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It feels good. Everybody has been skating well, and I wasn't real sure what was going to happen.

Chris Witty

It was perfect skating to end a perfect career. I can't explain the emotions I feel right now.

Tatiana Totmianina

I was skating for 10 days, so I felt good out there. The biggest thing is we won the game.

Marian Gaborik

He has just smoothed it out. Fifteen, 20 years ago, not as many people were able to improve their skating as much as now. It might be a combination of the players being in top condition, that they have more access to skating instructors. Maybe the modern skates allow you to improve your skating.

Tom Thompson

He's really professional. He really understands ice skating. He has great taste in music. There's no one else like him.

Igor Shpilband

In the skating world, we were the celebrities, but the show isn't like that. The show is about the [Hollywood] celebrities and their struggle to give up their comfort zones and put it all on the line.

Kurt Browning

We've compiled the ultimate Tony Hawk music lineup, ... Whether skating their way through East L.A. or biking through Hollywood, the soundtrack will draw players into the game with its perfect accompaniment to the adrenaline pumping action.

Tim Riley

He's pushed skating more than anyone I can think of. His consistency is incredible.

Jeffrey Buttle

I love snowboarding, but I would never want to do it competitively or at a professional level. Snowboarding is a spawn of skating, and skating is my passion.

Tony Hawk

We've beaten them before and we've played pretty good against them. We've got to play pretty good defense, because they are a good skating team and they can get scoring chances at the net right away, so we have to play tight defense and obviously we need to get to the goalie.

Michal Handzus

I was so sad not to find her at the China Cup, ... When you know a skater for a long time, skating everywhere together, you feel some people who get close to you. We are friendly and I wish to talk to her.

Irina Slutskaya

They're a lot better than I ever thought they would be. If they get beat, it's somebody bigger and stronger that will beat them. That's probably one area they don't match up well with high school boys. We have 10 kids over 6 feet 2. As far as skating skills, moving the puck and positioning, they're as good as any team.

Scott Bergland

Peter has had chronic instability in his right ankle and we just wanted to make sure to get another set of eyes on it to see that things aren't deteriorating too much. We just wanted to make sure we keep it under control so Peter can get over the fear of having anything in his mind when he is skating.

Jim Mccrossin

We are so pleased to see pillars of the community come out and support the park and all of these kids. Skating is a huge part of their lives, and to be able to show off a little bit is huge.

Cindy Morrison

We knew they were a good skating team. We came out trying to force their hand with some hitting and our guys got caught up in that a little bit too much. We lost sight of the puck and they're a very good team. They find their open players very well.

Kevin O'leary

I've been having a dream of giving it a shot in an Olympics ever since I first landed a quad. I don't feel any pressure at all. I'll be happy if I enjoy skating here and happier if I land a quad.

Miki Ando

Both goals were because we were skating hard and created turnovers.

Oleg Kvasha

They're both good skating teams who do a lot of the little things really well. It should be a great game. It's hard to say who has the edge but, in my mind, Harvard is the hottest team right now.

Roger Grillo

He's incredible. He is by far the best skater out there today. In my opinion, he's the only guy who brought his 'A' game to this competition. It's great for our sport, it's great for speed skating in the U.S.

Kip Carpenter

Coming back like that wasn't impossible in past years, but you didn't see it happen very often. I think now you're going to see it more often with the new rules. If you keep moving your feet and you keep skating, then you've got a chance.

Steve Sullivan

There are two indoor skating rinks in Polk County, and both of them are in Urbandale. Can we all agree that we don't need any more ice?

Chuck Goodman

Any benefit of the doubt definitely goes with the skater. I think skating outgrew the 6.0 system. Is it perfect? No. But we are taking suggestions on how to make it perfect.

Charlie Cyr

I was kind of afraid like, `What if I'm not good any more? What if I need to be a cyclist to be a good skater? What if taking that element away meant I would suck at skating?' ... I was really unsure and frustrated.

Clara Hughes

When I first moved here to coach we were strong in singles skating, but didn't have much in pairs and dance. This year we're going to the nationals with the full package.

Joanne Mcleod

Russian women are not very good for figure skating. They are good for building rail tracks in Siberia, for example. They are just too strong and big.

