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Meryl Davis And Charlie White
Davis and White (Meryl Davis and Charlie White (figure skater), Charlie White) are American former ice dancing, ice dancers. The pair are the Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Ice dancing, 2014 Olympic Champion, the Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time (2011 World Figure Skating Championships, 2011, 2013 World Figure Skating Championships, 2013) World champion, five-time Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Grand Prix Final champion (2009–2013), three-time Four Continents Championships, Four Continents champion (2009, 2011, 2013) and six-time United States Figure Skating Championships, U.S. national champion (2009–2014). They also won a bronze medal in the team event at the Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics. Davis and White teamed up in 1997. They were the longest-lasting dance team in the United States. They are the first American ice dancers to win the World title, as well as the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Figure Skating Championships
The 2013 World Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2012–13 season. The event was held at the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario, Canada on March 11–17. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event also determined the number of entries a country may send to the 2014 World Championships and 2014 Winter Olympics. Host The International Skating Union selected London as the host in June 2010. Canada most recently organized the event in 2006 in Calgary, Alberta. The cost of the 2013 event was estimated at CDN $12 million. It was held at the Budweiser Gardens. Total economic activity generated in Ontario by the event was CDN $42.6 million ($32.1 million in London), resulting in net economic activity (GDP) of $23.2 million ($17.2 million in London). Qualification Skaters were eligible for the event if they were representing an ISU member nations and had reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 NHK Trophy
The 2006 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 2006–07 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Big Hat in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano on November 30 – December 3. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2006–07 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2006–07 Grand Prix Final. Results Men Ladies Mao Asada (JPN) set a world record for the combined overall total (199.52) in ladies' singles. Pairs Ice dancing Fourth-place finishers Meryl Davis / Charlie White (figure skater), Charlie White (USA) made history in their free dance by earning level fours (the highest level of difficulty of an element) for all their elements in that dance. This was the first time a dance team has earned all level fours. External links 2006 Competition {{2006–07 in figure skating 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanith Belbin
Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin White (born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian American ice dancing, ice dancer and Olympic program host for NBC Sports. Though born in Canada, she holds Multiple citizenship, dual citizenship and has competed for the United States since she began skating with Benjamin Agosto in 1998. With Agosto, Belbin is the Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2006 Olympic silver medalist, four-time World Figure Skating Championships, World medalist, three-time Four Continents Championships, Four Continents champion (2004–2006), and five-time United States Figure Skating Championships, U.S. champion (2004–2008). Personal life Tanith Belbin was born in Kingston, Ontario, and raised in Kirkland, Quebec. In 1998, she moved to the Detroit area in the United States and received an immigrant worker visa in 2000. Due to immigration rules at the time, she did not receive a Permanent residence (United States), green card until July 2002 and would not have been granted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 World Figure Skating Championships
The 2007 World Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from March 20 to 25. Medals table Competition notes The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2006. The corresponding competition for younger skaters was the 2007 World Junior Championships. Based on the results of the 2006 World Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria. Due to the large number of entries at the World Championships, only the top 24 single skaters and top 20 pairs advanced to the free skating after the short program. In ice dancing, the top 30 couples in the compul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place between January 21 and 28 at the Spokane Arena and the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Washington. Skaters competed in four disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth). The event was used to determine the U.S. teams for the 2007 World Championships, 2007 Four Continents Championships, and 2007 World Junior Championships. The event was later named the ''Sports Event of the Year'' by Sports Travel Magazine. Notes * Despite general consensus that the popularity of U.S. figure skating was on the decline, the competition shattered the championships' previous attendance record held by Los Angeles with a crowd of 130,000 in 2002. The new attendance record is now 155,000. Senior results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance Junior results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from March 6 to 12. Skaters competed in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was open to figure skaters from ISU member nations who on July 1, 2005, had reached the age of 13 but had not yet turned 19 (or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers). The term "Junior" refers to the age level rather than the skill level. Therefore, some of the skaters competing had competed nationally and internationally at the senior level, but were still age-eligible for Junior Worlds. The compulsory dance The compulsory dance (CD), now called the pattern dance, is a part of the figure skating segment of ice dance competitions in which all the competing couples perform the same standardized steps and holds to the music of a specified tempo and gen ... was the Austrian Waltz. Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place between January 7 and 15, 2006 at the Savvis Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Skaters competed in four disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth). The event was used to determine the U.S. teams for the 2006 Winter Olympics, the 2006 World Championships, the 2006 Four Continents Championships, and the 2006 World Junior Championships. Competition notes * This was the first time the ISU Judging System was used at the U.S. Championships. * Novice ice dancing teams Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell and Cathy Reed is a retired American-born Japanese ice dancer. With her brother Chris Reed, she is a seven-time Japanese national champion (2008–2011, 2013-2015). Personal life Reed was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Her mother is Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place on January 9–16, 2005 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth) in four disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. A ... – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice. The event was used to determine the U.S. teams for the 2005 World Championships, 2005 Four Continents Championships, and 2005 World Junior Championships. Senior results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing Junior results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing International team selections World Championships Four Continents Championships World Junior Championships Trig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2004 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held at the De Uithof in The Hague, Netherlands between February 29 and March 7. Junior age eligible figure skaters competed for the title of World Junior Champion in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B. The ice dancing qualifying event was split into two groups as well, with both groups doing the same dances in the same order. Group B skated their first and second dances one after the other, then Group A skated their first and second, in the same order. The first compulsory dance was the Quickstep and the second was the Paso Doble Pasodoble (Spanish language, Spanish: ''double step'') is a fast-paced Spanish military march used by infantry troops. Its speed allowed troops to give 120 steps per minute (double the average of a regular unit, hence its name). This often wa .... Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place between January 12–19, 2003 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth) in four disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice. The event was used to determine the U.S. teams for the 2003 World Championships, 2003 Four Continents Championships, and 2003 World Junior Championships. "Disaster in Dallas" The 2003 Nationals are generally considered to be one of the worst-skated championships in U.S. championships history with the name "Disaster in Dallas" being given to the event. The senior men's and pairs competitions were the most notable "disaster" of the night. Johnny Weir, who had been in medal contention after the short program, hit the barrier during his free skating, got up and restarted his program, then had to withdraw, sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
