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“Compulsory dance dropped from figure skating - Newsday” plus 2 more

Compulsory dance dropped from figure skating - Newsday

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 01:01 PM PDT

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June 18, 2010 By The Associated Press  

(AP) — The compulsory dance has been dropped from figure skating by the International Skating Union.

The ISU has revamped the format of ice dance to a Short Dance and a Free Dance. Previously, there were three segments: Compulsory Dance, Original Dance and Free Dance.

At its congress, the ISU also re-elected Ottavio Cinquanta as president. Vice presidents will be David Dore of Canada...

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Report: Olympic champ failed university courses - ESPN.com

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 04:04 AM PDT

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SEOUL, South Korea -- Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na reportedly received two Fs in her university courses last year.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency on Friday cited officials at Seoul's Korea University as saying the 19-year-old second-year student missed midterm and final exams because of her competition schedule.

Yonhap quoted a university official it did not identify as saying Kim handed in papers instead of taking exams but professors did not deem it possible to award credits based solely on those.

Yonhap said Korea University president Lee Ki-su told reporters he was aware of Kim's academic performance but did not divulge it.

Kim won the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics and is immensely popular in South Korea, where she is known as "Queen Yu-na."


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Former figure skating champ Bobek pleads guilty to drug charge - CBS Sports

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 06:30 PM PDT

JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- The Jersey Journal is reporting that former U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobek has pleaded guilty to her role in a northern New Jersey drug distribution ring.

Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Lisa Ledoux told the newspaper the 32-year-old Bobek pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of conspiring to distribute crystal methamphetamine.

She was among 28 people charged last July. Police say the network distributed $10,000 worth of methamphetamine per week.

At sentencing Aug. 5, Bobek faces a penalty that could range from probation to five years in prison.

Messages left for Bobek and her attorney were not immediately returned Friday.

Bobek, of Jupiter, Fla., won the U.S. figure skating title in 1995.

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