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Europe's brutal cold may allow Elfstedentocht, 125-mile skating marathon, to go forward in The Netherlands

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:19:11 -0800
Freezing temperatures across Europe continue to play havoc with travel schedules, and sporting schedules. But in The Netherlands, where speed-skating is one of the country’s most popular sports, -14 degrees Fahrenheit is a temperature reading to be welcomed. That’s because the cold weather could, for the first time in 15 years, allow a very special skating race to be staged. It is called the ...
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Kwong: Depth lacking in European figure skating

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:01:21 -0800
CBC Sports figure skating commentator Pj Kwong points out that European stars like Evgeni Plushenko remain forces to be reckoned with, but the continental talent pool isn't very deep.
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COMMUNITY SPORTS: Inline skating team picking up speed in Lynden

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:42:23 -0800
LYNDEN - The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics inspired elementary school teacher Mark Johnson to becom
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The Skating Club of Boston Celebrates 100 Years With Skaters' Ball

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:23:55 -0800
BOSTON -- The Skating Club of Boston (SCOB), the third-oldest figure skating club in the nation and home to top local and national figure skaters, will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with a Skaters' ...
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Dutch clean ice to raise chances of skating race

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:47 -0800
Volunteers are pouring onto frozen rivers and lakes in the northern Netherlands to clean the ice of snow that is jeopardizing chances of a grueling speedskating race being held for the first time in 15 years.
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SPORTS: Palo Alto boy wins again at U.S. Figure Skating

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:47:03 -0800
by PaloAltoOnline.com Palo Alto's Vincent Zhou followed up his men's novice short program title with a gold-medal effort in the free skate on Monday at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at HP Pavilion in San Jose. For the complete story, as well as sports scores, team pages, schedules, video and more, visit PASportsOnline.com .
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125-mile ice skating race eyed in Netherlands

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:20:57 -0800
Sports events across Europe are falling victim to the continent's deep freeze, but the Dutch are ecstatic, hoping that the revered "Eleven Cities" speedskating race can be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years.
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Artistic Skating lessons come to Kilbirnie

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:15:12 -0800

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