Michelle Kwan joins NBC broadcast team for World Figure Skating Championships

• Scott Hamilton on coaching: "I tell people that if I am going to spend that much time with a child, it will be my own." [msnbc]

• Daisuke Takahashi to resume training in March. [JapanTimes]

• The Celebrity Apprentice begins March 1. Watch Scott Hamilton explain why he's in it. [NBC]

• Patrick Chan and McDonald's form partnership for 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. I'm guessing he avoids the Quarter Pounder with fries. [YouTube]

• Rachael Flatt goes back to last year's free program. [LA Times]

• A figure skating cake with ducks, Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway CD, a cat and stars. [PinkCakeBox]

• Alissa Czisny still battles nerves and admires Yu-Na Kim. [LA Times]

• Kristi Yamaguchi wears her Tiffany necklace with pride and is working on a children's book. [msnbc]

• Michelle Kwan talks about figure skating at Special Olympics (starts at :30). [The Audiophiles]

• The Code of Points explained in a simple, concise manner and I still don't understand it. [Ice Charades]

• Q&A with Adam Rippon: He's not entirely certain why his favorites are the triple Lutz and camel spin. [Figure Skaters Online]

• Finally! Someone has animated Yu-Na Kim's free skate to Scheherazade. And you thought there couldn't possibly be any new coverage of Yu-Na. [YouTube]

• Mirai Nagasu (at right) gets reporter gig for Japanese television during 2009 World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles. [LA Times]

• Michelle Kwan to serve as NBC analyst for 2009 World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles. [Chicago Tribune]

Comments

[Lois Kinney]

I can't believe my cable company does not carry any figure skating (except sat night on NBC for 2 hours), for the World Championships. Any idea what I can do about this? Not everyone likes the World Series of Poker!
Thank you

[Garbanzo]

Ugh -- Michelle has a lot to learn about "commentating." And stop with the teases about training for the Olympics. She's an old lady now and should move on to Dancing with the Stars!

[NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS]

whoever posted the comment about how Michelle is OLD your just a hater who drinks ALOT of Hatorade she is not OLD and she has a great success story that we can all learn from so you should shut your mouth because i bet you don`t do anything with your life unlike she did with her`s !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ATZIRY]

Hi MICHELLE KWAN I'm your BIGGEST fan I'm doing a boobk report about you..
I was just wondering if you can send me a autographed picture to me at DODGE CENTER MINNESOTA 755 PLEASE.
Also can you tell me how old you are?
[right now]...