Alexei Mishin

Kids are just getting better every time they skate. Us older guys are just sitting around skating the mini ramp all day.

Tyson Cantrell

It was a great day for Canadian pairs skating.

Craig Buntin

Figure skating has quadrupled in recent years. Part of it is because of people who have moved to Northwest Arkansas from up north. They already know how to skate.

Robin Aprea

At that moment, I saw it in the skating lounge. I just heard the audience scream and I saw the people laying on the ice. I just tried to stay far away from that emotionally and not get involved inside.

Maxim Marinin

We didn't play our best games on the road last time, and the main thing is we have to skate well. When we're skating, we're creating and making it tough on the opponent to create offense.

Todd White

We need to start working on development. We really need kids to start skating. We've got talent out there. We've just got to find it.

Catherine Raney

His skating and his stick-handling is pretty amazing to watch.

Toni Lydman

We didn't expect the checking to be so hard. But in the third period we did start skating and scored three goals.

Mari Pehkonen

The southwest corner is just bloodied. Roads are like skating rinks. It's just catastrophic.

Jennifer Gordon

Today was a perfect day. We're really confident in Classic races and maybe a little more confident than in the skating events. It's good for our heads, I think, to know our next race is a Classic.

Brian Mckeever

I think (a park is) going to help out a lot. Maybe then people won't complain we're skating on their property.

Brenda Watson

Skating is his stronger suit, but he's worked at getting better at classic.

Tom Brandt

I'd be lying if I said I don't have any regrets with my skating today, but I believe I'll feel a different feeling if I go to an Olympics for the second time.

Miki Ando

Skating is now retro and hip.

Robin Cousins

I just wanted her to get an idea of it is not to be just landing jumps but really skating from your heart and be able to do your best.

Pam Gregory

The AP couldn't agree to either of these restrictions. Her skating is news and the embargo amounted to a news blackout. As for when a column is written, we believe that's for us to decide.

Terry Taylor

Everyone here has improved on his skating and I think that it's no easy task to get a medal. But I felt at the same time that I'm in with a chance.

Joji Kato

There's no doubt that over the last 10 years, participation in skating and (ice) hockey has increased.

Peter Martell

Skating was good. I landed almost everything. I was very happy.

Daisuke Takahashi

We expect Teemu Selanne to be an impact player for us, both on the ice and in the community. His skating and goal-scoring ability should fit nicely with our new style of play.

Brian Burke

It's really nice to get them outside at 6, 7 or 8 o'clock where they're in the backyard skating and I don't have to worry about them getting into trouble. It's nice to look out the back window and see the kids messing around on the ice ? as long as they're not fighting, which happens often.

Vic Malafronte

The most important thing about skating is that it teaches you to do the things you should do before you do the things you want to do.

Barbara Ann Scott

I've been skating since I was 2 years old. I have no problem with basketball, it just seems like a slower game to me. I like the pace of hockey better.

Taylor Vichorek

We have skating all night long, with great music. Mixed in with the skating, we have games, such as red light-green light, four corners and the cha-cha slide. We also do other activities like kickball, shoot-the-puck and relay races.

Karen Fullmer

Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and originality to be had.

Robin Cousins

The base value for quads is way too low. It doesn't encourage people to take risks. It encourages people to skate conservatively and skate clean, and I don't think that's the direction skating should be going.

Timothy Goebel

We're a good skating team, but we need to identify some definitive goal scorers. In our last game (vs. C-C), we had 33 shots on net but only scored one goal. We need to do a better job of cracking the cage.

Dan Doyle

I don't think men are tough enough to do modern-day roller derby. We have never even had a guy approach us. We intimidate men so much, and they enjoy watching so much, the last thing on their minds is coming out and skating out there with us.

Sister Mary Jane

No, I'm not surprised that it's a huge deal. Michelle has been a marvelous champion. She's a terrific athlete. It's clear that skating fans everywhere adore her, and they should. She's been a terrific image for the sport of figure skating, so I'm not surprised that there's all this attention.

Ron Hershberger

We've got a great heritage of skating in this town. I'm tickled to see it being built.

Bob Oakland

Lately we haven't been skating like we want in the first period. We weren't focused enough. We didn't make the simple plays, the simple passes. We didn't really get anything going. That cost us.

