In my parents’ pink insulation filled crawlspace in Rochester, NY, there is an entire Rubbermaid underbed container of programs. Ice show programs. Football programs. Hockey programs. Huge 11×17 full color programs. Black and white home inkjet printer printed programs.
When I was a fifteen year old, there were three things in this world I obsessively saved [...]
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The Program
Is the Sports Media Turning Shawn and Nastia Into the New Michelle and Tara?
Two weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times published a pair of articles contrasting the current careers of U.S. gymnasts Shawn Johnson and Nastia Lukin. The Times spoke to the “graceful” Lukin about the three Marta Karolyi run training camps she has attended since the Beijing Olympics, and her agent about the offer she turned down [...]
Revisiting My Teenage Geeky Figure Skating Lovin’ Self #2: America Would Like Figure Skating Again If We All Watched Us Some Caroline Zhang
Updated 3/1/2009 – see end of post.
Programming Note: I can’t talk hockey right now. Can’t. Not after Saturday night’s BU-Northeastern game. I’m too heated. Going to distract myself by writing another piece in my ongoing series, Revisiting My Teenage Geeky Figure Skating Lovin’ Self. I’ll resume hockey talk later, I promise.
I think one of the [...]
Revisiting My Teenage Geeky Figure Skating Lovin’ Self #1: Why Do All My Faves Retire Due to Hip Injuries?
With this post, I introduce a new feature on the blog, in yet another attempt to get myself to post more. We will call this, “Revisiting My Teenage Geeky Figure Skating Lovin’ Self.”
If He Coached Steve Young, He’s Good Enough For Me
Updated at the end of the post later in the day on 1/16/08: Quick post because I’m thrown off by going to a hockey game tonight (because my body now thinks its the weekend, and wants to stay up late, but alas, it’s only Tuesday): Norm Chow was fired as offensive coordinator of the [...]
