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2014 World Figure Skating Championships: Results of ladies, mens, pairs and ice dance 30 Mar 2014 2:48 AM (11 years ago)

The 2014 World Figure Skating Championships concluded in Saitama, Japan. Top 10 results for men, ladies, ice dance and pairs are below. Click here for complete results.

Top ten results for the men: (Note: SP=Short Program and FS=Free Skate)

Top ten results for the ladies: (Note: SP=Short Program and FS=Free Skate)

Top ten results for ice dance: (Note: SD=Short Dance and FD=Free Dance)

Top ten results for pairs: (Note: SP=Short Program and FS=Free Skate)

2014 World Figure Skating Championships: Denney and Coughlin withdraw due to injuries 21 Mar 2014 3:56 AM (11 years ago)

FROM US FIGURE SKATING:

DENNEY AND COUGHLIN WITHDRAW FROM 2014 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(3/20/14) - Caydee Denney and John Coughlin, the reigning U.S. pairs bronze medalists, have withdrawn from the 2014 ISU World Figure Skating Championships due to an injury to Denney's right ankle. The World Championships will take place March 24-30, 2014, in Saitama, Japan. 

Denney, 20, sustained the injury Wednesday in practice and is expected to resume training in 8-12 weeks. 

Felicia Zhang and Nathan Bartholomay, first alternates to the U.S. World Team, have accepted an invitation to the World Championships. The Florida-based duo most recently placed 12th at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games after winning the U.S. silver medal in January. 

Michelle Kwan to be honored at Figure Skating in Harlem gala on April 7 in NYC 17 Mar 2014 2:39 AM (11 years ago)

FROM FIGURE SKATING IN HARLEM:

Figure Skating in Harlem (FSH) will honor Figure Skating Champion Michelle Kwan, and President of Sean John Jeff Tweedy, at  their 2014 Skating with the Stars annual gala.  This star-studded event, held on Monday, April 7, 2014, from 5:30pm-8:30pm at Trump Rink, Central Park, New York City raises needed funds for Figure Skating in Harlem’s year-round academic and fitness programs for underserved girls, and offers guests the rare opportunity to skate side-by-side with some of the greatest names in figure skating history, including members of the 2014 US Olympic Skating team. Founder and CEO of Dylan's Candy Bar Dylan Lauren will receive a Star Leadership Award.

A VIP dinner will be held at The Central Park Boathouse following the skating portion of the night. Throughout the evening, guests will have the opportunity to skate and mingle with Scott Hamilton and Olympic champions Evan Lysacek (2010),Sarah Hughes (2002), and Tara Lipinski (1998); they will be joined by Sasha Cohen (Olympic Silver medalist), Tanith Belbin (Olympic silver medalist), Paul Wylie (Olympic Silver medalist),Tim Goebel(Olympic Bronze medalist), and Johnny Weir (Olympic Team Member), as well as members of the 2014 US Olympic Skating team. (Skaters subject to change.) 

Look for Figure Skating in Harlem’s online auction beginning April 1 at www.charitybuzz.com. 

Sponsors include Amway, American Express, BET Networks, Bloomberg, Citigroup Inc., Con Edison, Conde Nast, The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Iman Cosmetics, Macy’s and Bloomingdales, Milly, PVH Corp., Sean John, The TJX Companies, Vera Wang, The Walt Disney Company, Disney on Ice, and the Zegar Family Foundation among others. 

Iman, Whoopi Goldberg, and Tamara Tunie (FSH Chair Emerita) will serve as this year’s Honorary Chairs; Tracie and Scott Hamilton, Ellen Lowey, Tina and Terry Lundgren, Andrea Joyce and Harry Smith, and Vera Wang are the Event Chairs. This year’s Benefit Committee includes Andy Cohen, Alicia Quarles, Al Roker and Deborah Roberts, and others.  

Tickets to the Skating Party, which include skating and buffet dinner, start at $350. VIP dinner packages start at $2,500 and include 2 tickets to the skating party and VIP dinner. To purchase tickets, to be a sponsor, or to place an ad in our journal, CLICK HERE or contact Sharon Lopez at sylopez@figureskatinginharlem.org 646.698.3440 Ext 110 for more information.   

2014 World Junior Championships: Hawayek and Baker win gold, Chen wins bronze 16 Mar 2014 2:27 PM (11 years ago)

FROM US FIGURE SKATING:

KAITLIN HAWAYEK AND JEAN-LUC BAKER WIN GOLD, NATHAN CHEN EARNS BRONZE AT THE WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(3/16/14) - Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker claimed the World Junior title in ice dance, while Nathan Chen earned the bronze medal in the men's event at the 2014 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Seventh at this event a year ago, Hawayek and Baker became the first Americans to win the World Junior title in ice dance since 2009 when the event was also held in Sofia, Bulgaria. Entering the free dance in first place, Hawayek and Baker saw Russians Anna Yanovskaya and Sergey Mozgov post a big score before they skated last in the free dance. Needing to post a score more than six points better than their season's best, Hawayek and Baker earned a score of eight points better than their best this year to take home the title with a total of 157.12 points. Americans Lorraine McNamara and Quinn Carpenter and Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons finished in fourth and eighth, respectively, both improving on their finishes from this event last season.

In his first appearance at the World Junior Championships, Chen earned the bronze medal with 212.03 points. Sixth after the short program, Chen used his superb skating skills, strong jumps and excellent spins to land on the podium with the third-best free skate of the day. His point total was only 0.48 points behind second place finisher Adian Pitkeev of Russia and five points behind Nam Nguyen of Canada. Also in his first appearance at this event, Jordan Moeller finished in ninth with 188.14 points, retaining three spots for the U.S. men at this event next year. The reigning World Junior bronze medalist, Shotaro Omori, did not qualify for the free skate after posting a score of 51.81 points in the short program. Battling injuries throughout the year, Omori finished in 26th place.

Madeline Aaron and Max Settlage, the 2014 U.S. junior champions, maintained their fifth-place position after the short program to finish in the same spot overall. They set international personal bests throughout the competition and recorded a total score of 144.91 points. Kaitlin Budd and Nikita Cheban finished ninth, while Aya Takai and Brian Johnson were 11th. Topping the podium were Xiaoyu Yu and Yang Jin of China. Two Russian teams, Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov and Maria Vigalova and Egor Zakroev, finished second and third, respectively.

In the ladies event, reigning U.S. junior champion Amber Glenn recorded Team USA's best finish, seventh, with 158.88 points. Her teammates, Karen Chen (155.83) and Tyler Pierce (138.58) finished in ninth and 14th, respectively. A trio of Russians topped the podium with Elena Radionova claiming gold, Serafima Sakhanovich earning silver and Evgenia Medvedeva taking bronze.

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2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Complete results of ladies, men, pairs and ice dance 16 Mar 2014 12:32 PM (11 years ago)

Complete results of ladies, men, pairs and ice dance at the 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski are NOT done commentating on figure skating 9 Mar 2014 5:52 AM (11 years ago)

Can we just have a 24/7 cable channel that just follows Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski around? Their latest gig is to analyze the skaters at the world famous Rockefeller Rink in NYC. Favorite quote is (of course) from Johnny -- "I find her skating naive."