Teppo Numminen

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

Katarina Witt

There is a huge interest in adult skating. They see it on TV and want to give it a try.

Robin Johnson

I contemplated during the race whether I should ease up and re-skate but I was skating so well, ... It's extremely rare to a get a faster time on a re-skate. It's really difficult to know how much the crossover problem affected my final time.

Jeremy Wotherspoon

Skating with the team is a step in the right direction, so in that sense it felt good. I'm assuming that Peter will be back for probably a game, and hopefully I can play a game or two in the exhibition. It's definitely important to try to get everyone going before the start of the year.

Derian Hatcher

I would like to see a process like the industry conducted for the AES algorithm to work on a new hash function that could be delivered by 2010. We are skating too close to the edge with the hash functions we use now.

Ron Rivest

It should be a good series. They're a fast skating team and we are, too.

Patrick Mcneill

Acting is like roller skating. Once you know how to do it, it is neither stimulating nor exciting.

George Sanders

I'm in good shape and I've come back to form, skating-wise. I'm fully prepared to take myself to the limit and hopefully I'll win a gold medal with a race that delights the crowd.

Joji Kato

The skating public has embraced her potential and always forgiven her on-ice shortcomings. In large part this has to do with the grace she has shown when not winning.

Brandon Steiner

The ice skating for me was definitely a highlight. And to see all those kids out there with baseballs and so excited and ready to have them signed was great.

Jason Bartlett

When I was going to Penn State, I was so new to ice skating that I only skated once a week, and that was in Harrisburg, three hours away. It wasn't my No. 1 focus.

Allison Baver

Although I still love skating very much, my passion and love for the competitive aspect of the sport has dwindled following the death of my mother in 2001 and my nagging hip injuries.

Jennifer Kirk

It's figure skating. We just did our job at the Olympics. We did the best that we could ... We still didn't even know the truth, and obviously now, everything is kind of coming out in the wash.

Jamie Sale

In my opinion, Winslow was beginning to tire out and we knew if we kept skating hard that we would have success.

Joel Trickey

One thing I like about boxing is that I will not have to deal with the same kind of politics that I had to in skating. In boxing, it is not about your appearance, or how your costume looks, what color it is, or how much it costs.

Tonya Harding

That was a devastating time for all of us to deal with. The crash took away so many in the skating community.

Dick Button

We have girls on our team who want to skate in [Saturday's] 5,000 meters. As of now, I do not. I don't feel well and my skating is not well. I will give up my spot to one of our younger skaters.

Anni Friesinger

He'll be skating in 8 weeks. But everybody is different, and we're looking at between 10 and 12 weeks.

Jim Mccrossin

We got our legs moving. Everyone started skating. You do that they've got to haul you down every once in a while.

Jonathan Cheechoo

A close figure skating competition will be decided by a computer choosing an anonymous panel of nine judges. In fairness to the skaters, all twelve scores should be used in awarding medals. Let's leave the computer out of it.

John Emerson

The key for me is to use my skating ability. He made a very good move, and luckily I ended up being able to fall on the puck. It was one of those saves where you might not get it many times. I guess it was kind of a lucky save.

Dave Caruso

The thought of seeing multi-millionaire hockey players skating around outside playing for real points has captured something.

Allan Watt

It's starting to sink in, but we still can't believe we got the gold and made ice-skating history. There was an enormous bouquet of more than 200 roses, and now my arm hurts.

Albena Denkova

Next time you see a kid skating, before you stereotypically bite his head off. Try to remember that the child skates for a reason. He like the challenge and is rewarded with his own brand of self-esteem every time his wheels roll full circle.

Todd Jett

We're a pretty good skating team. We have to be able to anticipate extremely well, and we have to put ourselves in a position where we don't hurt ourselves around the rink. If we're caught out of position and we're giving up speed to boot, then we're at a distinct disadvantage.

Don Cahoon

Having the right attitude goes further than grinding yourself into the ground another two hours after skating.

Anna Madorsky

He's a really enthusiastic coach, as passionate about coaching as I am about skating. And Michelle is a fierce trainer. It's a great skating atmosphere.

