There is suppose to be a encore showing of Rise Mar.7 and there will be a DVD coming with extra stuff.

Gregory Kelley - 1961 US National Figure Skating Championships FS

Edited March 5, 201114 yr by DAMfan

1961 US National Figure Skating Championships - Doug Ramsey FS

Tim Brown 1961 US National Figure Skating Championships FS

[Tim Brown came in 3rd at 1961 U.S. Nationals - however he became ill and Doug Ramsey took his place took his place for the Worlds - the plane crashed killing everyone on board.]

18 Skater Tribute Skate To The Rise Theme Song

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUkktb17vJk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Rise

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJsUsHlUnHk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Johnny Weir accepts Readers' Choice award

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLUrUhR4vng&feature=related

The World Championships are in Tokoyo, Japan this year. The venue didn't experience any damage due to the earthquake/tsunami.

Robert and Pat Dineen 1961 North American Championships FD

Rare, rare TV footage of Robert and Pat Dineen competing in ice dance at the 1961 North American Championships, just days before their ill-fated flight to the Worlds in Prague. They were not shown in the CBS broadcast of the 1961 US National Championships, which makes this clip even more special

ISU has postponed the World Championships scheduled to being March 21st in Tokoyo.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110314/ap_on_sp_ot/fig_japan_worlds_postponed

The last time the world championships were canceled was 1961 - 50 years ago when the entire U.S. world team, along with coaches, family members, officials and judges were killed in a plane crash en route to the championships in Prague.

The International Skating Union, global governing body for figure skating and speedskating, finally decided Monday morning there is no way to have the World Figure Skating Championships take place in Tokyo as scheduled next week.

The World Championships are back on! Moscow, Russia will host the event from April 24-May 1.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/24/2131652/isu-selects-moscow-to-host-rescheduled.html

Thank God they found a new venue. Apparently France has offered the World Championships to Japan. http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110323/APS/1103231508

The rescheduled 2011 World Figure Skating Championships will be streaming live online starting in just over a week and a half. Once again, no major networks will be broadcasting it on TV in the U.S., but Universal Sports, which has been bringing coverage of all things figure skating for the past few seasons, will be airing Worlds on tape delay.

Both universalsports.com and icenetwork.com will be providing live streaming coverage of the competition, beginning with the men's short on Wednesday, 27 April. Icenetwork.com season subscribers get the coverage for $4.95, non-subscribers and those who want to watch it via universallsports.com will be charged $9.95.

live streaming and tape delayed schedules for Worlds:

Online: universalsports.com or icenetwork.com (LIVE!)
Wednesday 4/27 
5:30 a.m. ET - Men's short
10:45 a.m. ET - Opening ceremonies
11:30 a.m. ET - Pairs' short

Anyone else here watching or at least keeping up with the World Championships? I don't have the money to shell out for internet feed and I don't have NBC Universal so I have to keep up on the boards and what not.

After the horrible year he's had I'm glad that Nobunari Oda is doing well so far. Hopefully he can have a great free skate. The US men aren't doing to bad considering. There less than a point away from each other.

Here's a link to the standings if anyone is interested http://www.isuresult...results/wc2011/

Edited April 28, 201114 yr by lovely_m

Patrick Chan of Canada won the Men's Title with a World Record score.