Figure Skating

[Bonny]

Johnny reminds me of Rudy Glenda anyhow his style of skating & his choice of clothing. I like his confidence & artistry. When he skates he seems to be trying to relay a story along with the music he has picked & trying to put all the required elements into it. He has his work cut out for him along with all the others skaters from the USA.

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Rudy is SO much fun to see in person! His show numbers were usually a lot different than his competitive numbers. It was so thrilling to see him win US Nationals in '96 in his home town.

[Grace]

I found two more interesting articles in the NY Times - about pairs and ice dancers, finding a partner - and some strange representations.

Now skating for . . . . .

Ice Partners Search . com

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Very interesting!
I know it can be hard to find the right partner both personality wise, compatible work ethic-wise and size wise!

This reminds me, I wanted to check tv listings to see if I could find if any of the other countries Nationals is on tv. I used to be able to catch Europeans and Canadians.

[Grace]

Very interesting!
I know it can be hard to find the right partner both personality wise, compatible work ethic-wise and size wise!

This reminds me, I wanted to check tv listings to see if I could find if any of the other countries Nationals is on tv. I used to be able to catch Europeans and Canadians.

Living so close to Canada, we get those on CBC - along with Hockey Night in Canada

[Grace]

Michelle Kwan - the most decorated figure skater in American history (two Olympic medals, five world titles, nine national championships) now totes a backpack crammed with books, a computer and a Kindle.

[Bonny]

That was an interesting article about Michelle. I have always liked her but couldn't figure out why she kept going out was it to win more titles, trophies, & metals or was it to prove something to herself? Here it was none of the above. I just couldn't figure out why she hadn't gone professional like most of the other champion skaters? I am happy for her & always felt she had a good head on her shoulders. She had a big adjustment to make like she said going from elegant skating to skating for points. More like acrobatics on ice is what I call it, the more perfected jumps the more points, especially towards the end of your program when your legs are like sphagetti. Ugh! I guess I miss the beautiful elegance & what I would call ballet on ice. But we can still see that on tv specials. Yeah!