Jeff Buttle

I guess it was about three or four weeks back, and I think I kind of fell down on my shoulder, ... I can't even finger-point any hits in the past. I don't know how many weeks we've been skating, and it's been sore ever since then.

Sami Kapanen

It's not realistic. People are skating on thin ice when they make these promises, because what seemed right and a perfect decision one day, can be a very poor decision five years later.

Monique Levermore

They're a very good team. They skated well. We let a couple of soft goals in early, and they just fed off that. They're a great passing team and a great skating team.

Larry Kupczyk

The worst position to be in at any skating school is the best. There's no motivation, and everybody's taking a run at you. The smart ones realize (having competition) is going to make them better.

Kerry Leitch

I want to move a lot of peoples' hearts with my skating.

Fumie Suguri

We had some miscommunication on their first goal but other than that I thought we made some plays but just couldn't finish anything off. They pressured us in our own end and we had trouble breaking out and getting anything set up on offense. But credit to them. They're a great skating team.

Ralph Russo

A few games after Peter Laviolette became the coach, I began to get more ice time, ... Pretty soon, I was skating 25-30 minutes a night. I was more than happy to keep doing that. It sure makes a difference when you have the coach's confidence.

Adrian Aucoin

It was more of a learning experience. I've learned tons here. Almost every day in practice you learn something new. I try and get out there first and work on some stuff on my own, do some skating drills on my own.

Ben Bishop

Once you have a lead, anything can still happen. We were still hitting out there, still skating. I think we took too many penalties, and that's something we have to work on, but it was nice to see us get back to form.

Kyle Mclaren

Everybody, of course, would rather be skating and building it like they were before, but now it's for the long term.

Brian Mitchell

Her injury will require at least two weeks off, and gradual resumption of skating and rehabilitation that could take up to one month.

Ji Chunnan

Anders did well tonight. He was pushing two shifts all game and kept skating hard.

Jim Segar

He looked like your little brother that your mom makes you take to the skating rink.

Bryan Hooper

She has represented our country and the sport of figure skating so well for 12 years.

Michael Rolnick

He ended up moving down and I started skating because of him. He gave me my first board.

Anthony Furlong

If you are on the inside of skating, you sort of understand it. But not quite.

Brian Boitano

I have pain, but I can't really make the injury any worse. I haven't been in a situation where I had to push guys or take a hit, I've only skated. But the skating is going really well. I'm pretty happy with today's results. Seeing as I can't really make the injury any worse, I should be ready to play soon.

Francis Bouillon

My goal is obviously to make the Olympic team, ... For me, it doesn't matter who else is in it, I have to think of my own skating and my own competition.

Alissa Czisny

Defensive breakdowns, turnovers, no intensity, not playing physical, not shooting the puck, not driving to the net, not skating, not working hard.

Gerry Fleming

Since I came back from Christmas, the puck's been going in for me. I just wanted to come back and have a good second half to the season. I'm getting the chances. I've always played the penalty kill and short-handed opportunities really come down to just hard work and skating. You're down a man so you have to work harder.

Jordan Foreman

Guys were skating and moving the puck. I was happy with the pace.

Larry Robinson

I noticed since I started her in skating, she was doing very well with her seizures. At one point I mentioned it to a doctor, about dropping her out of it, because it seemed like it was too much. And she said no, that's what kids need. They need to keep busy.

Liz Bohning

There's lots of room for skating, because it's a paved road in summer.

Norm Bishop

Nobody should specialize in a sport before puberty, with the exception of gymnastics, figure skating or swimming.

Tommi Paavola

I feel like I'm skating as well as I ever have right now, ... From a physical standpoint, I feel as strong with my skating and shooting as I ever have. I'm just really enjoying playing the game right now.

Trevor Linden

I hope next year is as good as this year. We plan to continue having fun and skating hard.

Mike Boatright

It's nice to even be considered to be in the running. Both Marie-France and Patrice, and Megan and Aaron are amazing teams and to be out there skating with them was awesome for us.

Tessa Virtue

I really don't consider this a defeat because I am skating better and better every race.

Shani Davis

Some of the jumps came back, I had to work at others. I fell a lot. But I knew I could do it. So much of skating is about what you believe you can do.

Anna Madorsky

The mass start is fun to watch with the go-fast racers using the ski skating technique.

