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• Spokane skating still holds record

  February 9, 2011 in News, Features Spokane remains the attendance record holder for U.S. Figure Skating events. 1

• Bradley wins U.S. title in return to figure skating

  January 31, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 GREENSBORO, N.C. – This retirement thing is working out pretty well for Ryan Bradley. The 27-year-old who was so convinced he was done competing that he said goodbye at last …

• Revamped Czisny soars to U.S. skating title

  January 30, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Fragile no more, Alissa Czisny is a champion once again. Czisny proved she finally has the mettle to match her considerable talent in winning her second title …

• Nagasu has best skate forward

  January 19, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 Mirai Nagasu made a name for herself in Spokane, winning the Junior Ladies gold medal at the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. She was amazed by that experience and is …

• Doug Clark: We’ll miss Davenport’s ‘curator’

  January 17, 2010 in City on Page B1 Pardon me. But have you bozos over at the Davenport Hotel lost your (insert your favorite expletive) minds? I’m still pinching myself in disbelief over the local news shocker of … 9

• Fan groups rendezvous at skating championships

  January 15, 2010 in City on Page A1 The AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships, starting in Spokane today, will attract up to 75,000 passionate and vocal fans. Many will be part of tight-knit groups that began planning for …

• Spokane-area skater choreographs start of championships

  January 7, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 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 …

• Ice Palace offers respite from holiday

  November 26, 2009 in City Ice skating at Riverfront Park on Thanksgiving has been a tradition for Jenni Danley’s family. “This or skiing,” the Spokane native said. Her 5-year-old daughter, Emma, helped choose this year. …

• Sladich believes Spokane, figure skating are perfect match

  November 16, 2009 in City on Page A5 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 …

• Estimated impact of 2010 skating event: $26 million

  May 5, 2009 in City, SportsLink Spokane officials estimate the AT&T 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships will generate almost $17 million in direct spending and almost $1.4 million in local and state taxes.

• Lysacek takes men’s world title at championships

  March 27, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 Hometown boy makes good – the kind of story Hollywood loves. A short skate from the movie capital, Evan Lysacek, an Illinois native now living in Los Angeles, became the …

• Czisny skates to U.S. women’s title

  January 25, 2009 in Sports on Page C3 CLEVELAND – Alissa Czisny finally lived up to all that potential. And how.

• Abbott doesn’t come up short in skating

  January 24, 2009 in Sports on Page C3 CLEVELAND – Jeremy Abbott might put an end to the Evan and Johnny Show’s five-year run. Abbott reminded everyone Friday night that there’s more to the American men than Evan …

• Czisny sets aside erratic past to win short program

  January 23, 2009 in Sports on Page B4 CLEVELAND – The women’s field is so wide open this year, a surprise was almost impossible. Alissa Czisny managed to pull it off, though.

• Nagasu learns how to grow up

  January 22, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 CLEVELAND – You hear Mirai Nagasu talk as if she were dealing with the ravages of age and then you remember she was too young to compete at the senior …

• Skating championship favorites hard to figure

  January 20, 2009 in Sports on Page B5 The women’s competition is wide open, a new ice dance champion is a given, and the guy coming into the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on a hot streak isn’t named …

• One year off, event sparks visions of bounty

    January 15, 2009 in Business on Page A1 The one-year countdown to the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships begins today, and supporters envision a grander and more lucrative competition than the record-setting 2007 event. With berths on the …