Figure skater and 2002 Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes speaks with the media at the Spokane Arena Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 about the upcoming U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane.

The U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame recently announced its Class of 2010 Nominees. Nominations for Outstanding Competitors include:

Ladies:
Sarah Hughes
Tina Noyes

Men's
Rudy Galindo
Terry Kubicka
David Santee
Robert Specht*

Pairs
Jenni Meno and Todd Sand
Dorothyann Nelson and Pieter Kollen*

Ice Dancing
Walter “Red” Bainbridge
Kristin Fortune and Dennis Sveum
Renee Roca and Gorsha Sur and Donald Adair (first partner)
Susan Wynne and Joseph Druar

A complete list of nominees can be found here.

The Class of 2010 will be inducted Janunary 22 at the 2010 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, WA.

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