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  • SLAM! SKATING: ARCHIVE

    1999

  • Feb. 24: Lefebvre shows mettle
  • Feb. 24: As country slumps, Russian skaters just get better
  • Feb. 24: Sargeant, Wirtz not sharp
  • Feb. 24: Canadians lead ice dance
  • Feb. 24: Body wants Hangar to figure in events
  • Feb. 23: Beacom ready to bolt
  • Feb. 23: Skaters aim to cash in
  • Feb. 23: Stojko headlines $517,000 event
  • Feb. 23: Revived Nite Line hits the ice
  • Feb. 21: Witt enjoying limelight
  • Feb. 18: Go west, young man?
  • Feb. 17: Szewczenko to skip Worlds
  • Feb. 14: Ready to take on the world
  • Feb. 13: Kwan, Weiss win national titles
  • Feb. 13: Silverstein and Pekarek continue winning ways
  • Feb. 13: View not up to Olympic standards
  • Feb. 12: Hartsells win pairs
  • Feb. 12: Notebook: Kitty and Peter Carruthers inducted
  • Feb. 12: For U.S. skaters, dance is for the young of heart
  • Feb. 11: Kwan wins short program
  • Feb. 11: Weiss takes lead
  • Feb. 11: Kwan gets her challenge from within
  • Feb. 10: For compulsory figures, the number is up
  • Feb. 9: Allen makes long climb back
  • Feb. 9: Kwan not crying over 'What ifs?'
  • Feb. 7: Weiss is ready for U.S. title
  • Feb. 6: Kwan looks like a shoo-in for third national crown
  • Feb. 6: Junior skater's perking
  • Feb. 6: Ritsma and Niemann-Stirnemann take the lead
  • Feb. 4: Moirs set for step up
  • Jan. 31: Butyrskaya to challenge Kwan
  • Jan. 29: Butyrskaya wins short program
  • Jan. 29: Russian women set up another internal competition
  • Jan. 29: Russians win ice dance title
  • Jan. 28: Yagudin defends European title
  • Jan. 27: Flu hits European Championships
  • Jan. 26: Stojko earns medal of different sort
  • Jan. 26: Urmanov leads Russian trio
  • Jan. 26: Schmidt hopes quad lifts him above crowd
  • Jan. 26: Russians lead ice dance
  • Jan. 25: Yagudin has shaky start
  • Jan. 25: Browning going to hall of fame
  • Jan. 24: Urmanov returns to championships
  • Jan. 24: Skating still a TV ratings winner
  • Jan. 24: Andreev's on the rise
  • Jan. 22: Russians dominating
  • Jan. 22: Seventh national senior title a given
  • Jan. 15: Derochie prepares to defend title
  • Jan. 15: Injury opens spot for Hetu, Gerrity
  • Jan. 14: Quebec skate pair may back out
  • Jan. 11: Langdon starts fresh
  • Jan. 10: Kwan, Plushenko triumph
  • Jan. 6: Plushenko wins Russian title
  • Jan. 5: Stojko asking out of final
  • Jan. 5: Butyrskaya wins title

