Word: skates
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...interviews, facilitated by the Forest Police, in which each character retells his or her version of the tale. Each interview reveals, via some extended flashbacks, a wacky personality twist. For example, Granny (Glenn Close) is an extreme sports freak, as illustrated by a few grainy parodies of the homemade-skate-video genre. But she may be the first stereotypical X-Gamer to use almost exclusively hip-hop terminology, including the old comedy standbys of “fo’shizzle” and “playa hater.” Poor catchphrase attribution is one of several fumbles...
...netminder: Union winger Augie DiMarzo sent a perfect pass cross-ice to streaking linemate T.J. Fox for a quick one-timer past the sliding Daigneau at 15:20 in the third period. But the goaltender protected his net for the rest of the game, including a key right-skate stop of sniper Olivier Bouchard’s point-blank shot in the third minute of overtime. “I thought Daigneau made some [big] saves,” Dutchmen coach Nate Leaman said. “That save he made on [Bouchard] in overtime, that?...
...Missing the nationals doesn't necessarily mean Kwan won't skate in Torino in pursuit of Olympic gold, the only medal to have eluded her. She is petitioning the USFSA for one of three spots on the ladies' team, and her fate will be decided on January 14, immediately after the ladies' event at nationals. Kwan said her doctor cleared her to begin jumping on January 13, barely enough time to prove she will be ready to compete in Torino. "I believe I will be 100% for the Olympics, and I feel that I have a shot...
...YOUR FLEXIBILITY. CAN WE EXPECT ANY NEW MOVES IN YOUR PROGRAMS NEXT WEEK? My spiral sequence is definitely a different arrangement, and I'm doing some new moves--a new Biellmann spin [in which the skater spins on one leg while stretching her arms back to grab the other skate and pull that leg above her head...
...good place, just focusing on Nationals. You have to keep your perspective and do your best. I love competing. You practice every day at the rink, and it's just you, so it's nice when you're able to show that off to the world, especially when you skate well. That's the most gratifying feeling. You just want to keep getting back out there and performing...