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Szende In The Clowns: The Andor Szende Story

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Born April 14, 1886 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, Andor Szende was the son of Josef Steigenberger and Regina Szende. His father, who sold...

The 1929 World Figure Skating Championships

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Sonja Henie in Budapest. Photo courtesy Bildarchiv Austria. In early 1929, Erich Maria Remarque's book "Im Westen nichts Neues...

American Waltzes At The Ardmore: The Edith Whetstone And Al Richards Story

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Photo courtesy "Skating" magazine Alfred 'Al' Newton Richards Jr. was born October 3, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. He g...

A Looping Lawyer: The Philip Harvey Chrysler Story

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Photo courtesy Library and Archives Canada The son of Francis and Margaret (Grant) Chrysler, Philip Harvey Chrysler was born September ...

The Evolution Of Technical Merit And Artistic Impression

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Photo courtesy Simon Fraser University Library Editorial Cartoons Collection. Used for educational purposes under license permissions. ...

Reader Mail Time!

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It's once again time to unpack the mail bag, answer some of your questions and share some of the interesting e-mails and social medi...

#Unearthed: The Ice Show As An Attraction For Hotels And Night Clubs

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When you dig through skating history, you never know what you will unearth. In the spirit of cataloguing fascinating tales from skating hist...

The 1926 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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Grace Munstock's silver medal from the junior women's event at the 1926 U.S. Championships Held February 15 and 16, 1926 at the...

A Forgotten Frau: The Ellen Brockhöft Story

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"I adhere with body and soul to skating." - Ellen Brockhöft, 1926, "Die Dame auf Schlittschuhen" Her name may be a...