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  United States Olympic Committee - FIGURE SKATING: World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame Inducts Catherine ...
Inductions for the U.S. Hall of Fame are conducted in conjunction with the annual U.S. Championships.
The World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame is the international repository that acquires, preserves, and interprets objects and materials related to figure skating, and identifies and recognizes those who have made significant contributions to the sport.
U.S. Figure Skating is charged with the development of the sport on all levels within the United States, including athletes, officials, sanctioning of events and exhibitions, and establishing the rules and guidelines by which the sport is governed.
www.usoc.org /73_28855.htm   (879 words)

  
 Skate Canada: News & Views: Press Room
Skate Canada, the national governing body responsible for the development and administration of figure skating in Canada, is the largest figure skating association in the world.
With skating programs for athletes of all ages, offered at 1364 clubs across the country, Skate Canada is an association dedicated to providing every Canadian the opportunity to experience the passion, spirit and triumph of skating.
Primarily self-supporting, Skate Canada is able to provide direct athlete funding, which reaches approximately 1 in 7 competitive athletes and 1 in 3 synchronized skating teams each year through various training and performance-related grants.
www.skatecanada.ca /en/news_views/press_room/news_releases/2005/dec7.cfm   (398 words)

  
 Figure skating Hall of Fame
Skating club members were required to carry rope with them whenever they went skating in the event of an accident.
Since that time, figure skating has been the centerpiece of the Winter Olympics and Olympic competition is at the heart of the exhibitions at the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and Museum.
The World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame, the only museum devoted solely to the sport of figure skating, is open weekdays throughout the year.
ks.essortment.com /figureskatingh_rlzl.htm   (702 words)

  
 Figure Skating Fiction, Short Stories, Novels, Humor, and Poetry at Private Ice Publications
Figure skating legend Dick Button is fond of saying that the goal of pairs figure skating is to have two figure skate as one.
Often figure skating in jeans and a t-shirt to artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Meatloaf, Sabovcik has carved a niche for himself on the professional figure skating scene with his spectacular triples and quads and signature moves such as the delayed axel and a layout (straight-legged) back flip.
The World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the headquarters of the U.S. Figure Skating Association.
www.skatefic.com /figure-skating-trivia   (14931 words)

  
 TSN : FIGURE SKATING - Canada's Sports Leader
Figure skating reached the zenith of its popularity during his competitive career, and Browning was a big reason why.
Browning was the Canadian and world senior men's champion in 1989, 1990 and 1991, when he became the first Canadian to win three consecutive men's world titles.
He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1994, was the recipient of the International Skating Union's Jacques Favart Trophy in 1998, and became a member of the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2000.
www.tsn.ca /figure_skating/news_story.asp?ID=146095   (886 words)

  
 World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame - International Figure Skating Forum
Preserving the films will allow wider public access to these historical moments in figure skating through a special film series, use of the films in the permanent gallery exhibitions and increased usage by archival patrons.
The World Figure Skating Museum archives include over 3,500 films and videos that capture national and international skating competitions, ice shows, and movies dating back to the 1920s.
Established in 1965, the World Figure Skating Museum celebrates the power of figure skating to "stir the imagination, lift the spirit, and realize human potential." It is the only institution of its kind devoted exclusively to the preservation, exhibition and interpretation of the sport of figure skating.
www.ifsmagazine.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=188&mode=threaded   (554 words)

  
 National Ice Skating Association of the UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
On behalf of United States Figure Skating, and the World Figure Skating Museum and Halls of Fame, it is my great pleasure to officially inform the NSA that Mr.
Election to the World Hall of Fame, which is recognized by the ISU, carries with it the distinction of being ranked among those whose contributions to the sport of figure skating have been extraordinary.
We of the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame are gratified that Mr.
www.iceskating.org.uk /nlstory.cfm?ID=10260&NLID=42048   (255 words)

  
 Women's Sports Foundation ATHLETES
In 2002, she was named Most Influential Person in Figure Skating (International Figure Skating Magazine), and in 1999 Yamaguchi was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
Prior to her induction to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, Yamaguchi was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame (1998); and in 1996 she was named Skater of the Year (American Skating World).
In 1989 she was chosen as Athlete of the Year for Figure Skating (U.S. Olympic Committee), and in 1988 she was a recipient of the Women's Sports Foundation Travel and Training grant that allowed her to purchas necessary equipment to go on and win the world title in 1991.
www.gogirlgo.com /cgi-bin/iowa/athletes/record.html?record=220   (252 words)

