Falls Church residents and law-abiding skateboarders alike are speaking out against the recent bad wrap given to the mobile skateboard facilities at Madison Park in a recent letter to the editor sent to the News-Press.
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Mahbanoozadeh Heads to U.S. Championships
It’s been a hectic and productive autumn for figure skater Armin Mahbanoozadeh of Fairfax. He placed second at an international junior competition in Courchevel, France, followed by gold at an event in Madrid, Spain.
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Champions on Ice, Verizon Center, Saturday, April 14, 3 p.m.
Skating Under the Stars
Everywhere you turned at Wollman Rink in New York’s Central Park, you saw celebrities. There were TV stars from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, such as Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay and Tamara Tunie; musical stars, such as Kelly Rowland; members of the Harlem Globetrotters; Broadway stars, like Tony winner […]
Climbing Aboard
Last week, synchronized skating teams from all over the United States convened in Colorado Springs, Colorado to compete at the 2007 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships. Among the participants was Ice Force One, an adult masters team made up of skaters ages 25 to 67 from Northern Virginia (including Sarah […]
Delmore Ends With a Flourish
“I couldn’t have asked for a better final moment at Nationals,” said Derrick Delmore, who skated his final competitive performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the night of Jan. 27 in Spokane, Wash. “I can count on one hand the number of performances I’ve had that were that […]
Weiss Shows His Appreciation With Sept. 9 Fundraiser in Reston
Since ending his eligible skating career in January, three-time U.S. Men’s Champion, two-time World bronze medalist and two-time Olympian Michael Weiss has been enjoying time at home in Northern Virginia with wife Lisa, daughter Annie Mae and son Christopher. This fall he will embark on the next phase of his […]
