Friday, February 26, 2010

“It's Never Too Late to Become an Ice Princess - MSNBC” plus 3 more

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“It's Never Too Late to Become an Ice Princess - MSNBC” plus 3 more

It's Never Too Late to Become an Ice Princess - MSNBC

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:54 PM PST

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The Winter Olympics inspires kids to hit the ice, but it should also nudge women to take up a new hobby as well, a North Texas doctor says.

"All ladies need to move, need to keep healthy, need to keep flexible, and ice skating is one way they can do that," said Dr. Alison Dobbie, chair of family and community medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. "If you take it up, you'll end up leaner, stronger, more flexible -- and it's really good for the bones which is important for ladies of a certain age."

Dobbie practices what she preaches. She skates at the Dr. Pepper Star Center Ice Arena in Farmers Branch three to four times a week.

"I'm 50 and I'm quite happy to be 50, because the alternative is much worse," she said. "I took it (ice skating) up again a few years ago because I wanted a form of exercise I could really enjoy."

Retired Dallas Independent School District teacher Cecelia Mason also took up the sport later in life.

"I took my first lesson at 47, and I've been on and off the ice ever since," said Mason. "I'm over 60, happily, and I'm still vertical."

The breast cancer survivor credits skating with improving her body and mind.

"This is one of those weight-bearing exercises that keep your bones strong. It's also very good for your balance," Mason said. "It keeps your brain engaged and your body engaged, because I would be in a lot worse shape."

Mason admits, though, she has had a few bad falls.

"I've had two concussions spinning, and I dislocated a shoulder," she said. "But I dislocated the other one playing tennis, so it's not a biggie."

But those incidents are why Dobbie and skating coach Terry Tunks insist first-time skaters take lessons.

"If you take up figure skating for the first time as an adult, you probably shouldn't do it alone," Dobbie said. "You should have a professional with you, help you learn how to skate, get comfortable on the ice. That's just the same if you went to the gym. You wouldn't start working on those heavy weights and machines without asking a personal trainer to show you how to do it."

"We need to do it right," said Tunks, who teaches adults. "Start slow. Work with a coach. All the rinks have people available to help. Very small steps at first. Get used to hand-holding; we do that a lot."

They encouraged women to overcome the fear and find the fun.

"I want them to know if you ever dreamed of being an ice princess, but thought it was too late -- well, it's not too late," said Dobbie.

"I want them to know if you ever dreamed of being an ice princess, but thought it was too late -- well, it's not too late," said Dobbie.

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Olympic figure skating: Yu-na wins gold with record - News-Herald.com

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:44 PM PST

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What to Watch: Olympics Saturday - NBC Dallas-Fort Worth

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:09 PM PST

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Here's your guide to what's on during day 15 of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

CHAD GOES FOR GOLD
Chad Hedrick skates for the last time in the Olympics on Saturday. Hedrick and Team USA's Brian Hansen and Jonathan Kuck will skate in the gold medal round as men's speed skating team pursuit gets underway at noon on NBC.

"NIGHT TRAIN" GOING FOR GOLD
San Antonio's Justin Olsen and the rest of the four-man bobsled team known as "The Night Train" are two runs away from a gold medal. On Friday they broke two track records in their NASCAR engineered bobsled, see if they can bring home the first four-man bobsled gold in 62 years, coverage begins at 7 p.m. on NBC.

CURLING COMING TO A CLOSE
Sweden takes on Switzerland in the men's curling bronze match. Coverage begins at 11 a.m. on USA Network. Team Canada looks to complete an undefeated run when they take on Norway for the gold in men's curling. Coverage begins at 1 p.m. on CNBC.

HOCKEY BRONZE MATCH
One last chance to make it to the podium as Dallas Stars' Jere Lehtinen and Team Finland take on Slovakia in the men's hockey bronze medal game. Coverage begins at 9 p.m. on MSNBC.

CHAMPIONS GALA
It's the exclamation point on two weeks of figure skating, as fan favorites take to the ice one last time in Vancouver. Check out men's, women's and pairs figure skaters in the Champions Gala. Coverage beings at 7 p.m. on NBC. See a replay on Sunday on MSNBC at 5 a.m.

SNOW SPORTS
Men's snowboarding hits the slopes this time in the parallel slalom qualifying coverage begins at noon on NBC and then the medal round coverage begins at 7 p.m. on NBC. Norwegian Marit Bjoergen has three gold medals in women's cross country, see if she can be the first four-time winner when the 30-kilometer race gets underway with a mass start at noon on NBC. Then, alpine skiing comes to an end with men's slalom; coverage begins at 7 p.m. on NBC.

Of course these are just suggestions, you can always find the latest TV listings here.

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A look back at the aquatic center’s problems - Bismarck Tribune

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:37 PM PST

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