Episode #53: 2012 US Nationals
JANUARY 2012 Live from the 2012 US Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, California. In addition to capturing some sounds and flavors of the event. There are clips from...
2011 US Nationals: Day 3 (Saturday)
Day 3 for me here at Nationals, and I finally got some of my voice back so I could do some podcasting! I spent the morning sleeping in a...
2011 US Nationals: Day 2 (Friday)
After a good night’s sleep (thanks Nyquil!) I woke up feeling . . . well, not a whole lot better. Ugh. So I decided to skip the Short Dance...
2011 US Nationals: Day 1 (Thursday)
Well, crap. Not much to report since I brought the bad sinus cold that my toddler and baby had with me to California. So instead of enjoying the warm...
Episode #52: Lucinda Ruh
DECEMBER 2011 An interview with Lucinda Ruh. Ms. Ruh is a 2-time Swiss National Champion, star of both Stars On Ice and Champions On Ice, and was twice named...
Book Review: “Taking the Ice” by Pj Kwong
Canada has such a long history of fantastic figure skating talent that to cover it all would take several volumes. “Taking the Ice: Success Stories From the World of...
Book Review: Lucinda Ruh’s “Frozen Teardrop”
I was contacted out of the blue by Lucinda Ruh to be interviewed for the skatecast. Imagine my glee at finding that email in my inbox! Of course I...
Episode #51: PJ Kwong
NOVEMBER 2011 An interview with PJ Kwong. Ms. Kwong is a Canadian figure skating coach, television commentator, public address announcer, blogger at www.pjkwong.com, and author of “Taking the Ice:Â Success...
Episode #50: David Kirby
OCTOBER 2011 An interview with David Kirby, who knows everything there is to know about figure skating. His father show skated with Sonia Henie. His parents were Canadian champions....
Episode #49: Timothy Goebel
JUNE 2011 An interview with Timothy Goebel, 2001 US National Champion, and 2002 Olympic Bronze Medalist. Also known as the “Quad King,” he was the first person to land...
I’m in Skating Magazine!
I’m thrilled to be in this month’s Skating Magazine! Especially with such a generous article in terms of space. Thanks to Lexi Rohner for contacting me about doing an...
Episode #48: Randy Gardner
MAY 2011 An interview with Randy Gardner, 1979 World Champion in Pairs with Tai Babilonia, two time Olympian (1976 and 1980), choreographer, star of Ice Follies and head of...
Episode #47: David Jenkins
MARCH 2011 An interview with David Jenkins, 1956 Olympic Bronze medalist, 1960 Olympic Gold Medalist, 3-time World Champion and 4-time US National Champion. We discuss how he and his...
Episode #46: Yuka Sato
FEBRUARY 2011 An interview with Yuka Sato, two-time Japanese Champion, World Junior Champion, two-time Olympian, and 1994 World Champion. Also known as a choreographer and coach to Alyssa Czisny...
Episode #45: 2011 US Nationals
JANUARY 2011 Live from the 2011 US Nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina. In addition to capturing some sounds and flavors of the event, there are interviews with: Charlene Wong,...