Brian Joubert

Skaters Kim, Lysacek discover obligations, spoils

Kim Yu-na and Evan Lysacek have discovered that the spoils of being a world champion are matched by the obligations. "I feel a little bit of pressure," says Kim, the 19-year-old South Korean who has revitalized women's figure...

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Skate Canada: Abbott wins gold; silver for Czisny

BY JO-ANN BARNAS FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER KITCHENER, Ontario -- The medal stand was disguised as a maple leaf, and Jeremy Abbott happily stepped up on it, wearing a smile of satisfaction. Abbott, the U.S. men's champion from...

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Chan's plan: Catch up fast

His training set back by injury, teen concedes he's `just a little behind' leading up to Vancouver, ] KITCHENER, ONT.–It will come as ego-plumping news to Evgeny Plushenko that Patrick Chan uses the Russian's quad as a gold...

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Skiing: Bloom calls it a career

American moguls skier Jeremy Bloom, who had high hopes of a medal at the Vancouver Olympics, announced Wednesday that he is retiring from the sport and will focus his attention on his Wish of a Lifetime foundation, which grants...

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Fine, not suspension, likely for Serena

Top-ranked Serena Williams most likely will receive a “significant’’ fine but no suspension for her US Open tirade, the president of the International Tennis Federation said. Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock is expected to...

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Resurgent Ando captures second Grand Prix title

NAGANO — Miki Ando continued her resurgence by capturing her second Grand Prix title of the season on Saturday night at Big Hat. Ando, who went three years without a GP victory, has now won two in the past 15 days. Her win here...

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Abbott 2nd, Davis and White in lead

Jeremy Abbott of the Detroit Skating Club was edged by Brian Joubert of France in the men's short program, while Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the Arctic FSC in Canton took the lead in the ice dance Friday at the NHK Trophy...

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Briefs | Soccer: New Mexico suspends hair-pulling player Elizabeth Lambert

Elizabeth Lambert, a junior defender for New Mexico, has become an Internet celebrity for the wrong reasons. Soccer Lambert says her actions in BYU match "were uncalled for": Elizabeth Lambert, a junior defender for New Mexico,...

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Olympics: She can do; can she teach?

Jeremy Abbott is running errands between sessions. It's lunch hour, and the U.S. men's figure skating champion already has been slowed by the orange barrels on Square Lake Road in Bloomfield Hills. Next on his to-do list:...

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Ando aims for second win of GP season at NHK Trophy

When Miki Ando takes the ice at the Big Hat in Nagano on Friday she will be looking to notch a Grand Prix victory for Nikolai Morozov's stable of skaters for the fourth straight weekend. Ando, who opened her season with a...

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