    1998

  • Dec. 24: Stojko back on blades
  • Dec. 24: Adults figure in skate ban
  • Dec. 23: Pairs event will be a highlight
  • Dec. 20: Marshall and Overland crowned champs
  • Dec. 15: Balkwill counting her blessings
  • Dec. 14: Andreev golden
  • Dec. 13: Kwan is class of field
  • Dec. 12: Kwan wins world pro title
  • Dec. 12: Ice work
  • Dec. 12: Eldredge rallies to place second
  • Dec. 10: Kwan ignores confusion
  • Dec. 9: Marcoux 'back on track'
  • Dec. 9: K-W skater shines on world stage
  • Dec. 6: Sandhu rebounds in free program
  • Dec. 6: Controversy follows pair
  • Dec. 6: Plushenko wins men's NHK title
  • Dec. 5: Malinina wins women's title
  • Dec. 4: Canadians finish out of medals
  • Dec. 4: Ukraine's Liashenko leads
  • Dec. 4: Sandhu last in men's short program
  • Dec. 3: Much ado about Stojko
  • Dec. 3: French pair lead ice dancing
  • Dec. 3: How will the World deal with Orser?
  • Dec. 3: Sports has always had a bias against gays
  • Dec. 2: Orser out in the open
  • Dec. 2: Sandhu could rock Elvis
  • Nov. 30: Skate Canada moving east in 1999
  • Nov. 30: Close call for Stojko
  • Nov. 29: Injury forces Elvis to miss show
  • Nov. 28: Russian wins ladies junior title
  • Nov. 28: Russians sweep titles at Cup of Russia
  • Nov. 27: Four Continents part of busy stretch
  • Nov. 26: In search of Witt
  • Nov. 26: Russians lead opening events in Cup of Russia
  • Nov. 26: Full story and results
  • Nov. 26: Rising Russian star Klimkin wins men's title
  • Nov. 25: Ukraine duo defends title
  • Nov. 25: Elvis comes back with a lot of Witt
  • Nov. 24: Elvis ready to soar
  • Nov. 24: Canadians come up short
  • Nov. 23: Canadian duo second
  • Nov. 23: Americans back to work
  • Nov. 23: Standings after four events
  • Nov. 23: Yik N.B.'s top male athlete
  • Nov. 22: Skating on sunshine
  • Nov. 22: Red-hot Russians head to Russia
  • Nov. 21: Yagudin, Butyrskaya wins singles
  • Nov. 21: Parker eighth at World Cup
  • Nov. 20: Bobek leads in short program at Lalique
  • Nov. 20: >Orser loses fight to suppress suit
  • Nov. 20: Skaters back friend Orser
  • Nov. 19: Andreev heads for jr. worlds
  • Nov. 19: French look to stop Russian streak
  • Nov. 19: Lipinski invading Kitchener
  • Nov. 18: Orser slapped with lawsuit
  • Nov. 18: Manley's still Canada's darling
  • Nov. 17: Kat's naked truth
  • Nov. 16: Russians still rule
  • Nov. 15: Sokolova completes Russian sweep
  • Nov. 15: Kwan, Eldredge win The Masters
  • Nov. 14: Russians take first three titles
  • Nov. 13: King Elvis' reign over?
  • Nov. 13: Russians lead opening events
  • Nov. 12: Russians jump to early series leads
  • Nov. 10: Pairs will be wild at Canadians
  • Nov. 9: Bourne and Kraatz win their way
  • Nov. 9: Bourne, Kraatz find golden beat
  • Nov. 8: Bourne and Kraatz deliver winner
  • Nov. 9: Derochie returns with a mighty leap
  • Nov. 8: Russian phenom sizzles
  • Nov. 8: Home ice of no help to Canuck
  • Nov. 8: Chinese first, Canadians third
  • Nov. 7: Plushenko edges Stojko
  • Nov. 7: Canadian stars shine bright
  • Nov. 7: Langdon's got world of hope
  • Nov. 7: Surprising start for a rising star
  • Nov. 7: Suguri on the rise
  • Nov. 7: Bourne and Kraatz impressive
  • Nov. 6: Bulgaria's Radanova grabs record
  • Nov. 6: Lu Chen ready for next step
  • Nov. 6: B.C. speed skater in final at World Cup
  • Nov. 6: Figure skating too big to fret over slur
  • Nov. 6: Elvis poses triple threat
  • Nov. 6: Elvis drums up a winning beat
  • Nov. 6: Stojko refuses to give up on criticized program
  • Nov. 6: Sale, Pelletier prove to be early hit
  • Nov. 5: Stojko leads men's competition
  • Nov. 5: Sargeant and Wirtz fourth
  • Nov. 5: Witt to appear in Playboy
  • Nov. 5: Pairs skaters shun helmets despite risk of head injuries
  • Nov. 5: Stojko feeling tired
  • Nov. 5: Sandhu kept under wraps
  • Nov. 4: Bourne and Kraatz have new dance
  • Nov. 4: Skate pair won't change music
  • Nov. 4: Dreams begin on Kanata ice
  • Nov. 1: Stojko's work cut out for him
  • Nov. 1: No fretting over fourth
  • Nov. 1: Quick silver for Canuck pair
  • Nov. 1: Weir wins junior skate competition, Smith third
  • Nov. 1: Controversial skating coach Zhuk dead
