Directory of Figure Skating resources in Chicago

National stereotypes are thriving – at least in fashion and figure skating | Hadley FreemanNational cliches are de rigueur in the fashion world and, as the Winter Olympics demonstrate, in figure skating too It is, of course, a generally accepted given that political correctness has, to partake of the parlance, gone mad – and it is also generally accepted that this shall lead to a country overrun by hairy women and state-funded terrorists. Why, just yesterday the former Archbishop of ...

10-year-old Utah boy well on way to Olympic figure skating dreamThe 2010 Winter Olympics just wrapped up in Vancouver - and American Evan Lysacek won the gold medal in men's figure skating. There's a kid here in Salt Lake City who dreams of doing that someday - and you're about to see he is well on his way. Nathan Chen is often the fan favorite. Don't let his size fool you. When 10-year-old Nathan Chen hits the ice he is 4 feet 5 inches and 70 pounds of pure ...

Chicago schools cut spring sophomore sportsBudgetary conditions have prompted Chicago Public Schools to halt all spring sophomore sports, according to a memo obtained by the Tribune. District sports director Calvin Davis sent the memo to school athletic directors today saying that only varsity and freshman teams will be allowed to practice for now. The memo, which some coaches called confusing, comes at the last possible moment for ...