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Burt Ward And Rhapsody On Ice

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Many moons before achieving fame portraying wonder boy Robin, the trusty sidekick to Adam West in the 1960's Batman TV series and fil...

Regular Or Decaf?: Sonja Henie And The Airline Debacle

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In this day and age, for many air travel is not only a convenience but a necessity. Facing hard facts, gone are the days where long cros...

Interview With Sandra Garde

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As I've mentioned many times on the blog before, it was actually the flood of professional competitions and wonderful skating that ca...

A Rocker To Reichenau: Skaters, Monks And Shipwrecks

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The figure skating world is usually more known for its train wrecks than shipwrecks. Oops... sorry! Inside voice. Let's leave certain...

Thinking Outside The Box Formation: A Step Into The World Of Synchronized Skating

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Believe it or not, I've never written a single blog about synchronized skating. Why? It's really quite simple. I don't know a...

Interview With Angelo D'Agostino

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If you followed figure skating in the eighties, chances are you've watched some amazing performances by my latest interview victim. A...

Mabel Davidson, Skating's First Female Star

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If you know a thing or two about figure skating's history (which I like to think I do), you definitely know the name Madge Syers . If  ...

I Can Do Better: Talking About IJS Skating's PC(S) Culture

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In the 2004 remake of "The Stepford Wives", Nicole Kidman plays Joanna Eberhart, who starts the film as a highly successful exe...

The Barbara Ann Scott Doll

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Photo courtesy Canadian Museum Of History Four time Canadian Champion, two time World Champion and 1948 Olympic Gold Medallist Barbara...