  • Oct. 31: Stojko misses medals at Skate America
  • Oct. 31: Women's short program scary
  • Oct. 31: Judges treat Stojko's trick
  • Oct. 31: Sargeant and Wirtz win silver
  • Oct. 30: Stojko hopes long program is magic
  • Oct. 30: Can Elvis reign long road?
  • Oct. 30: Stojko misses quad but finishes second
  • Oct. 29: Upstaged by a clown
  • Oct. 29: Elvis is back in the building
  • Oct. 28: Stokjo in first meet since Olympics
  • Oct. 29: Brunet 1st on to new dance floor
  • Oct. 24: Ice dance team moves up
  • Oct. 21: No Skate Canada for Derochie
  • Oct. 18: Browning wins men's title
  • Oct. 17: Peggy Fleming speaks out
  • Oct. 16: 'Nothing better' for Ottawa skaters
  • Oct. 16: Skate Canada pays dividends for next gen
  • Oct. 15: Kwan denied Skate America entry
  • Oct. 15: Baiul wants another shot at gold
  • Oct. 14: Elvis right on track
  • Oct. 14: Humphreys hurt ... again
  • Oct. 8: Canadians struggle at meet
  • Oct. 4: Kwan and Eldredge win titles
  • Oct. 4: Canadian dance pair do well
  • Oct. 3: Kwan and Eldredge lead after short program
  • Sep. 30: Skate America's key for Robinson
  • Sep. 26: Ottawa skater finishes fourth
  • Sep. 25: Skating figures big for CTV
  • Sep. 25: CTV puts big lock on skate world
  • Sep. 19: Russian youngster wins gold
  • Sep. 17: ABC gets major skating events
  • Sep. 17: Michelle Kwan graduates from high school
  • Sep. 13: Canadian couple wins silver
  • Sep. 9: Stojko in no rush to turn pro
  • Sept. 8: Stojko to go for fourth world title
  • Aug. 27: Robinson fourth in Germany
  • Aug. 22: Figure skaters kiss and make up
  • Aug. 21: Skaters sort out dispute
  • Aug. 21: Lainesse falls of podium
  • Aug. 19: Skaters tune up
  • Aug. 19: Lipinski, Kulik to join Stars on Ice
  • Aug. 14: Kwan, Kulik headline Classic
  • Aug. 14: Athletes prepare for war
  • Aug. 13: Skaters say 'nein' to move
  • Aug. 12: Dance pair does paper shuffle
  • July 31: Last lap for skaters
  • July 29: Elvis fine: Manager
  • July 23: Lefebvre, Brunet dancing back
  • July 17: Ilia Kulik goes Hollywood
  • July 3: Moira North? Who's that?
  • June 30: Hamill excited about Vegas
  • June 30: Pros must wait to see Stojko skate
  • June 29: Stojko could return this fall
  • June 26: Stojko could miss year
  • June 24: Jackson has a home at Minto club
  • June 23: Worlds heading to B.C.
  • June 22: Quad in short raises bar
  • June 21: Small step for skating
  • June 20: It's time for a change
  • June 2: ISU cracks down
  • June 2: Elvis jumps to Ohs' aid
  • May 31: CFSA in sound position
  • May 28: Browning still has the edge
  • May 25: Skating pair prepare for final
  • May 21: Yamaguchi hosts in-line event
  • May 13: Kwan looks to 2002
  • May 12: Gold medalists dealing with fame
  • May 11: Lipinski named youth spokesperson
  • May 7: Baiul enters alcohol rehab
  • May 6: Cash squeeze keeps Derochie home
  • April 30: Perfect 10s awaiting Stojko
  • April 28: IOC backs changes in ice dance
  • April 27: IOC executive: drop ice dancing
  • April 26: IOC wants ice dancing dropped
  • April 25: Lipinski begins pros with win
  • April 23: Eldredge, Kwan season ender
  • April 23: Lipinski practices for pro debut
  • April 19: Elvis ices shows
  • April 19: Lipinski's coach helps Robinson
  • April 18: Regaining a competitive edge
  • April 17: All eyes on Lipinski in Springfield
  • April 15: New magazine dedicated to Canadian skating
  • April 14: Lipinski's pro debut April 24
  • April 9: Elvis's ready to rock again
  • April 8: Lipinski skates for first time
  • April 7: Lipinski now a real pro
  • April 1: Competition features future skating stars
  • Mar. 30: Bourne and Kraatz mean business
  • Mar. 27: Kwan perfect in classroom as well as on ice
  • Mar. 25: Stojko athlete of the year
  • Mar. 24: Lipinski, Kwan set for Challenge
  • Mar. 23: Kwan commits to 2002 Olympics
  • Mar. 21: Nagano proved too much
  • Mar. 17: Former world champion to retire
  • Mar. 8: Lipinski returns home
  • Mar. 6: Joyce Hisey will have her say
  • Mar. 5: Skate boss calls for reform
  • Mar. 4: ISU promises changes in ice dance judging
  • Mar. 2: Report: Kwan signs soap deal


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