Johnny Weir to marry Victor Voronov on New Year's Eve

• Johnny Weir (1) is getting married tomorrow! (2) can't understand why Patrick Chan keeps falling and winning and (3) resumes serious training with his coach, Galina Zmievskaya. [icenetwork]

• Mao Asada wins fifth Japanese National title, just weeks after her mother's death. [Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand]

• Nikolai Morozov's take on male figure skaters in Russia...very interesting. [FSUniverse]

• Stars On Ice begins tour in Lake Placid and Kurt Browning is choreographing the entire show! [LakePlacidNews]

• Rachael Flatt survives college finals. [ESPNW]

• The top 10 ice dance performances every are...[cbc.ca]

• Evgeni Plushenko wins ninth Russian National Championships. Sochi Olympics 2014 here he comes! [icenetwork]

• Evgeni Pluschenko allowed to skate at upcoming European championships. [RT]

• Patrick Chan wins Canadian Press athlete of the year. [TheStar]

• Lucinda "Queen of Spin" Ruh is pregnant with twins! (photo at right, Lucinda with husband Anthony on wedding day, October 16, 2010 at St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC) [CTNow]

• Wow -- check out International Figure Skating magazine's newly designed website. [IFS]

• Blazing Blades recounts how it all started. This is my daily go-to blog for figure skating news. [Blazing Blades]

Adult skaters needed for reality show

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 13, 2011) -- Seeking adult competitive figure skaters in the NYC and LA area for a docu-series for network television

Are you an avid adult skater who loves to compete? Did you start skating as an adult or did you return to skating after some time away? We are interested in casting adult skaters who love to compete, especially in the Interpretive/Showcase events. There is no age limit and we are interested in all levels -- the only criteria is that your love of skating and competition come through!

**We are meeting and filming skaters in the NYC area from December 15 - 19th. We are meeting and filming skaters in the Los Angeles area from December 20 - beginning of January.

If you believe you would be great for the docu-series, please send an email to: TroyRuptash@roadrunner.com. The subject line must read: Adult competitive figure skater. Thank you everyone!