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Skate Guard: Böckl Up: It's Time To Talk Skating, Big Willy Style
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Wednesday, 5 August 2015. Böckl Up: It's Time To Talk Skating, Big Willy Style. Born January 27, 1873, Richard Wilhelm Böckl, who went by the nickname Willy, was born in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, a southern Austrian city which borders with present day Slovenia. His skating club was the Eislaufverein Wörthersee, but during his competitive skating career he also spent some time training in Vienna while studying at the University Of Vienna. Harald Rooth, Andor Szende and Willy Böckl. As for his competitive ...
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Skate Guard: The Gillis Grafström Story, Part Two
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Thursday, 5 February 2015. The Gillis Grafström Story, Part Two. You've all read part one. Of the two parter right? If not, you probably want to start there sweetie. Or you're going to be sitting reading this going "alright, this crazy skating blogger from Nova Scotia has completely neglected to mention Gillis Grafström's competitive career and needs to get his shit together". That's beside the point! But who was this guy. really? The most touching story related to Grafström came many years after his dea...
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Skate Guard: AXELS IN THE ATTIC, EP02: Callie C. Curtis: 19th Century Drag Queen On Ice
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Monday, 10 August 2015. AXELS IN THE ATTIC, EP02: Callie C. Curtis: 19th Century Drag Queen On Ice. In the special six-part Axels In The Attic skating history podcast series looked at the fascinating (and gender bending) story of champion American skater Callie C. Curtis. Show notes:. Brown, Henry Collins. "Valentine's Manual Of Old New York". No. 4, New Series. 1920 edition. Canadian Jewish Heritage Network's Louis Rubenstein collection. Amusements". Daily Alta California. September 25, 1871. Was a sigh...
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Skate Guard: The Great Danes: Pioneers In Danish Figure Skating
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Friday, 7 August 2015. The Great Danes: Pioneers In Danish Figure Skating. Credited with introducing the ice sports of bandy and hockey to the people of Denmark is a Briton named Charles Goodman Tebbutt, who was also a DUTCH speed skating champion in 1887. That said, Jackson Haines. Bornstein also made an appearance at the following year's European and World Championships, with similarly disappointing results. The country's first breakout success story would be in Per Cock-Clausen, who won an incredible.
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Skate Guard: The 1951 Plane Crash: Remembering Helen Fishbeck
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Friday, 31 July 2015. The 1951 Plane Crash: Remembering Helen Fishbeck. They say that history repeats itself and the rather sombre topic of today's blog is a reminder of just that. Exactly ten years before Sabena Flight 548 crashed en route to Brussels, Belgium killing the entire U.S. figure skating team - almost to the month - another American skater's dreams were cut short in a horrific air tragedy. Would be so very much appreciated. Already 'liking'? Consider sharing this feature for others via social...
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Skate Guard: Freddie Tomlins And The Nazi Watch
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Tuesday, 28 July 2015. Freddie Tomlins And The Nazi Watch. There's something about jewelry and accessories and British men's skaters of the thirties. Back in February, we looked at the unusual story of 1935 World Silver Medallist Jack Dunn and a supposedly cursed ring. Today on the blog we're going to explore an equally bizarre story involving a Briton who too was a World Silver Medallist in the thirties and a watch. Coincidence? It is just right for timing the release of the bombs.". Consider sharing th...
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Skate Guard: Haines Revisited: Same Sex Ice Dancing In Vienna
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Wednesday, 12 August 2015. Haines Revisited: Same Sex Ice Dancing In Vienna. There's a wealth of conflicting information out there about skating pioneer Jackson Haines but one story that is not only absolutely fascinating but also largely unknown is that of his work with his then-teenage Austrian protégé Franz Belazzi. Well, well, well. To think it all started with nineteenth century same sex ice dancing. Bet you didn't see that one coming! It wouldn't shock me in the least. Skate Guard is a blog dedicat...
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Skate Guard: The Other World Champions, Part 2
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Thursday, 20 March 2014. The Other World Champions, Part 2. I wrote a series of articles called "The Other Olympic Gold Medallists" ( Part 1. Why stop there, right? In part two, let's take a look at the stories 6.0 more World Champions:. Almost twenty years before Emmerich Danzer didn't inspire "Hold me close, young Emmerich Danzer", people also weren't asking "Where's du Bief? I'm just full of bad puns today, aren't I? IRINA VOROBIEVA AND IGOR LIVOSKY. SABINE BAESS AND TASSILO THIERBACH. Anytime you fee...
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Skate Guard: Getting Up And Saying No (Part 2)
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Saturday, 22 February 2014. Getting Up And Saying No (Part 2). After being named to the U.S. Olympic team ahead of Mirai Nagasu, the bronze medallist at the 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, two time U.S. Champion Ashley Wagner decided to take a break from social media after bullies on Facebook and Twitter decided to have a field day. Among the tweets? I hope you fall hard on your face in the ice at the olympics you underserving *%3@1! Do you know what the funny thing is though? Former British Prim...
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Skate Guard: The History Of The Canadian Professional Championships
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Sunday, 24 November 2013. The History Of The Canadian Professional Championships. Jaca World Professional Championships. And the American Open Pro Championships. I also wrote a piece sharing the history of the Miko Masters. You might wonder exactly how pro-am/open events under the auspices of the ISU and Candid Productions were judged. Here's a primer, circa 1998:. Part 1 - 1st Interpretive Free Skating Program ("Technical Program"). Part 2 - 2nd Interpretive Free Skating Program ("Artistic Program").