Paul Petersen

There's really nothing to prove. Usually in figure skating, the people who win the Olympic Games don't really continue. That's the best thing you can achieve, and she did that.

Nikolai Morozov

There are some similarities between boxing and skating. Both require power and grace. Physically, boxing is obviously much harder. I weighed between 105-108 pounds when I skated. I will weigh around 120 for my first fight. I just ate a bunch of carbohydrates, which was great, to help gain some weight. I did not lift weights at all.

Tonya Harding

It's an awesome day for pairs skating in Canada. To have a young team coming up (Dube/Davison) and do what they've done this week is incredible.

Craig Buntin

I feel the atmosphere inside the ice rink was going up, so it was like a stone fell off my shoulders when we finished. It was just more concentration on the skating. Maybe that looks like I am really nervous, but it is not that.

Maxim Marinin

We are quite happy with our performance today. There were just small imperfections. We can do better in the free skating.

Tong Jian

That first period was probably the worst period we've played all year. We had a talk about commitment and skating after the first and I thought we were fortunate to be down only 1-0.

Mark Leonard

It's time to get myself focused on skating again. Having a high goal to shoot for is good for me, so hopefully I'll win a place on the podium -- any of the top three.

Daisuke Takahashi

She's so amazing in her versatility, especially in this era of speed skating.

Neal Marshall

I'm just happy that I'm skating really good. Sometimes when you're not feeling good, you concentrate twice as much. I think that was helping today.

Melissa Gregory

Michelle has done so much for the sport and been a champion so many years, I'm guessing they will give her a spot on the Olympic team. It's important for the rest of us just to focus on our own skating.

Alissa Czisny

Kids get to that sort of Y in the road where if they are ready to go to college, they have to make some decisions. It's whether their skating offers them a future or whether they should go to college.

Kerry Leitch

They still felt they were skating well and could win games. We just had too many defensive lapses. We were giving up goals in bunches.

Ralph Russo

I'd probably live a few years longer if we had more of them. We knew it was imperative to get off to a good start and we certainly had some jump in our step. We were skating. We are afraid of being embarrassed here if we didn't play hard.

Andy Murray

For his first time skating in eight or nine days, and I gave him a lot of information late (Monday) afternoon, he did a good job and competed well for us. He brings some veteran presence and calmness and positioning.

Greg Puhalski

If the skating one day will end, we're still going to go on. We're still going to figure out something together. The future of us is together and our home is here.

Denis Petukhov

I think they just ran out of steam. I think they have the same quality of skating that the Russians do, and that it's totally comparable, but they just made some mistakes.

Igor Shpilband

We were very happy with our skating.

Alexei Tikhonov

The idea for turning this into a ministry came from the need. It's all about building relationships, hanging out, skating, cracking jokes at each other and just encouraging each other. I enjoy both skating and the devotional time.

Brandon Nelson

I've seen almost every country do it. If you go over to Asia and you say 'team skating' they'll have no idea what you are talking about. They'll be like, 'oh that's illegal, oh really that's interesting.' It's hard, very hard. Two or three (athletes) of any of the same country in any race is hard. I'll have to overcome that and that's a big challenge.

Apolo Anton Ohno

I just got in, threw the body around and tried to not turn down any shots. It's a lot more skating, that's for sure. We had a shift in the first period where I think I was out for a minute and a half, cycling (the puck) down low … and I was pretty beat.

Mark Lindsay

What if Tonya Harding were admitted back in U.S. figure skating?

James Hastie

He didn't have to go to a big Olympic training center to work with somebody. He just didn't need that. He'd rather be out here with just a couple of kids skating.

Linda Branan

The old 6.0 system was around for almost 100 years. I think skating outgrew the 6.0 system. Is (the new system) perfect? No, it's not perfect.

Charlie Cyr

She just started competing. She has been skating about a year now, (and went to her) first competition in January in Bucks County. Needless to say, she likes it.

Mary Pemberton

It's a unique building having been a skating rink and a well-known Ream's grocery store. There's nostalgia associated with it.

George Stewart

Yeah, of course I cringe because I grew up in the era of skating when you couldn't talk to a judge. You couldn't talk to anyone. And so it's a big change. It's been a whole learning experience for me and yet a wonderful one, and I would never change it.

