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Ice Network and Universal Sports to Air Skate America

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

You can watch all the action from Skate America, not just the finals, on Universal Sports. Universal Sports, previously WCSN, can be found in many markets nationwide including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Washington DC, San Diego, San Francisco, Hartford, New Haven, Las Vegas and Reno. Check your local listings.

Unfortunately, my hometown is not one of he markets where USports is available, so I’ll have to keep an eye on YouTube and see if any kind soul will be uploading the performances.

On the internet, IceNetwork.com will provide streaming of the competition. However, you need to be a subscriber in order to view their content, and it’s not free. The subscription fee is $29.95.

Fans will, of course, be able to see the final, live on NBC, Sunday from 4-6 p.m.

Good luck to Kimmie!

Great Washington Post Story on Kimmie

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Kimmie’s move to Florida earlier this year, is a permanent deal; at least for the next 2 years. She has a lease on a 2-bedroom apt. and is living on her own for the first time in her life.

She’s growing not only as a skater, but also as a young woman. Read all about it in a great piece published by the Washington Post.

Kimmie’s first competition is Skate American next month!

Kimmie to Skate at “An Evening of Hope”

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Two-time U.S. figure skating champion Evan Lysacek will be joined by an all-star skating lineup when he hosts “An Evening of Hope,” a show benefiting The Stephanie Joseph Memorial Fund in collaboration with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois.

The show is set for 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Ill., not far from where Lysacek was born and raised in Naperville, Ill. Lysacek decided to organize this show as a tribute to his friend, Stephanie Joseph, who died at 21 in February after battling soft tissue sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, since she was 8.

Joining Lysacek are Olympic ice dancing silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, world champion and 2007 national champion Kimmie Meissner, U.S. silver medalist Ryan Bradley, 2007 pairs champions Brooke Castile and Ben Okolski, world ice dancing champion Shae-Lynn Bourne and national champion Rudy Galindo.

Kimmie to Headline Skate America 2008

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Skating begins for Kimmie Meissner on Oct. 24 with Skate America in Everett, WA. Tickets are on sale at the Everett Comcast Arena Box Office.

Others in strong women’s field include reigning US Champion Mirai Nagasu, Kim Yu-na, Rachel Flatt, Miki Ando.

Kimmie will also compete at Cup of Russia, with fellow American Rachel Flatt, in Moscow Nov. 20-23.

No word just yet on where Kimmie will be training for the upcoming season.

Here is the full list of ISU Grand Prix Competitions with Kimmie’s events are bolded:

Skate America, Everett, Wash., Oct. 24-26
Skate Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Cup of China, Beijing, China, Nov. 6-9
Trophée Eric Bompard Paris, France, Nov. 14-16
Cup of Russia, Moscow, Russia, Nov. 20-23
NHK Trophy, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 27-30

Kimmie Finished 4th at Japan Open

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Kimmie wrapped up her competition schedule for 2007-08 yesterday at the Japan Open.

Kimmie finished 4th with 109.5 points, just ahead of US National Champion Mirai Nagasu’s 108.42. Team USA’s Evan Lysacek won the men’s free skate. Overall, Team North America took 3rd with 481.81 points.

See the full results here, courtesy of the Ice Network.

Click here to see a picture of Kimmie performing her free skating at the competition. Watch her free skate below: