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Figure Skating

The Ice Dancer

By Darina Molloy, Contributor and Book Reviewer
June / July 2000

March 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Sarah Hughes watches herself without a trace of embarrassment. It's hard to reconcile the bubbly 14-year-old sitting in front of the television with the heart-stopping vision of grace and style who glides effortlessly across the ice in the video clip we're watching. The footage was captured at the recent Keri Lotion USA vs. The World Figure Skating Challenge, and the … [Read more...] about The Ice Dancer

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