Photos: Friday championship men's short program
Photos from the championship men's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in the Spokane Arena.
Passport To Gold 2010 archive for Jan. 15, 2010
FRIDAY, JAN. 15, 2010
Photos: Friday pairs short program
Photos of the championship pairs short program at the Spokane Arena.
Riding the skating shuttle
Rode the shuttle to the Arena today. It's an STA bus in disguise. On the way there, I walked by the entrance to the Davenport Hotel and a group of young people were gathered in front of it, dressed in non-Spokane looking clothes (very tight…
Commemorative prints and S-R skating section
The Spokesman-Review published a special insert today on the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. You can find the contents here, but it's worth picking up for graphic artist Molly Quinn's illustration, at right, on the cover. You can order full-size, high-quality prints of Quinn's work. For…
Watch practices live at KHQ.com
Pairs practice is under way at the Arena, and KHQ is streaming it live on the Web. Watch it here. Practice for this group continues until 1 p.m. Then catch the championship men – including Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir – practice at 5 p.m.
Roundup: Competition kicks off today
Steel hits ice for real today with the start of competition at the Spokane Arena. The champ: This year's nationals start with something of a rarity: The only defending world champion here is a male skater. Columnnist John Blanchette writes about Evan Lysacek's climb to…
2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships