There’s a lot of buzz in Canada about the Ice Dancing team Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue.
At 2009 World Championships they were third. But Canucks are speculating they could be the team to beat at 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Check out a short sample of Moir and Virtue on YouTube.
… “We want to be at the top,” he said in preparation for Friday’s Grand Prix opening of the Trophée Eric Bompard event in Paris. “We think we are the best ice dance team in the world.” …
This blog normally doesn’t cover figure skating. For that click over to the hilarous but profane Aunt Joyce’s Ice Cream Stand.
People tell me their judging system, formerly the worst of any sport, is much improved.
And Figure Skating remains one of the most popular spectator sports in North America.
1. NFL Pro football, 2. Ladies’ Figure Skating, 3. Ladies’ Gymnastics, 4. Major League Baseball, 5. Pairs Figure Skating, 6. Men’s Figure Skating, 7. Pairs Ice Dancing, 8. Men’s Gymnastics, 9. NBA Pro Basketball, 10. NCAA/CFA College Football.
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