News Archive

News Archive

November 2009

11/19/2009 | Chan to train at Palm Beach Ice Works

Chan to train in Florida.

11/19/2009 | Canada's Chef de Mission prepares for Vancouver

Former short track speed skater Nathalie Lambert knows what it's like to compete at a home country Olympics. Nearly 22 years later, she still gets goose bumps talking about the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, where short track was a demonstration sport.

11/19/2009 | Sale and Simpson win "Battle of the Blades"

Craig Simpson calls himself a private person who prior to two months ago only shared his gregarious side with family and friends.

11/19/2009 | The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew - Nov. 19

Sarah S. Brannen and Drew Meekins cover all the bases in the latest version of The Inside Edge.

11/18/2009 | 2009 Grand Prix Series concludes at Skate Canada

Jeremy Abbott is among the Americans who will be competing in the upcoming Skate Canada.

11/18/2009 | Belbin, Agosto rise to No. 2 in the world in ice dance

Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto's win in Lake Placid helped them ascend to No. 2 in the world skater rankings.

11/18/2009 | Skaters head to Skate Canada with a mission

Skate Canada is the last chance for skaters to qualify for this year's Grand Prix Final.

11/16/2009 | 2009 Skate Canada live streaming times

icenetwork.com's coverage of the Grand Prix Series continues from Ontario, Nov. 20-22.

11/15/2009 | Belbin, Agosto win fifth Skate America title

Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto took home their fifth Skate America gold, winning all three elements of the dance competition.

11/15/2009 | Flatt wins free as Kim falls to earth

There's an old saying: ice is slippery.

11/15/2009 | ASCO and U.S. Figure Skating a perfect fit

Cancer.Net may be an unlikely name sponsor for a sporting event, but to cancer survivors like Scott Hamilton, it's a perfect fit.

11/14/2009 | Lysacek takes first Skate America title

Reigning world champion Evan Lysacek took home his first Skate America gold medal by winning the free skate and the short program.

11/14/2009 | Kim's short has license to kill

Yu Na Kim has made it plain: none of her world records are safe. She'll break them again and again.

11/14/2009 | Shen, Zhao win by mile despite errors

A few glitches failed to derail the Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao comeback trail, as the veteran Chinese pair took home their second Grand Prix gold medal by some 30 points.

11/14/2009 | Belbin, Agosto spread sunshine, extend lead

Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto extended their lead by following up a win in the compulsory dance with a victory in the OD.

11/14/2009 | Plushenko's back, now deal with it

Evgeni Plushenko served notice at Cup of Russia that he's willing and able to defend his Olympic title in Vancouver.

11/13/2009 | Lysacek, and feathers, fly to lead with "Firebird"

Evan Lysacek's passion-filled turn to Stravinsky's Firebird was good enough to earn a 6.52-point lead.

11/13/2009 | Shen, Zhao break ground with their best-ever short

How do you celebrate your 31st birthday? If you're Xue Shen, you go out and perform your best short program ever, and set a new world record in the process.

11/13/2009 | Belbin, Agosto waltz to lead in Lake Placid

Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto opened a 2.34 -point lead with a captivating Golden Waltz that floated across the ice with speed and elegance.

11/12/2009 | Is the sky the limit for Yu-Na Kim?

Yu-Na Kim is keeping her cool.

11/12/2009 | Belbin, Agosto skate with newfound confidence

This Olympic season, Tanith n' Ben are portraying the roles of . . . just plain Tanith n' Ben.

11/12/2009 | No quad for Lysacek at Skate America

Lysacek biding his time with quad.

11/10/2009 | Davis, White strengthen hold on No. 1 ranking

Meryl Davis and Charlie White are on top of the icenetwork.com world skater rankings in ice dancing for the second straight week.

11/10/2009 | Grand Prix Series continues in Lake Placid

The Grand Prix Series makes its fifth stop this week in Lake Placid, N.Y., for the 2009 Cancer.Net Skate America.

11/09/2009 | Lysacek, Kim hit the ice in Lake Placid

Storylines abound at this week's 2009 Cancer.Net Skate America in historic Lake Placid, N.Y., the fifth of six ISU fall Grand Prix events.

11/09/2009 | Cancer.Net Skate America live streaming times

icenetwork.com's coverage of the Grand Prix Series continues from Lake Placid, N.Y., Nov. 13-15.

11/09/2009 | Makarova, Gachinski top podiums at Coupe de Nice

Russian skaters won two of the four gold medals at the 2009 Coupe de Nice in France.

11/09/2009 | Cohen withdraws from Cancer.Net Skate America

Sasha Cohen, the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, three-time world medalist and six-time U.S. medalist, announced today she will not compete at 2009 Cancer.Net Skate America because of an injury.

11/08/2009 | Davis, White dominate dance at NHK Trophy

The NHK Trophy concluded Sunday in Nagano, Japan, with the free dance.

11/07/2009 | Joubert, Ando top podiums at NHK Trophy

The NHK Trophy continued Saturday in Nagano, Japan, with the original dance, the pairs, men's and ladies free skating.

11/06/2009 | Joubert, Wagner take top spots after shorts at NHK

The NHK Trophy kicked off Friday in Nagano, Japan, with the compulsory dance and the pairs, men's and ladies short programs.

11/05/2009 | McLaughlin, Brubaker count down to Vancouver

Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker in New York City.

11/05/2009 | Dubreuil and Richer reach the top three

The first time Stéphane Richer got on the ice at Maple Leaf Gardens (in 1984) he was given strict instructions to bring his game face.

11/04/2009 | Grand Prix Series continues with NHK Trophy

The 2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series continues this week at the NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan.

11/04/2009 | San Jose, Calif., to host 2012 U.S. Championships

U.S. Figure Skating announced today the selection of San Jose, Calif., as the host city for the 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Jan. 22-29, 2012.

11/04/2009 | Top European skaters head to Coupe de Nice

While most of the skating world's focus this week is on the NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan, a number of top European skaters will be in action at the 14th Coupe de Nice in France.

11/03/2009 | Lysacek rises to third in latest world rankings

With his silver medal at the Cup of China, Evan Lysacek moved up to No. 3 in the latest icenetwork.com world skater rankings.

11/03/2009 | Olympic Opening Ceremonies in production phase

Ignatius Jones details how the Olympic Opening Ceremonies were conceived and put into production.

11/03/2009 | NHK Trophy live streaming times

icenetwork.com's coverage of the Grand Prix Series continues from Nagano, Nov. 6-8.

11/02/2009 | Hochstein gearing up for Junior Grand Prix Final

Grant Hochstein went from tae kwon do to Michelle Kwan's turf, the rink, after watching the 1998 Olympics.

11/02/2009 | Hubbells make coaching change

Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell announced they have ended their professional relationship with coaches Yuri Chesnichenko and Yaroslava Nechaeva and will train with Pasquale Camerlengo.

11/02/2009 | Canadians wearing their hearts on their hands

The red mittens worn by the 2010 Olympic torchbearers are much more than a fashion statement.

11/01/2009 | U.S. wins four medals at Ice Challenge in Austria

The U.S. team at Ice Challenge in Graz, Austria, collected four medals -- one gold, two silvers and a bronze -- the most of any country there.