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  Figure skating article - Figure skating skating World Championships Winter Olympics Equipment Disciplines - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
There are international competitions for figure skating, such as the World Championships, and figure skating is also an official event in the Winter Olympics.
Professional competitions in figure skating are not governed by any central organization or common set of rules.
On March 20, 1914 an international figure skating championship was held in New Haven, Connecticut which was the ancestor of both the United States and Canadian national championships.
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 List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canada Cups were the major international competition for NHL players before the advent of the World Cup.
In 1996, the World Cup of Hockey replaced the Canada Cup.
Since 1977 there has been no limit to how many NHL players countries can send to the IIHF World Championships, but the tournament is usually played during the NHL playoffs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Professional_Hockey_Championships   (357 words)

  
 Sergei Ponomarenko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In addition to winning three World championships and four European Championships, Klimova and Ponomarenko are the only figure skaters in any discipline to have won Olympic medals in three different colors.
They won the bronze medal in 1984 Sarajevo, the silver medal in 1988 Calgary and the gold medal in 1992 Albertville.
Klimova and Ponomarenko were inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame (2000).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sergei_Ponomarenko   (226 words)

  
 WWW Snooker: World Records   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The World Professional Championship (instituted 1927) was won a record 15 times by Joe Davis, on the first 15 occasions it was contested 1927-40 and 1946.
His first was made in the European League and his second in the 1995 World Championship.
Stephen Hendry made seven centuries in the final of the 1994 UK Championship, which is a record in a professional match.
www.snooker.org /plr/records.shtml   (1625 words)

  
 Mountain bike action   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
World Professional Champions are crowned based on a system of cumulative points earned throughout the Jeep King of the Mountain Series.
An elite field of international professional racers--six women and six men--will be pre-qualified to participate in the World Professional Mountain Biking Championships.
This year's World Professional Mountain Biking Championships will again be staged on the Jeep King of the Mountain Series' innovative Y-shaped course.
www.mbaction.com /detail.asp?id=1936   (660 words)

  
 USMTA-Sanction Fee
The USMTA is in process of promoting its Professional World Championships, in the year 2005.
World Professional titles are the property of the Officially recognized Professional organizations to which they belong to.
World Amateur titles are the property of the Officially recognized Amateur organizations to which they belong to.
www.usmta.com /usmta-sanction_fee.htm   (161 words)

  
 World Golf Championships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The first three jointly sanctioned championships -- the Accenture Match Play Championship, the NEC Invitational and American Express Championship -- were launched in 1999 with Jeff Maggert winning the first event and Tiger Woods capturing the latter two.
The World Cup debuted in December 2000 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was won by the the United States team of Woods and David Duval.
The World Golf Championships were developed to enhance the competitive structure of professional golf worldwide while preserving the traditions and strengths of the individual Tours and their events.
www.worldgolfchampionships.com /overview.html   (331 words)

  
 The World Professional Pool Championships, 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Bustamante showed why he is at the top of the world game when he survived the struggle with a nine-ball clearance to take the decider.
Four-time world champion Johnny Archer survived a late comeback from fellow American Kim Davenport to secure his place in the next round.
Former snooker world champion Steve Davis crashed out of the World Pool Masters in a thrilling encounter with veteran Michael Lebron.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/cue_sports/23130/2   (451 words)

  
 Tennis4you.com
As good as Laver was during his relatively short professional run, he was not in any strict sense dominant from 1963 to 1969, the latter year when he won his only pro-fessional grand slam and also the last year he ever won a singles slam title, at age 31.
The next "world's greatest tennis player" who fell haplessly into the clutches of the King was Ken Rosewall, the player whom Laver would consider twice as good as Lew Hoad and convince him he would have to learn to play tennis all over again.
After making some preparations, Gonzalez entered the 1964 World Professional Championships and won, beating Gimeno for the title as he had done the last time, as if the King had not left the tennis scene at all in beating all the pro competition, as he had done so convincingly for so many years.
www.tennis4you.com /featured%20articles/archive/article-008.htm   (4763 words)

  
 Ross Anderson, Professional Speed Skier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Professional Speed Skier and American Indian, Ross Anderson prepares for the 2002 season as one of the top contenders.
Although world affairs have changed a lot of planning and sponsor relations since Sept. 11, Ross Anderson has continued on with his training for competition this winter.
The world record is currently held by Harry Egger (AUT) at a speed of 248kph/154.00 mph.
www.rossanderson.org /profile.htm   (457 words)

  
 Sheffield City Council - Sheffield - City of World Snooker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A relatively tight deadline for submissions of bids was set by World Snooker (mid December 2004), but Sir Robert Kerslake, Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council, agreed, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, that Sheffield should prepare a bid for submission.
This could be based around the international tournaments organised by World Snooker, and would be a unique route to the development of business relations from both a trade and investment perspective.
There is no doubt that the World Snooker Championships have contributed significantly to the profile of the theatre on a national basis.
www.sheffield.gov.uk /index.asp?pgid=54284&mtype=print   (2408 words)

