Figure Skating Championships
		With the retirement of 1960 Olympic gold medalists Carol Heiss and David Jenkins, Roles and Brewer loomed as heirs apparent as national champions.
		He served as that nation's Minister of Sport, Health, and Education, spearheading the successful 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
		Ludington had retired from competitive skating after winning a bronze medal in the 1960 Olympic pairs at Squaw Valley.
	www.boston.com /sports/packages/usfigureskating/stories/123100_twists_of_fate.htm (3101 words)

	That '70s Show: Stolen Car - TV.com
		Dorothy Hamill won the Olympic Gold Medal for Women's Figure Skating in the 1976 Winter Olympics.
		Donna: Hair do's and don'ts of Olympic Gold Medalists.
		She was known as America's Sweetheart; her hairstyle became very popular.
	www.tv.com /that-70s-show/stolen-car/episode/1101/summary.html (322 words)

	azcentral.com sports Summer Olympics: Skating with two Olympic medalists
		At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Salé and Pelletier were awarded the gold amid scandal.
		Their mother, Mindy Aaron, said her three children hope to be figure skaters, and training with Salé and Pelletier has been an incredible opportunity for them.
		Madeline had an opportunity to train with Salé and her partner, David Pelletier, when the Canadian pair skaters came to Scottsdale's Alltel Ice Den this week to add some spice to their professional program.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/azetc/04olympics/0709sr-olympicpair09Z8.html (617 words)

	Olympic Winter Medallists - CAAWS
		Figure Skating: Tracy Wilson-Ice dancing (with Rob McCall)
		Biathlon: Myriam Bédard -- 15 km, and 7.5 km
	www.caaws.ca /e/milestones/olympic_medalists/winter_medallists.cfm (71 words)

	azcentral.com sports Summer Olympics: Skating with two Olympic medalists
		At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Salé and Pelletier were awarded the gold amid scandal.
		Their mother, Mindy Aaron, said her three children hope to be figure skaters, and training with Salé and Pelletier has been an incredible opportunity for them.
		Madeline had an opportunity to train with Salé and her partner, David Pelletier, when the Canadian pair skaters came to Scottsdale's Alltel Ice Den this week to add some spice to their professional program.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/azetc/04olympics/0709sr-olympicpair09Z8.html (609 words)

	OLYMPICS: Hughes says 2006 comeback is unlikely
		It has been three years since Hughes, 19, won the gold medal in women's figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
		Who: Many of the top figure skaters in the world, including 2002 Olympic men and ladies gold medalists Alexei Yagudin and Sarah Hughes.
		Hughes hasn't skated competitively since the 2003 world championships, where she finished sixth.
	www.freep.com /sports/othersports/olympics16e_20050316.htm (585 words)

	Current Biography Excerpts: Figure Skating
		Throughout the 1970s men's figure skating was dominated by such balletic performers as John Curry and Robin Cousins, the gold medalists at, respectively, the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics, whose grace and purity of line rivaled those of a premier danseur.
		His gold medal in men's figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was the first for an American since David Jenkins took that honor in 1960.
		A bright spot in an otherwise dismal showing by the American team at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Alberta was the dazzling skating of Brian Boitano.
	www.hwwilson.com /Currentbio/figuresk.html (982 words)

	HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Figure Skating Medalists
		HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Figure Skating Medalists
		Figure skating was included in the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympic games, then moved into the inaugural Winter Olympics in 1924.
		Ice dancing was added to the program in 1976.
	www.hickoksports.com /history/olfigsk.shtml (76 words)

	1976 — Innsbruck, Austria - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		The figure skating gold medalists in the women’s and men’s singles events — 19-year-old Dorothy Hamill of the United States and Britain’s John Curry — are both pupils of Italian-American coach Carlo Fassi, who also trained Peggy Fleming in 1968.
		Historical notes in figure skating — Tai Babilonia of the United States becomes the first black athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics, ice dancing makes its debut, and only 30 percent of a skater’s total score now comes from the compulsory program.
		With 1976 being the bicentennial year for the United States and the centennial year for the state of Colorado, Denver was a natural choice for the IOC to award the ’76 Winter Olympics.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,7,00.html (401 words)

	Figure Skating Video Clips
		Billy and Jeanne doing the impossible death spiral, the signature move of Olympic silver medalists Betchke and Petrov.
		Here are some ice skating video clips taken at the Triangle SportsPlex in Hillsborough, NC in 2000/2001.
		On display are myself and and my skating mom, Melinda (RB).
	www.chem.duke.edu /~stephen/clips.html (401 words)

	Sjoukje Skating
		Past / Current Olympic Figure Skating Medalists Gold Silver Bronze 2002 SALT LAKE...
		Arie van Houwelingen cycling Sjoukje Dijkstra figure skating - bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 1960 Eef Kamerbeek athletics Sjoukje Dijkstra...
		SportsSkiing, Snowboarding, and Skating Figure Skating: World Champions Men 1960 Alain Giletti...
	www.inlinedownhill.com /sjoukjeskating.html (196 words)

	HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Figure Skating Medalists
		HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Figure Skating Medalists
		Figure skating was included in the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympic games, then moved into the inaugural Winter Olympics in 1924.
		Ice dancing was added to the program in 1976.
	www.hickoksports.com /history/olfigsk.shtml (76 words)

	HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Figure Skating Medalists
		HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Figure Skating Medalists
		Figure skating was included in the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympic games, then moved into the inaugural Winter Olympics in 1924.
		Ice dancing was added to the program in 1976.
	www.hickoksports.com /history/olfigsk.shtml (76 words)

	HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Figure Skating Medalists
		HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Figure Skating Medalists
		Figure skating was included in the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympic games, then moved into the inaugural Winter Olympics in 1924.
		Ice dancing was added to the program in 1976.
	www.hickoksports.com /history/olfigsk.shtml (76 words)

	HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Figure Skating Medalists
		HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Figure Skating Medalists
		Figure skating was included in the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympic games, then moved into the inaugural Winter Olympics in 1924.
		Ice dancing was added to the program in 1976.
	www.hickoksports.com /history/olfigsk.shtml (76 words)

	Goodwill Games
		The judges, each with their own impressive credentials from past Olympic Games and World Championships, will be on hand to judge as the most decorated group of skaters in figure skating history competes to determine who will go home with Winter Goodwill Games gold.
		The Goodwill Games today announced the roster of accomplished judges for the figure skating competition, which will be featured each night of the Winter Goodwill Games.
		1981-84 US Pair Champions; 1984 Olympic Silver Medalists
	www.goodwillgames.com /2000/2000_newsArt20.html (315 words)

	Skating is a real sport - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		All of the 1998 Olympic gold medalists are gone, having moved on to the entertainment side of things.
		So, though her skating may not be what it used to be, she remains America's favorite for an Olympic medal.
		That said, figure skating continues to skirt around the edges of sport legitimacy, unaided by the glut of made-for-television "competitions," shows and the clubbing heard around the world.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,60000022,00.html (315 words)

	Omniseek: /Sports /Skating /Ice Skating /Touring Companies
		an elite national tour featuring popular stars of figure skating including National, World and Olympic medalists.
		Silver Blade Tours,Inc.invites you to experience the thrill and excitement of live figure skating competitions.World renown in skating circles for our tours we provide personal attention to details,...
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	www.omniseek.com /srch/{89030} (315 words)

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