Priscilla Hill

In accordance with our established rules, any championship-level athlete who has qualified for the 2006 U.S. Championships has a right to petition for an Olympic spot due to injury or illness. We trust the outcome will be the naming of the best possible U.S. Olympic figure skating team.

Ron Hershberger

We played alright five-on-five. But, against a team that skates as well and passes as well as they do, you can't be skating a man down.

Rob Francis

He has no idea what his skating does to people.

Priscilla Hill

Sometimes, when we close up, they'll jump the fence and keep skating. We're going to keep a tighter eye on that too.

Richard Blankenship

Any time there has been exposure on TV for skating, it generates interest.

Peter Martell

I think they held up pretty well. We had a lot of skating, a lot of skill work. I think they did pretty good.

Tracy Egeland

He has a heart to be competitive in the sport and he was diligent as far as technical aspects of skating, and the work ethic was always there.

George Babicz

When I started skating four years ago my goal was Olympic trials this year and I made that. So I guess right now my plan is another four years.

Tani Mintz

I don't think it will be enough. And that's fine. I'm skating better now.

Jeff Buttle

We still have to make up the classes on basic skating skills and we need to further perfect them at the same time. Although it is hard for us, we won't give up.

Tong Jian

Our hope was to see it continue as a skating rink. We tried for three years to find a buyer who would continue to operate it.

Myron Martin

[Sheckler spit out frontside feebles and back smiths on the flat rail, big kickflips both ways, and, of course, his patented] Sheck-lair ... You look up to everybody. All these guys are my heros, and then here I am skating right there next to them all the time. It's rad.

Ryan Sheckler

I'm glad that I'm going to the Olympics but I'm disappointed with the result this time at the national championships. I know I have to try much harder before skating in Turin.

Miki Ando

We got away from the things that worked for us. We stopped skating. They grabbed the momentum and we couldn't get it back.

Perry Florio

We still love figure skating, and we hope we can compete in the Worlds.

Shen Xue

You have to finesse the routine and make it more and more specific. They learn it in sections, and it takes months and months. They're going so fast and skating with a partner. Getting the mechanics down takes a long time.

Patricia Wilcox

Joe had a distinguished record of service and commitment to U.S. Figure Skating. He was a major contributor to the growth of figure skating in the Chicago area. Beyond those activities he was truly a gentleman, and he always placed the best interest of the skaters as his first priority.

Ron Hershberger

We want an exciting team, a quick team, a fast team, a puck-moving, skating, attacking team, and to do that you need to put players in place who have those skills.

Bob Gainey

Sarah Krause will offer figure skating lessons a couple of times a week, ... There will be information at registration.

Paul Carlson

You have to train them, you have to train yourself, you have to train together. Sometimes I relate it to ice skating — somebody has to be there to catch you.

Amara Packwood

I was rooting for him, one, because he's black and two, because he's from Chicago. I don't care if he was playing hockey or ice skating, I wanted him to outdo his competition.

Paul Harrington

I was excited to win because I can finally drive my new truck. I feel like I'm skating amazing and I'm in my prime right now. It's so fun. I'm so lucky. It's crazy to be able to do this.

Ryan Sheckler

We tried this because in the past, nobody knew who they'd be skating with. There just wasn't any chemistry. So if we run this the rest of the season, it will help develop chemistry.

Greg Andrews

I'm in good shape and I've come back to form, skating-wise.

Joji Kato

I'm tired, but I'm used to skating tired so I just tried to go out there thinking about my jumps.

Alissa Czisny

I still really like it. I knew I had to do a lot to get ready for this season. I started skating in July, which I never do. I skated a little more than usual in August. I still love this game.

Luc Robitaille

Doing shows is always a side of skating that I've loved, it's the performing. I get to do that without the pressure, it's always fun between the skaters and the preparation, the show is always so much fun.

Kurt Browning

I am pleased. There were a lot of good things, but a lot of things we need to work on, too. They've got to play better than that against Cheyenne tomorrow and they know it. Too many penalties, too many stupid penalties from not skating. But overall, you've got to be pleased with the outcome.

Gary Defina

They made us look like we were skating in slush. There was a lot of slop out there. Give them credit. They executed.