  
 2006 LAKESIDE WORLD PROFESSIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS SOLD OUT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Remaining unchanged are the traditional World Championship line-ups of 32 Men and 8 Women - ensuring the open and competitive structure of the World Championships are maintained.
The 2006 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships open the BDO Grand Slam season of televised majors, and are recognised globally as the premier Championships in World Darts.
Defending Men’s World Professional Champion RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD will be defending his title and looking to become the only player to win FIVE World Championships on the famous Lakeside stage.
www.bdodarts.com /lakesidepressrelease05.htm   (557 words)

  
 KJOY :: Sarah Hughes
He is the first man in the history of the sport to claim the triple crown of figure skating by winning the European, Grand Prix and World titles, all in one season and the only skater to win all of the major competitions in one season: Grand Prix, Europeans, Worlds and the Olympics.
At the age of 18, he became the first Russian man to win a World Championship and the second youngest World Champion in history.
He dominated the 1998-1999 competitive season by winning 9 of 11 competitions in which he participated, including the Worlds, European Championships and the World Pro.
www.kjoy.com /contest_sarah_AlexeiYagudin.htm   (751 words)

  
 Jeep King of the Mountain Series Prepares for Second Race - Dirt Rag Forums
When the Jeep® King of the Mountain Series (www.jeepsports.com) hosts the second leg of the 2006 Mountain Biking World Professional Championships on Aug. 12 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., the world’s top racers will be competing before an expected series-record audience of 7,000-plus participants as part of a weekend-long Camp Jeep program.
The Mountain Biking World Professional Championships are the sister competition to wintertime’s Jeep King of the Mountain Skiing and Snowboarding World Professional Championships.
During each race of the World Professional Championships, the athletes will be competing for the right to don the John Paul Mitchell Systems leaders jersey, as well as the accompanying bonus points associated with this honor.
www.dirtragmag.com /forums/showthread.php?p=111536#post111536   (764 words)

  
 Professional Skiing & Snowboarding World Championships Heads to Banff   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Then on Sunday, Jan. 8, it’s time for the main course as the mountain plays host to the World Championships, pitting a line-up of 16 national and international standouts against one another with everything on the line.
In the women’s skiing competition, Ophelie David of France, the 2003 FIS World Cup Champion, ranks first in points despite a tough challenge from Open Qualifier Jenny Owens of Harbord, Australia in the Championship Heat at Crested Butte.
Karin Huttary of Austria, defending Jeep King of the Mountain World Professional Champion and U.S. Freeskiing Open Gold Medalist, stands in third place followed by Magdalena Iljans of Sweden, a Silver Medalist at the 2005 World Championships.
www.firsttracksonline.com /news/stories/113622513815365.shtm   (734 words)

  
 NewStandard: 12/20/98
At last weekend's World Professional Championships, the singles winners were not really professionals.
Everything out there includes the International Skating Union, which oversees the sport on the Olympic level; the various professional competitions and their promoters; the skating tours and shows; the made-for-television events; and a myriad of sponsors eager to get a piece of the strong ratings and demographics the sport draws.
Michelle Kwan is an amateur, yet she won the "World Professional Championships," last week.
www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/12-98/12-20-98/d06sp137.htm   (828 words)

  
 Sports 123: Dance Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Professional Dancing is governed by the World Dance & Dance Sport Council, whish was established as the ICBD in 1950.
The governing body for amateur Dance Sports is the International Dance Sport Federation, which was founded in 1990.
Rock'n'Roll dancing is governed by the World Rock'n'Roll Confederations, which was founded in 1974 as the ERRC.
sports123.com /dan   (100 words)

  
 NDCA Information - The National Dance Council of America (NDCA)
In 1962, the NDCA was admitted to membership in the World Dance and Dance Sport Council (WD&DSC) previously known as the International Council of Ballroom Dancing, (ICBD) to represent the interests of professional dancers and teachers from the United States in world-wide dancing affairs.
In addition to formulating the rules by which NDCA recognition of competitions and championships are granted, the NDCA has the exclusive right to select the Professional couples and judges who will represent America in all World Professional Championships.
In 1973 a Scrutineering Examining Committee was formed for the purpose of certifying scrutineers in the U.S.A. In 1981 in the spirit of cooperation, the North American Treats was created.
www.ndca.org /info.cfm?showsection=info&showsubsection=history&cfid=5994588&cftoken=87921428   (262 words)

