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  • January 15
  • Pair pursue happy return

    Forgive Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker if they’re a little giddy about skating in Spokane. They departed the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships here as the Junior Pairs champions in their first year together.

  • Five favorites: Ladies

    Alissa Czisny 2009 U.S. Championship finish: 1

  • Bradley returns with vigor

    The last time Ryan Bradley passed through Spokane, he left local figuring skating fans with a memory to cherish. That was in January of 2007, when he wowed an Arena crowd of more than 9,000 with a riveting free skate that vaulted him past Johnny Weir to the silver medal …

  • Czisny’s revival builds momentum

    Weather permitting, Alissa Czisny might consider visiting a local bike shop this week to borrow some wheels for a spin on the Centennial Trail. Bicycle rides have contributed to Czisny’s revival from the time she finished third at the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane to her arrival this …

  • Davis, White grow into starring roles

    For ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White, 2009 was a golden year. The Michigan natives begin 2010 hoping for more of the same.

  • January 14
  • Skaters return to one of their favorite venues

    When the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were here, Spokane became as much a part of the story as the electrifying battle for the Senior Men’s title and the lack of electricity in the Senior Ladies’ competition. Spokane hospitality thrilled the fans, who bought a record 154,893 tickets to fill …

  • Spokane-raised coach says he loves returning to ‘big little city’

    For Drew Gonzales, coming to Spokane for the 2010 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships feels like a homecoming. The 19-year-old skater from California took to the ice Wednesday for his first practice session of the championship event. Competition begins Friday.

  • January 13
  • World-class figure skaters take to the ice today

    Spokane climbs onto a national stage today as it begins hosting the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Skaters and their fans have already begun arriving for competitions that will decide the U.S. Olympic team for next month’s games in Vancouver, B.C.

  • January 12
  • Dedication key for world’s best skaters

    As I am writing this, we are counting down the days to the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane. Physicians, physical and massage therapists, physicians assistants, chiropractors, nurses and athletic trainers have been working for more than a year to create the best team to take care of the …

  • January 11
  • Shuttles return to Spokane with skating

    Shuttle buses that served skating fans in 2007 proved to be so popular that the Spokane Transit Authority is bringing them back for the national figure skating championships that start here this week. Buses will run on two routes every 10 minutes and serve the Spokane Arena, the FanFest venue …

  • January 8
  • College students prepare to work with figure skaters

    Nathan Gonzalez considers himself a football aficionado. Baseball is also his thing. So Gonzalez, a 20-year-old Whitworth University student studying to be an athletic trainer, was a little out of his element Thursday as he learned how to tend to an injured figure skater.

  • January 7
  • Spokane-area skater choreographs start of championships

    When Tanya West began skating at 5, she knew she always wanted to skate, but she never guessed she would one day be responsible for choreographing the opening ceremonies when the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating National Championships hit Spokane next week. “This is the big celebration, the opening of the …

  • December 16
  • Olympic gold medalists to join Spokane event

    All of the former U.S. Olympic gold medalists in figure skating will be in Spokane for the final performance of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, U.S. Figure Skating said today in a news release.

  • November 16
  • Sladich believes Spokane, figure skating are perfect match

    When the U.S. Figure Skating Championships unfold here in January, the one certain winner will be Spokane. The 10-day competition is expected to have a $25.7 million economic impact on this area, according to the city and the Spokane Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau. The forecast is based partly on …

  • October 8
  • Meissner won’t compete in Spokane

    Former world and U.S. champion Kimmie Meissner will not be competing in Spokane for the U.S. Nationals in January.

  • July 31
  • Kwan won’t skate in Spokane

    Michelle Kwan chose school over skating. The nine-time U.S. champion announced Friday she will not return to competitive skating in hopes of making the Vancouver Olympics.