Print article I want to sincerely thank all the involved Anchorage government employees who have done such a great job of keeping our streets, sidewalks and trails so neatly plowed and accessible. Every route I’ve taken has many footprints on it. What a great improvement over previous years. Developing, plowing and hot-mopping so many skating rinks is also appreciated. The municipality has done all this in a winter when so many more citizens have discovered the joy of walking, hiking, skiing, biking and skating, when the pandemic limited so many other activities. Thanks again for the careful planning and executing these wonderful aspects of Anchorage winter outdoor ambience.
Coach, former Olympian Zimmerman suspended by SafeSport
By The Associated PressMarch 10, 2021 GMT
Figure skating coach John Zimmerman has been suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for a coverup of an alleged sexual abuse incident involving two of his students.
Zimmerman, inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame, is a 2002 Olympian who won three U.S. pairs championships and a world bronze medal with skating partner Kyoko Ina. He can appeal the decision, which could carry as much as a two-year ban.
The suspension, announced Tuesday by SafeSport on its website, detailed the charges as an abuse of process, emotional misconduct and failure to report an incident. USA Today first reported the suspension. SafeSport investigates sexual abuse in Olympic sports.
LAUREL, Mont. - A group in Laurel is working to bring a skate park to the city.
The group says they have only been working on the project for about a week, and they already have a lot of support from the community.
Youth Skater Advocate Tyler Arneson has been skating since second grade. I love skating, he said. It s my passion.
Arneson has been collecting signatures on a petition that will eventually be taken to the Laurel City Council. My English teacher actually helped me print out a petition, Arneson said. I didn t know what I was doing. So, she helped me out. The first day, by the end of my last period, I had the whole, entire packet filled out with signatures. The whole high school is super excited for it.
Relay for Life raising funds for Whanganui Cancer Society one step at a time
10 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Whanganui s Tracey Thomas will walk for the entire 18-hour Relay for Life this weekend, despite just breaking her elbow in an ice skating accident. Photo / Bevan Conley
Whanganui s Tracey Thomas will walk for the entire 18-hour Relay for Life this weekend, despite just breaking her elbow in an ice skating accident. Photo / Bevan Conley
Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron
An ice skating injury hasn t broken Tracey Thomas determination to walk the entire 18 hours of the Whanganui Relay for Life.