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Passport To Gold 2010 archive for Jan. 22, 2010

FRIDAY, JAN. 22, 2010

Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto perform their Championship Dance original dance program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in the Spokane Arena on Friday, Jan. 24, 2010. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Photos: Championship Dance original dance

Photos out of tonight's Championship Dance original dance program. Check back in a while for more. Meryl Davis and Charlie Davis finished in first place for the event, with Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto and Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates in second and third, respectively.

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Skater star and commentator Scott Hamilton signs autographs for 7-year-old Craig Anderson while mom, Kirsten Anderson, and  grandma, Elsbeth Ellis, look on.
 (Rebecca Nappi / The Spokesman-Review)

Living at the Arena

Scott Hamilton, skating star turned skating commentator, is at the Arena in a visible way. During the slow times, he often walks through the stands, chatting with people.Friday afternoon, he signed an autograph for 7-year-old Craig Anderson who is pictured here with Hamilton, and Craig's…

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Candy Javier and Andrea Pohle of Paul Mitchell: The School Spokane pose in front of photos of some of the skaters they helped with hair and makeup. (Rebecca Nappi / The Spokesman-Review)

Lookin' Good

Stylists-in-training and their instructors from Paul Mitchell: The School Spokane have volunteered their time to prepare faces and hair for skaters before their performances."It's such a great opportunity," said instructor Candy Javier, pictured here on the left. "Everyone has been so kind and nice," said…

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Thanks for the tip

A server at Frank's Diner named Gage got a great tip today, according to Pam Scott of the Spokane Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau.Gage was waiting on a skater's parents but didn't know it. She asked them if they were going to see any of…

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Roundup: Nagasu leads, Cohen wows

Update (9:15 p.m.): I've added some links to other coverage of the Senior Ladies short program at the end of this post. Click "Read more."Return to form. In some ways, the senior ladies short program Thursday night was the Sasha Cohen show. Yes, 16-year-old Mirai…

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