How do figure skaters deal with fear?

• How do figure skaters deal with fear? You'd be surprised. [icenetwork]

• An Evening With Champions, a Harvard student run ice show to benefit The Jimmy Fund, draws huge skating talent. Show dates are September 29 and 30. [AnEveningWithChampions]

• Japan threatens to pull out of Grand Prix event Cup of China, in early November, unless their athletes (Mao Asada, Miki Ando and Daisuke Takahashi) are guaranteed safety. [Reuters]

• Evan Lysacek and Vera Wang an item!?! [NYDailyNews]

• USA’s Joshua Farris has mirrors in his closets to help with skating. [GoldenSkate]

• An excellent retrospective of Rohene Ward. Never heard of him? Shame on you! [Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand]

• The 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, begins September 27. This is one of the first international competitions for the 2012-2013 season. From the US: Stephen Carriere and Keegan Messing for the men, Caroline Zhang for the ladies, Caydee Denney/John Coughlin and Gretchen Donlan/Andrew Speroff for pairs, and Madison Chock/Evan Bates for ice dancing will be competing. [Nebelhorn Trophy official site]

• Johnny Weir asks if cats are colorblind. (photo at right, Johnny on cover of Next) [NextMagazine]

• Catching up with Viktor Petrenko. [TheTech]

• Figure skating coach Kevin Michael Hicks charged with child abuse. [TheStar]

• Let's give roller skating some love -- it should be an Olympic sport. [PhillyBurbs]

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