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RELEASED. JEFF STONE (NE GILLOOLY), 27, newly named ex-spouse of rogue skater Tonya Harding; from prison after serving a year for his role in arranging Nancy Kerrigan's knee clubbing; in Oregon...
...seem dated. A couple of hundred young people who have prevailed in regional contests slug it out for a national medal, with no monetary reward-how quaint. The nationals have always had pride of place, the only event in the sport to be regularly televised and, for an American skater, the imprimatur of success. Yes, there is a world championship, and every four years the perihelion of the Olympics. But to be national champ has meant being at the top of the game...
This year's contest had much of that homegrown intimacy, a family gathering where old hands reminisce and look over the crop of new talent. A saucy 17-year-old, Nicole Bobek, was crowned ladies champion; Todd Eldredge, 23, the top male skater. Their victories should give them a toehold on a brilliant future. At least that's the way it used...
...staged competitions-produced primarily for TV and lacking the strict rules that have governed amateur meets in the past-has multiplied. As a result, young skating stars today must not only beat back competition from the amateur ranks. They must also confront a new kind of rival: the pro skater. The stars who emerged from the past two Olympics have not faded into the half-life of touring ice shows. Instead, they are right there on the TV screen...
...championship in Providence offered an exciting competition among closely matched athletes, but the level of performance was only mediocre. In the post-Kerrigan era, Bobek would appear to have an advantage because she is a true show skater who makes a big, jazzy impression whether or not the details fall into place. Last week they did; she made fewer mistakes than Michelle Kwan, 14, who was favored...