  
 Transcend Magazine | Downhill at its fastest and your dainese source!
Prokop, who has won four of the first five races of the 2006 UCI World Cup season as well as a World Championship, European Championship and National Championship, began the day with a win over Brian Schmith of Lancaster, Calif., a NORBA Nationals and World Cup medalist.
World Professional Champions are crowned based on a system of cumulative points earned throughout the Jeep King of the Mountain season.
The Jeep King of the Mountain was established in 1993. Jeep is the title sponsor for the Jeep King of the Mountain Series. The Mountain Biking Professional World Championships are the sister competition to wintertime’s Jeep King of the Mountain Skiing & Snowboarding World Professional Championships.
www.transcendmagazine.com /archives/000630.html   (801 words)

  
 - Smucker's Stars On Ice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Yuka’s amateur skating career was highlighted at the 1994 World Championships where she won the World title in her home country.
Japan was extremely proud of their newly crowned champion, and she has helped to further the popularity of figure skating in Japan.
After the 1994 World Championships, Yuka made the decision to turn professional.
www.starsonice.com /cast/cast_detail.asp?CastID=95   (266 words)

  
 Bodybuilding.com - Bodybuilding Contests - 2006 IFBB Masters Professional World Championships Main Page.
Full results for the 2006 IFBB Masters Professional World Championships Results are in now.
The 2006 IFBB Masters Professional World Championships could be one of the most anticipated shows of the year and with many "old-timers" getting into the mix you can expect an exciting show.
The 2006 IFBB Masters Professional World Championships was aired live by webcast during the show.
www.bodybuilding.com /fun/2006nymasters.htm   (394 words)

  
 World Darts Federation: Official Homepage
The 2006 BDO Gold Cup Championships were held at the Lakeside on Saturday.
Anniversary of exclusive coverage of the BDO’s World Professional Darts Championships on BBC Television with the richest prize fund of all time.
The Men’s World Professional Championship will celebrate 30 years continuous coverage on BBC (1978 to 2007), while the only stand-alone Women’s World Professional Championship will be staged for the seventh consecutive year (2001 to 2007).
www.dartswdf.com /aa_darts   (2077 words)

  
 Ski Racing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Rahlves is a three-time World Championships medalist, and won the overall super G title in 2001.
Adding to the allure of the event, this year the keys to four new 2006 Jeep Commanders will be presented to the men’s and women’s ski and snowboard champions.
At the grand finale of the 2005-06 Professional Skiing & Snowboarding World Championships, the rosters will again feature some of the most talented racers in the world.
www.skiracing.com /news/news_display.php/3555/ALPINE   (288 words)

  
 GymnasticGreats.com: Whatever happened to Aurelia Dobre?
As the World AA champion in a pre-Olympic year, Dobre seemed poised to contend for the elusive Olympic AA title...that is, until disaster struck and she required knee surgery.
Dobre was never able to regain her championship form following surgery, and although she made the Olympic team, she was a shadow of her former self.
In 1991, Dobre and teammate Silivas competed in the World Professional Championships held in the USA.
www.gymnpics.com /gymnasticgreats/wag/dobre.htm   (700 words)

  
 Bootes & Miller into World's Richest MTB Series - FARKIN.NET Forums
The World Professional Champions will be crowned based on a system of cumulative points earned throughout the Jeep King of the Mountain Series.
Anyway, its America, they have the "World Series of baseball" ffs, they can wack whet ever name they want, its not like the winner of this world professional title will get a huge amount credit out of it.
Its unfortunate for the riders who arguably deserve to be there, but this the world we live in, driven by money to the end.
forums.farkin.net /showthread.php?t=58254   (1527 words)

  
 2006 LAKESIDE WORLD PROFESSIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
For the first time in the twenty-nine year history of the World Professional Darts Championships, there will be live terrestrial television coverage every day during the 2006 Championships.
Together with global coverage via BBC Worldwide, this means that the Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships will be seen by the biggest TV audience for darts anywhere in the world.
“It is a milestone of which we are extremely proud, because the BDO continues to provide the only darts on terrestrial TV for both men and women, and the World Professional enjoys all the kudos and history in World Darts.
www.bdodarts.com /morelivedartslakeside2006.htm   (560 words)

  
 Lakeside World Darts Championships 2007 Lakeside Championship Tickets, Hospitality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The 2007 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships will open the New Year sporting calendar as the first major televised sports event on terrestrial television anywhere in the world.
For the 31st consecutive year, BBC TV Sport will be screening nine days of the world’s premier darts Championships — and there is an added bonus with the inclusion of an extra session of darts over the extended opening weekend.
This means that BBC TV viewers will be treated to a long weekend of the best in World Darts with SIX sessions over the opening three days, and a total of TWELVE sessions over a NINE-DAY feast of the very best in televised World Darts.
www.chooseyourevent.com /MoreDetails.asp?id=678   (193 words)

  
 WireImage: Listings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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