Hockey treadmill - Clip of the week

Oh I wish I had one of these in my living room. I'm like half the population -- my treadmill is a very expensive piece of furniture to hang my laundry. Now that I think about it, so was my Nordic Track. And the bicycle. And don't forget the eliptical. But this machine I could go for! Cornell University uses the ice treadmill to train and condition their hockey players, male and female. The treadmill apparently costs up to $100,000!

Takahiko Kozuka jumps to #6 after Skate America win

• "Tanith and Ben Drive" sign removed in Canton Township, Michigan, after they relocate to Pennsylvania.[Freep]

• China sends it's skaters to U.S. to work with Olympian and world champion Chen Lu. [ChinaDaily]

• Evan Lysacek blogs about Fashion Week in LA. [LA Times]

• Former national competitor Christine Zukowski settles into student life at Temple University. [Temple-News]

• Dorothy Hamill and Kimmie Meissner to attend Baby Ruth Museum gala. [Required Elements]

• Drug checks: Figure skaters are probably not on a par with other athletes when it comes to steroids and other drug abuses, but they still are subject to anti-doping tests. After the final free skate in each of the four events, the winner (or one of the winners in pairs and ice dancing) will be tested, as will one random competitor in each event. [HeraldNet]

• Coach Tom Zakrajsek (see right) guides Rachael Flatt with compassion. [HeraldNet]

• I still can't believe Sasha Cohen is a foodie! [Detroit News]

• Russia becoming the new hockey superpower -- score another one for Putin! [NYTimes]

• Skate America post-ramblings, including, I sat next to Tom Hammond in the airplane! [Axels, Loops and Spins]

• Takahiko Kozuka from Japan jumps to #6 after Skate America win. [icenetwork]

America's Next Top Model could be a figure skater

• Canadian pairs skater Anabelle Langlois beats Jackie Chan in how many bones she's broken while performing. [TheStarPhoenix]

• U.S. and Canada women's hockey teams add more glitz to pre-Vancouver spectacle. [Seattle Times]

• Ones to watch in the 2010 Vancouver Games. [NBCOlympics.com]

• Emily Hughes begins her sophomore year at Harvard University while juggling a full skating schedule. [icenetwork]

• Sean Avery, former Ranger, interned at Vogue and now New Line Cinema is making a movie about his experiences. Real men do wear Prada. [Hollywood Reporter]

• A news reporter tries synchronized skating and finds out it's pretty...fun! [news8austin]

• Keeping up with Stéphane Lambiel and his injuries. [Stéphane's official website]

• Three-time Canadian champion Emanuel Sandhu tries out for So You Think You Can Dance and...yes, I think he can! Except for that weird move he does after the triple axel. [YouTube]

• Ekaterina Gordeeva is quite the fashion model. [gg-corner]

• Stash Serafin, blind figure skater, skates better than sighted skaters. [YouTube]

• Hockey and beer - together at last. [PR-inside]

• Hockey, figure skating, and opening ceremony: Most expensive to purchase at 2010 Vancouver Games. [Canada.com]

• America's Next Top Model could be a figure skater (see above)! [icenetwork]

Sarah Palin gets in trouble for building a hockey rink

• Kurt Browning hosts Canada's Walk of Fame awards, honoring Michael J. Fox, Bryan Adams, and Kids in the Hall. [CBCNews]

• Compelling "Where are they now" story with Deann (Beideck) Olson. [seattlepi.com]

• Pairs legends Oleg and Ludmila Protopopov, 76 and 72, stay young in Maui, Switzerland and Lake Placid. [Lake Placid News]

• World champion Elvis Stojko describes current state of skating as "generic." [West Island Chronicle]

• Celebrities Tim Robbins, Alan Thicke, Juno director Jason Reitman, D.B. Sweeney and 90201's Cameron Bancroft support Right to Play. [winnepegsun.com]

• Ice dancers Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon get married in Montreal. [icenetwork]

• In case you were wondering who the Team Physician is for the U.S. Figure Skating Team. [jockdoctors]

• U.S. Open now concluded with Serena Williams (see right) victorious. I wonder if she still fantasizes about being a figure skater...[trashbagaesthetics]

• Oksana Baiul working on autobiography, due 2010, which she calls her "gift to the Olympics." [kyivpost]

• Vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin built a hockey rink in her Alaskan hometown and then the legal troubles began. [WSJ]

"Guaranteed Hockey Fight Night" - marketing genius!

• U.S. skaters competing at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series. [U.S. Figure Skating]

• World figure skating champion Mao Asada to train under Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova. [Mainichi Daily News]

• Ice dancing legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean sign massive deal to continue with Dancing On Ice. [entertainmentwise]

• Country singer Sara Evans and Peggy Fleming team up to fight breast cancer. [pantagraph.com]

• "...and as long as we have little girls winning the national championships, I don't think the popularity [of skating] is ever going to come back." [icenetwork]

• Canada's Patrick Chan treated like a rock star in Seoul. [International Figure Skating]

• Jim Yorke, 45, coach of Mirai Nagasu, dies unexpectedly. [icenetwork]

• How ice shows got started (see right). [Ice Charades]

• Soviet hockey star Viktor Kuzkin, 67, dies of heart attack. [nytimes]

• Mike Myers, star of The Love Guru, says hockey is his passion and favorite water sport. [MercuryNews]

• How an NHL star becomes a video game actor. [cnetnews]

• Who "organized" the first hockey game? [hour.ca]

• Guaranteed Fight Night -- marketing genius! [nytimes]