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Post by Admin on Mar 15, 2021 20:53:07 GMT
2010 U.S. Nationals - Ladies (Sasha Cohen, Mirai Nagasu, Ashley Wagner)
2010 U.S. Nationals - Ladies (Sasha Cohen, Mirai Nagasu, Ashley Wagner)
The 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place between January 14 and 24, 2010 at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington with AT&T as the title sponsor. Skaters competed in four disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth).
The Olympics were to begin 18 days after the end of the U.S. Championships. The senior-level Championship events were therefore spread out over two weekends to allow the skaters approximately four weeks between the end of their event and the start of the corresponding Olympic competition.
The event was among the criteria used to select the U.S. teams for the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010 World Championships, 2010 Four Continents Championships, and 2010 World Junior Championships.
Results: 1. Rachael Flatt 2. Mirai Nagasu 3. Ashley Wagner 4. Sasha Cohen 5. Christina Gao 6. Amanda Dobbs 7. Bebe Liang 8. Alexe Gilles 9. Emily Hughes 10. Alissa Czisny 11. Caroline Zhang 12. Melissa Bulanhagui
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Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2021 19:12:12 GMT
Take a quick look at the figure skaters who represented Team USA at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, and you will see a milestone. The top finishing American woman in the team event: Mirai Nagasu, the daughter of Japanese immigrants in Los Angeles. The top American man: Nathan Chen, the son of Chinese immigrants in Salt Lake City. The ice dancers: Maia and Alex Shibutani, the daughter and son of musicians of Japanese descent. Behind them: Vincent Zhou (son of Chinese immigrants), Madison Chock (daughter of a father of Chinese and Hawaiian descent), Karen Chen (daughter of Taiwanese immigrants). In total, half of the entire U.S. figure skating delegation was of Asian descent, a record according to the federation. That representation did not happen by accident. Throughout the years, American figure skating has often found its greats in the Asian American community. You probably know about Kristi Yamaguchi and Michelle Kwan. You may not know about the woman who came before, the one who directly inspired Yamaguchi while making history of her own and planting the seeds of history for years to come. Chin's talent didn't shield her from racial remarks When Tiffany Chin made her U.S. Figure Skating Championships debut in 1982, she was a 14-year-old Chinese American girl in an otherwise all-white field. Here's how Chin recalled growing up in an environment where white champions were the norm to Jeff Yang of HuffPost: “I remember when I was growing up,” she said, “a little girl told me, ‘You’re really good, but you know you’ll never be a champion. Figure skating champions have blonde hair and blue eyes, and you don’t have either.’” To the figure skating world, Chin's ancestry was a novelty. Her coach recalled to The New York Times how an announcer tried to make a "China Doll" nickname stick. A Chicago Tribune article notes how her mother — who was heavily involved in her daughter's training — was known by many as "the Dragon Lady," before positing that a lady tiger was a more appropriate metaphor. The Los Angeles Times deemed the California native "an exotic beauty."
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Post by Admin on Mar 17, 2021 19:36:49 GMT
2009–10 Japan Figure Skating Championships - Ladies SP (Mao Asada, Miki Ando, Yukari Nakano) 2009–10 Japan Figure Skating Championships - Ladies (Mao Asada, Miki Ando, Yukari Nakano) The 2009–10 Japan Figure Skating Championships was the 78th edition of the event. It took place between December 25 and 27, 2009 at the Namihaya Dome arena in Kadoma, Osaka. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level for the title of national champion of Japan. The event was also used to choose the Japanese teams to the 2010 World Championships and the 2010 Four Continents Championships, as well as being among the competition results used to determine the team to the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Japanese team to the 2010 World Junior Championships was chosen at the Japanese Junior Championships. Results: 1. Mao Asada 2. Yukari Nakano 3. Miki Ando 4. Akiko Suzuki 5. Kanako Murakami 6. Fumie Suguri 7. Haruka Imai 8. Ayumi Goto 9. Yukiko Fujisawa 10. Mutsumi Takayama Subscribe to this channel for everything all of your figure skating fan needs. Access exclusive TSL content (including live shows), listen to audio versions of our latest episodes and support TSL by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/TheSkatingLesson
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Post by Admin on Mar 18, 2021 13:27:21 GMT
Sasha Cohen 2009 Stars on Ice Japan (Moonlight Sonata)
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Post by Admin on Mar 19, 2021 20:07:24 GMT
2009–10 Japan Figure Skating Championships - Ladies FS (Mao Asada, Miki Ando, Yukari Nakano)
2009–10 Japan Figure Skating Championships - Ladies (Mao Asada, Miki Ando, Yukari Nakano)
The 2009–10 Japan Figure Skating Championships was the 78th edition of the event. It took place between December 25 and 27, 2009 at the Namihaya Dome arena in Kadoma, Osaka. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level for the title of national champion of Japan. The event was also used to choose the Japanese teams to the 2010 World Championships and the 2010 Four Continents Championships, as well as being among the competition results used to determine the team to the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Japanese team to the 2010 World Junior Championships was chosen at the Japanese Junior Championships.
Results: 1. Mao Asada 2. Akiko Suzuki 3. Yukari Nakano 4. Miki Ando 5. Kanako Murakami 6. Haruka Imai 7. Fumie Suguri 8. Ayumi Goto 9. Nana Takeda 10. Yukiko Fujisawa
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