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2005 Articles

December 2005
12/26/05 - Fencer and Skier Turn to Pairs
12/26/05 - Moyle and Seitz Take Fourth at Junior Grand Prix Final
12/26/05 - Namiotka and Coughlin Make First Junior Grand Prix Final
12/26/05 - First Junior Season No Problem for Butler and Jacobsen
12/17/05 - Varner Takes Bronze at JGP Final
12/17/05 - U.S. Novice Men's Champion Makes Splash at Junior Grand Prix Final
12/17/05 - Kerrigan Influences Carriere's Career
12/12/05 - Vise and Trent Start Strong in 2006
12/12/05 - Scott Joins Fein to Continue Pairs Career
12/12/05 - Castile and Okolski Show Promise
12/04/05 - Pfeifer Plans to Compose His Own Music for Programs

November 2005
11/29/05 - Brien and Beckingham Bring Back Australian Pairs Skating
11/21/05 - Vartmann and Just Could Reach Europeans in 2006
11/15/05 - Lithuania's Drobiazko and Vanagas Return for Fifth Olympics
11/07/05 - Verner is a Winner
11/01/05 - Doctor Defeats Disease to Gain Adult Skating Gold

October 2005
10/25/05 - Lamar and Brogan Are a Team to Watch in Intermediates
10/17/05 - Solo Dance Leads to World Synchros for Mooney

10/10/05 - Painful Breakups Lead to New Beginnings for Silverstein and O'Meara
10/05/05 - Near Miss Energizes Blynn and Fishpaw

September 2005
09/18/05 - Lacoste Aims High

09/13/05 - Another Chance for Manon and Forsyth
09/04/05 - Navarro and Bommentre In It for the Long Haul

August 2005
08/30/05 - Adversity Strengthens Resolve for American Dancers
08/22/05 - Annie Oakley of the Ice
08/14/05 - Ice Dancing In Lake Placid
08/08/05 - Australian Dancers Win First Gold
08/03/05 - Campbell Learns from Junior Worlds Experience

July 2005
07/26/05 - Rogers Re-Dedicated to Skating
07/17/05 - Pratt and Gilles Ready for 2005-06
07/10/05 - Possibilities Boundless for Duhamel and Arnold
07/03/05 - Craigmyle Gunning for World Record

June 2005
06/27/05 - Johansson Setting Records for Sweden
06/16/05 - Quebec Dancers Make International Team
06/06/05 - Moscovitch Makes Mark in Men's and Pairs

May 2005
05/29/05 - Sutan Scores Highest Finish for Thailand
05/22/05 - Swedish Pairs Team First in 40 Years
05/15/05 - Lee's Talents Not Limited to Skating
05/08/05 - Arctic Pair Vlassov and Meekins
05/01/05 - Canadian Chan on a Gold Medal Streak

April 2005
04/24/05 - U.S. Junior Pairs Champs Just Miss Junior Worlds Podium
04/17/05 - Nylanders Make Judges See Double
04/10/05 - Beloved Bulgarians
04/03/05 - Comely Korpi Captivates Crowds

March 2005
03/27/05 - Hughes Medals in First International
03/27/05 - Veteran Russian Pair Makes Final Olympic Run
03/20/05 - Oda Continues Ancestor's Fighting Spirit
03/12/05 - Japan's Asada Channels Ito
03/12/05 - World Champs Hope for Olympic Gold
03/06/05 - Britain's Hamer Off to Fast Start

February 2005
02/27/05 - German Pair Nears the Top
02/20/05 - Zivanovic Makes History for Serbia
02/13/05 - The Flower of Luxembourg
02/06/05 - Hoffmann and Elek Revive Hungarian Ice Dancing

January 2005
01/23/05 - Italy Hopes For Medal From Kostner
01/23/05 - Olympic Goal Motivates Ferreira
01/16/05 - Sandhu Looking for Fourth Title
01/16/05 - From Russia to Raleigh
01/09/05 - Weir Seeks to Retain U. S. Title
01/09/05 - Marcoux and Buntin Hope to Keep on Top
01/02/05 - Rochette Battles Phaneuf for Canadian Crown
01/02/05 - Czisny Impresses in First Grand Prix Season

 


Skate Today's
"In The Loop" Stories

12/07/05 - World Team Challenge 2005
by Tina Tyan

12/07/05 - Russian Sweep at Cup of Russia
by Céline Oreiller

12/04/05 - Ice Wars: Battle of Sexes Review
by Tina Tyan

11/24/05 - Gregory & Petukhov Strive to Reach New Heights
by Joseph Erbentraut

11/16/05 - Kurt Browning's Gotta Skate V Review
by Tina Tyan

11/01/05 - Czisny Strikes Gold; Sandhu Proves to be the Comeback Kid
by Melanie Hoyt

10/29/05 - First Grand Prix Gold for Savchenko & Szolkowy
by Melanie Hoyt

10/25/05 - Dancers Fight for First; Czisny Sizzles; Pairs Surprise
by Melanie Hoyt

10/09/05 - Campbell's Classic Marks Beginning of Olympic Season
by Joseph Erbentraut

9/10/05 - Kirk announces retirement from competitive skating
by Tony Wheeler

8/3/05 - Skating For A Cause; The Ice Men 8/3/05
by Joseph Erbentraut

7/15/05 - McCorkell Aims High 7/17/05
by Joseph Erbentraut

7/10/05 Russians Name Ships for Torvill and Dean
by J. Barry Mittan

7/09/05 - Chen & Petrov Tie the Knot
by Brett Barden

7/07/05 - Nikodinov Still Recovering From Car Accident
by Joseph Erbentraut

7/01/05 - Drobiazko & Vanagas to Debut Free Dance in Lake Placid
by Joseph Erbentraut

6/22/05 - Vermeulen and Doleman Set To Compete at First International
by Brett Barden

6/17/05 - Duhamel honoured at House of Kins Award Dinner
by Brett Barden

5/19/05 - 2006 World Championship Tickets On Slae June 1
by Brett Barden

5/19/05 - Puttkemery & Oleksyszak Form Partnership
by Brett Barden

4/30/05 - Navarro & Bommentre to Make Debut at Lake Placid Invitational
by Brett Barden

3/27/05 - Jeff's "Imagination" leads to hanging out with Kurt
by Sarah Bumstead

2/23/05 - Hyundai presents Tribute to the Movies on Ice
by Tina Tyan

1/12/05 - BC Skaters Head to the Nationals
by Brett Barden

 

 

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