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Chow
Figure skater, coach, blogger.
July 20, 2007
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Soon enough, Singapore skaters will have a second rink to skate in! Kallang Ice World plans to open in mid-Oct, in the brand new Leisure Park Kallang. The date has been set but as far as I know it has not yet been announced yet, so I suppose I won't tell right now. The ice surface at Kallang Ice World is slightly larger than the current Fuji Ice Palace. Really, it is not much …
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The International Adult Figure Skating Competition 2009 will be held in Oberstdorf, Germany from May 28 to May 31, 2009.The announcement is now available and can be downloaded from the ISU website's Adult Skating page.The entry deadline is April 1, 2009.Singapore competitors, please contact me if you're going to enter, as I will be consolidating all entries for SISA. Of …
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Jayne Solimon (maiden name Jayne Campbell), was 25 weeks pregnant when she collapsed and died of a brain haemorrhage. Two days later, her daughter was born! Mrs Soliman had been healthy throughout her pregnancy, and continued working as a coach at Bracknell Skating Club. She was on the ice last Wednesday before she suddenly collapsed in her bedroom after complaining of a …
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I went to Kallang Ice World on Thursday. Just wanted to check it out - I wasn't even sure if I'd feel like skating, though I did bring my skates along. When I got there, I realised that they had this whole system going, and I had to get one of the free tickets to even go in. Heck, I had taken a ticket already, I might as well skate! The rink looked cheerful. It was brightly …
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At the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck 2012, a mixed NOC team event was debuted. For figure skating, each team comprises one man, one lady and one ice dancing couple in a team. Skaters perform a free program (or free dance for the ice dance couple). Each team collects points depending on the placement of individual skaters. The team with the highest points …
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Singapore Ice Skating Association (SISA) has announced the 2012 Singapore National Figure Skating and Basic Skills Championships, to be held on 30 & 31 March 2012 at Kallang Leisure Park.The announcement can be obtained from SISA's website.
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Skaters in Singapore have just a few more months to wait for the launch of the new Olympic Ice Rink in JCube. The building itself seems pretty near completion ~ here's a picture taken in early January:* Photo courtesy of Mith252 (poster from skyscrapercity)Indeed, the Singapore Ice Skating Association has been busy in the last year putting together their SkateStar program, …
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Michelle Kwan was inducted into the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame on 28 Jan 2012, in the very same arena where she won her first US Championship.The video shown during the induction ceremony captures great moments of her skating career and her impact, not only in figure skating but on the entire world. Watch it while you can (I certainly hope it won't get taken down). …
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Yahoo has an article on "Five Health Benefits of Ice Skating and Three Great Places to Skate". What are the five health benefits? Cardiovascular benefitsEnduranceIncreased muscleWeight lossMental benefitsTo read a more detailed explanation, go to the news article from Yahoo!
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