2008 U.S. Nationals: Land of 10,000 Blogs by Katie
Sunday, January 27, 2008 Back to the Cat Show Remember yesterday how I went to the cat show and saw a bunch of Russian pins? Well, I went back today and bought some. I bought a CSKA pin, which was…
Team IDC
2008 U.S. Nationals: Land of 10,000 Blogs by Michelle
Saturday, February 2, 2008 Signing off from St. Paul I just posted the last photo. I don’t even want to guess how many I took over the course of the nine days. When I left St. Paul, I had under…
2008 U.S. Nationals: Inside Edge by Travis Mager
Thursday, January 31, 2008 OH BOY! (a.k.a. Wrap-Up Blog) OH BOY! Now that we’re on the other side of Nationals, it’s so much easier to do many things, namely breathing and smiling! Just kidding about the smiling. I had an…
2008 U.S. Nationals: Land of 10,000 Blogs by Karen
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 I think I may have reached skating overload… I think I may have reached skating overload … that point when there are so many things to think about and mention that I can’t remember any of…
2008 U.S. Nationals: Land of 10,000 Blogs by Daphne
Saturday, February 2, 2008 Post-Event Reflections & Wrap-Up I admit to procrastination. I’ve put off writing a final blog for most of this week, while I’ve been playing catch up at work and home and haven’t had an opportunity to…
Rachael Richardson & Brad Coulter
When and how did you each start skating (age, reason & location)? RACHAEL: I started skating when I was three years old. I skated in the Snow Plow Sam classes in my hometown at the Berkley Ice Arena (…
2008 U.S. Nationals: Outside Edge by Jim
Monday, January 28, 2008 Farewell Blog The McManus family did not want the week at Nationals to come to an end! Our family had such a great time. Thank you to the wonderful city of St. Paul for being very…
2008 U.S. Nationals: SP Beary blog by Casey
The Adventures of S.P. Beary with the assistance of Casey McManus – Part 1 Hey everyone. My name is SP Beary and this is my first trip to Nationals. I’m so excited and I can’t wait to show you some…
2008 U.S. National Championships – Senior
SENIOR COMPULSORY DANCE REPORT Report by Daphne Backman The sounds of the “Oh Susannah” echoed through the Xcel Energy Center as the senior dance event started with the Yankee Polka compulsory dance. The Yankee Polka compulsory dance was first skated…
2008 U.S. National Championships Recap – Junior
JUNIOR COMPULSORY DANCE Report by Daphne Backman From the ISU Ice Dancing Rulebook: The Viennese Waltz was created by Eric van der Weyden and Eva Keats in 1934. It is a light and graceful dance which must be skated at…