In 2005, when Jamie Neely and I did "Zagquest" at the Big Dance in Tucson, we marveled over the way the basketball players looked "like long and thin creatures from another dimension." You can't adequately describe what athletes of their ilk look like close-up.At the…
S-R photographer Kathy Plonka and I got to go "backstage" in the Arena where the skaters hang out in a special lounge and where there's a medical room. The only people usually allowed back there are skaters, coaches, parents and other support staff for the…
Former Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi will be signing autographs at FanFest in River Park Square on Saturday, according to the official Twitter voice of the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Yamaguchi, who won gold at the 1992 Olympics as well as two world championships…
We know our photographers aren't the only ones toting cameras around the Spokane Arena. If you've been taking snapshots of the action or your group enjoying the skating and would like to share, we'd love to see them. Visit this page to upload your photo.…
Repeat performer? Mirai Nagasu wowed the fans in Spokane as she captured the junior ladies gold medal in 2007. Now she's hoping to do the same as a senior. It wouldn't be her first championship: She did so in 2008. Dave Trimmer talked with Nagasu…
2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