  
 John Curry
It is not often that a person comes along whose influence on the sport of Figure Skating is so unique that it may never be equalled.
Awarded the OBE he then turned professional, forming his own skating company that used his theory of skating as a dance form, borrowing the grace and body lines from ballet.
Curry, who was elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1991 was diagnosed with Aids that year and died three years later at the age of 44...
www.queertheory.com /histories/c/curry_john.htm   (587 words)

  
 UpDate
Ludington, a World and Olympic figure skating coach, is one of only two worldwide and the only U.S. selection to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame this year.
Ludington has been director of the Ice Skating Science Development Center at UD since 1987 and has helped it grow from an instructional and recreational facility for students and the community to an internationally recognized center of excellence--training some of the world's champion figure and ice dance skaters.
Among past honorees to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame are Sonja Henie of Norway, Willie Frick of Germany, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean of Great Britain and Kristi Yamaguchi of the United States.
www.udel.edu /PR/UpDate/99/32/skate.html   (694 words)

  
 HickokSports.com - History - Figure Skating Halls of Fame
In 1979, it moved to Colorado Springs, CO, where the hall of fame became part of a museum attached to the USFSA headquarters.
When the International Skating Union held its annual congress in Colorado Springs in 1984, ISU President Olaf Poulson announced that the USFSA Hall of Fame would become known as the World Skating Hall of Fame, since many of the inductees were from countries other than the United States.
The USFSA established a separate U. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1991 to honor American skaters and contributors to the sport who might not be eligible for the world hall of fame.
www.hickoksports.com /history/figskatinghof.shtml   (196 words)

  
 Zamboni® News
— The World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame President Hugh C. Graham, Jr., M.D. recently announced the 2006 election of Frank J. Zamboni to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
Frank Zamboni was inducted into the Ice Skating Institute’s Hall of Fame in 1965 and the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in February of 2000.
Richard Zamboni was extremely proud when it was announced that his father would be inducted into the World Figure Skating Museum’s Hall of Fame, joining legendary skating icons and industry friends including many with whom he worked closely - Sonja Henie, Richard Dwyer and John Nicks to name a few.
www.zamboni.com /news/newsWFSHOF.html   (549 words)

  
 Sports Features Communications™ - Press Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Through terms of a management agreement with US Figure Skating, the Museum will continue to receive certain financial and other support from US Figure Skating, but this support is expected to be reduced as the Museum gradually becomes self-sufficient.
The Museum and Hall of Fame is the only institution in the world devoted exclusively to the preservation and exhibition of materials related to the history of the sport of figure skating.
The Museum's collection of skating related materials is unparalleled, and includes not only unique works of art, but also nearly 20,000 photographic images of skating; hundreds of skates and skating costumes; 1,500 books in more than a dozen languages; a video and film collection that consists of over 3,500 items; and much more.
www.sportsfeatures.com /PressPoint/show.php?id=16688   (642 words)

  
 WSF Supporter is Sanctioned
Ted was expected to disclose his knowledge of the existence of the WSF to fellow members of the USFSA Executive Committee because its existence was deemed to be harmful to skating.
After 32 years of devoting much time and energy to promoting skating as a volunteer on every level of the sport, this is how the hearing panel appointed by the USFSA has summed up the work of one of skating's hardest workers.
He is a member of the Board of the Professional Skaters Association and is an advocate of a strong voice for coaches and athletes in figure skating.
www.worldskating.org /news/clarke-sanction-23jul2003.shtml   (787 words)

  
 World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame | Museum/Attraction Review | Colorado Springs | Frommers.com
World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame
This is the only museum of its kind in the world, exhibiting 1,200 years of ice skates -- from early versions of carved bone to highly decorated cast-iron examples and finally the steel blades of today.
The museum is recognized by the International Skating Union, the international governing body, as the repository for the history and official records of figure skating and the sport's official hall of fame.
www.frommers.com /destinations/coloradosprings/A27550.html   (288 words)

  
 World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame - K12 Academics
World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame
Focus: The World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame is the international repository for the sport of figure skating from ancient to modern times
History - The history of figure skating from ancient to modern times through films, photographs, skating costumes and exhibits.
www.k12academics.com /world_figure_skating_museum_hall_fame.htm   (261 words)

  
 ISSDC: About the ISSDC
The University faculty works closely with world and Olympic coaches to advance the body of knowledge in figure skating They specialize in sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, and sports psychology.
He is a World and Olympic figure skating coach who has worked with numerous Olympians, National and International medalists.
He was named Coach of the Year in 1990; inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1993; was the 1995 recipient of the PSA's Lifetime Achievement Award; and earlier this year, was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
www.mis2.udel.edu /~lbrodie/athletics/icearena/issdc/index.html   (474 words)

  
 World Figure Skating Museum Store
Figure Skating: A History, by James R. Hines.
Is a 456-page volume complete with 226 photos detailing all of the thrills, artistry, and competition from the early days of skating to the present time.
Now, the only comprehensive history of figure skating in over 40 years can be yours.
store.worldskatingmuseum.org   (93 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame serves as a repository for the sport of figure skating.
The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame is where the greatest names in the history of the sport are honored.
To be inducted into the Hall of Fame is considered the highest achievement a figure skater could attain.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=World_Figure_Skating_Hall_of_Fame   (101 words)

  
 Figure skater Don Jackson's biography
Don was 3rd in compulsory figures and runner-up to 3 time winner Charles Snelling.
The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame honors those from around the world who have made individual contributions to the sport of figure skating throughout the past century.
Don Jackson was inducted into the Ontario Sport Legends Hall of fame for the glory he brought to Ontario and Canada by winning the world men's figure skating championship in 1962 with 7 perfect marks.
www.jacksonskates.com /html/dj_bio.html   (1013 words)

  
 World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame
The World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame is the international repository for the sport of figure skating.
The greatest names in figure skating are honored in the World and U.S. Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame includes such distinguished skaters as Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, Dick Button, Scott Hamilton, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov, Midori Ito, Sonja Henie, and Katarina Witt.
www.hofmag.com /content/category/17/158/249   (159 words)

  
 World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, CO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, CO museumstuff.com :: museums :: World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame
-- The World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame is the only institution of its kind in the world, devoted exclusively to the preservation of all aspects of the sport of figure skating through the years.
PAGE OVERVIEW: -- Provides general information about World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame, which may include web site and contact information, as well as description and collections info for those planning to visit World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame..
www.museumstuff.com /rec/org_20020201_18293.html   (255 words)

  
 Centennial SC Resources
U.S. Figure Skating is the official governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States, recognized as such by both the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Skating Union (ISU).
The World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame is the international repository for the sport of figure skating.
Centennial Skating Club of Colorado Springs is a tax-exempt US Figure Skating member club which supports and promotes figure skating in all its forms.
www.centennialskatingclub.org /m_resources.php   (183 words)

  
 CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Figure Skating - Kurt rocks
In the same Saddledome where he skated to an eighth-place finish at the 1988 Olympics to first enter the Canadian consciousness, Kurt Browning entered the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame here yesterday.
The next year he went to Paris and won the first of his four Worlds and also became the first to do a triple-triple-triple jump.
Browning, who has managed to remain the star of the skate show circuit, said the thing which impresses him most about his career is that he still has one.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/FigureSkating/2006/03/24/1503574-sun.html   (856 words)

  
 Four-time world champ Browning inducted to skating Hall of Fame
Four-time world champ Browning inducted to skating Hall of Fame
Browning was on hand to receive the honour from the International Skating Union boss Ottavio Cinquanta at the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships which wrap up on Saturday.
Browning, who was the first skater to successfully complete a quadruple toe loop in competition,is still actively involved in figure skating as a choreographer and commentator for Canadian television.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=114770   (334 words)

  
 United States Olympic Committee - Heiss Jenkins, Carol
Elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1976
Began skating at the age of 6 and won her first competition at the age of 9
She also served as a skating commentator in the 1980s for various skating broadcasts.
www.usolympicteam.com /26_13372.htm   (368 words)

  
 DHL: Olympic spirit - Scott Hamilton
After his illness was mistakenly diagnosed as cystic fibrosis and he was given six months to live, the Hamilton's took their son to the Children's Hospital in Boston where his ailment began to correct itself by special diet and moderate exercise.
He was the then Olympic network broadcast analyst forthe figure skating events at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway and the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France.
When he is not performing, competing, exhibiting, or conducting skating clinics, Scott participates in a wide variety of charitable events including those for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Athletes Against Drugs and the Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
www.dhl-usa.com /olympicspirit/olympics_scottHamilton.asp   (804 words)

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