Scott Mellanby

One of my friends introduced me to the idea of in-line skating. I laughed at the beginning but realized that if I could play hockey and tennis, why not skate too?

Chris Bretoi

The scandal helps people become aware of (skating). And once they're aware of it, they're hooked.

Dick Button

I didn't believe he could be able to return to skating so soon. His performance in the games he has played proved that he should be able to cope with the brief (Olympic) tournament.

Alois Hadamczik

We're a good skating team. We knew going into the third period our best hockey was yet to come.

Fernando Pisani

Skating everywhere is unpredictable, no amount of money or facilities is going to create a skating star. You have to have a skater who is dedicated, passionate, and willing to learn.

Robin Cousins

I think we did a great performance, we are skating really strong and we'll keep going like that because we know it's the right way.

Maurizio Margaglio

It was very emotional. We wanted to cry even before we started skating.

Patrice Lauzon

We are preparing for every game to play our game. We have to be skating for three periods to be successful and when don't skate we are not a good team.

Bob Donovan

They're unbelievable you get out there skating with guys like that you realize how good they are and how well they pass the puck at 50 plus years old.

Patrick Martin

I'm quite comfortable with my skating now and I think I made the right decision over the music changes. I want to perform the way people might say they want to watch it again.

Shizuka Arakawa

Good for him and good for the team. Marty came out and he was really skating and shooting and obviously finishing. As for having two players score four in one game, I don't think I've ever been around to see that.

Bryan Murray

Having a private training ring for someone like Georgina is important. Imagine training for figure skating on the ice next to six other people. That's what it's like in show jumping if you don't have your own facility.

Mason Phelps

They said skating would ruin my ballet form. It wasn't hard for me to choose. I'm very creative and in skating I can make up my own stuff.

Tugba Karademir

His skating is at an extremely high level. . . . He opened some eyes.

Laurence Gilman

She's a fighter, and she does the long program well, so we'll see how it turns out. And in figure skating, it's never over until the fat lady sings.

Frank Carroll

There are small problems in the program, but I felt great. I don't know what will happen in the free skating, so let's just wait.

Tatiana Totmianina

I asked skaters, 'Why does the costume always have all this stuff? They said, 'Because it makes it look like we're skating faster. My comment was, 'Why don't you just skate faster? Is it really about an optical illusion? Or is it really about ability?

Jef Billings

Most of the smaller carriers who are not supported by a rich parent are really skating on thin ice.

Doug Mcvitie

Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well is the great art o social life.

Letitia Landon

I watched the ice hockey and never even glanced at the speed skating.

Chad Hedrick

They're bigger and stronger and very physically challenging for us. We can get in the skating game with anyone, but the physical game is tough.

Dave Lamarre

Unbeatable, I would like to believe they're unbeatable. But figure skating depends on many things - ice, judges, political situations.

Oleg Vasiliev

We are lucky to have them. They are a tremendous asset to the skating community.

Donna Logan

It's the complexity of the turns, the changes of the direction, and the body and how well it's skated and how effortless he makes it look. The one thing about his skating is that you rarely ever hear him.

Lee Barkell

It was nerves. As soon as they got the puck on the stick, they were trying to get rid of it instead of skating with it or trying to set up a play.

Chris Turley

Everybody knew I had to work on my skating and get my confidence. Playing in the American league is good because you get a lot of ice time and you can improve easily that way. Now I feel more confident, I feel better, but I still have a lot to improve. I can't keep the puck as much as I did in the American league, but I think that will come with time.

Steve Bernier

I couldn't find any other reasons but perfect preparation of Korea Skating Union for the achievement.

Ottavio Cinquanta

Now for the first time in my life, I see Israel really interested in figure skating, not only ice dancing but the Winter Olympics.

Roman Zaretski

Take your kids hiking, biking or skating.

Liz Neporent

I know my skating is my strength, but a small guy like me has to be much better than everyone else. There are some areas I need to work on ? my overall strength and defensive responsibilities ? if I want to make it to the NHL.

Aaron Gagnon

We want to put our mark on the sport and push pairs figure skating to next level.

John Baldwin

I definitely think the trend is we're trying to eliminate name-recognition from skating.

Evan Lysacek