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Kimmie Meissner Withdraws From Grand Prix Events; Olympic Bid Likely Dashed
Former world champion Kimmie Meissner has withdrawn from her two scheduled Grand Prix events, Rostelecom Cup and NHK Trophy, due to knee problems, according to SunSentinel.com. The fact that she has withdrawn from both competitions right away shows how serious the issues are - and how considerate...
Article on Dorothy Hamill's Skating Camp
Here is a Baltimore Sun article on the lovely Dorothy Hamill and her skating camp for adults. It sounds like fun! Wish I had $4,800 lying around.... The article also mentions Hamill's upcoming wedding to John MacColl, and her mentorship of Rachael Flatt, as well as an upcoming project: Before she...
Meissner Gets a Bye to Nationals
Technically, former World Champion Kimmie Meissner was supposed to have to qualify for the U.S. Nationals this year by skating a regional event in early October. Technically, Meissner missed the boat on a bye created by transportation/competition conflict by one day. But U.S. Figure Skating has...
Kimmie Meissner and Regional Competitions?
A while back I blogged on this Baltimore Sun article about Kimmie Meissner. It ended with this graf: Before she can set her sights on the Grand Prix season, however, Meissner and coaches Richard Callaghan and Todd Eldredge will test her new material at regional events, most likely at the Liberty...
Deadlines
Because I do not read enough, I was not aware of the following important deadlines: September 1: The date when Michelle Kwan absolutely has to decide whether to participate in Skate America (per Baltimore Sun) End of July: The time that USFSA has asked Kwan to let them know of her decision so they...
Meissner Surprised by Grand Prix Selections
Former world champion Kimmie Meissner is a bit surprised at having received two Grand Prix invitations, according to the Baltimore Sun. It was a tad generous to Meissner, who placed eighth in both of her Grand Prix assignments last season and withdrew from the U.S. Nationals with injury. She will...
Cohen Likely for Skate America; Triple/Triples Possible?
Baltimore Sun reported that U.S. Figure Skating Director David Raith said it's a "logical assumption" that Sasha Cohen will be competing in Skate America in the fall. The selections for that competition will be officially announced at the end of the month. Raith added that another of the earlier...
Kimmie Meissner Shouldn't Give Up, Says Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun has an article about why former world champion Kimmie Meissner shouldn't give up hope in her skating career, despite a very shaky run that was highlighted last weekend in a poor showing at Skate America. I'm not sure I agree with all the article's points (it seems to somewhat...
Poll: What do you think is missing most in O's coverage?
With the recent economic struggles forcing print media to either go under entirely, be on the verge of that, or pull beat reporters from covering the O's altogether, Orioles inside coverage this season could be limited almost exclusively to the Baltimore Sun and MASN. Given that these two outlets...
New Feature: Top 5
So, here's a new feature on Testudo Times: the top 5 Terp-related articles/video around the internet this week. They will be humorous, or serious, an in-depth feature or a news piece. Whatever they are - you should read them. Check it out during your lunch break, waiting for the pizza to arrive, or...
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