Czisny undergoes successful hip surgery Alissa Czisny, a two-time U.S. champion, under-
went successful surgery to repair damage in the joint capsule of her left hip caused by a hip dislocation. Czisny dislocated her hip on Jan. 12, while perform- ing her free skate at the 2013 Fox Cities Invitational in Appleton, Wis. The surgery was performed in Nashville,
Tenn., by Dr. J.W. Thomas Byrd, who has served as a physician for the U.S. Olympic Team and the Tennessee Titans. Czisny is scheduled to be off the ice for approximately six weeks. Czisny won U.S. titles in 2009 and
Early last month, Lysacek was in New York to support the U.S. Olympic Committee at its One Year Out celebration. He and fellow Olympic champion Scott Hamilton appeared on “Today” together and Lysacek skated at Rockefeller Plaza.
Lysacek vows to return for try at Sochi Olympic champion Evan Lysacek attended the U.S.
Championships as a spectator and declared he is healthy and eager to compete. “All my sights are set on Sochi to try to defend my Olym-
pic title in addition to helping the U.S. win the Team gold medal and become the fi rst skater to win two gold medals at the same Olympics,” Lysacek told reporters before the men’s free skate. It has been three years since Lysacek competed at the
2010 Vancouver Games, where he skated two near-perfect pro- grams to edge Russia’s Evgeni Plushenko for gold. He planned to return to competition at Skate America in October, but a groin injury and subsequent surgery for a sports hernia de- railed those plans. “For the fi rst time I am totally pain-free, back in the gym,
back on the ice every day,” he said. “I have total faith and total trust surgery will work. That is why I did it now and nipped it in the bud.” The upbeat Lysacek wants “to compete as much as pos-
sible and get as many [ranking] points as I can” in the 2013–14 season. Lysacek, who did not execute a quadruple jump in Van-
couver, acknowledged the necessity of doing so upon his re- turn. He said he was consistently landing two quadruple toe loops in his free skate run-throughs before his injury last fall. “There is no room in skating any more for timidity,” he
said. “These are warriors getting out there. They are fearless and that is what I strive to be in competition.”
Partial S.T.A.R.S. schedule announced U.S. Figure Skating has announced a par-
tial list of S.T.A.R.S. cities and dates for the 2013 campaign. Additional cities will be added soon. This city list is subject to change. Registration opens March 1. For more information or to reg- ister, go to
www.STARScombine.org. S.T.A.R.S. (Standardized Testing of Athleti- cism to Recognize Skaters) is a series of 15 off -
CONFIRMED CITIES AND DATES FOR THE S.T.A.R.S. COMBINES
Atlanta, Ga. — June 16 Boston, Mass. — July 7 Charleston, S.C. — April 19 Charlotte, N.C. — July 12 Chicago, Ill. — July 14 Dallas, Texas — May 4
6 MARCH 2013
2011, the 2010 Grand Prix Final and is an eight-time Grand Prix Series medalist.
Icenetwork to off er live World Synchro coverage
No ticket? No problem.
Icenetwork.com will provide live coverage of the sold-out 2013 ISU
World Synchronized Skating Championships to its 2012–13 Season Pass subscribers. The Championships, which will feature 23 synchronized skating
teams representing 18 nations, will be held April 5–6 inside the 6,150-seat Agganis Arena on the Boston University campus. It’s the third time the U.S. will host the event, and tickets were scooped up fast. The United States will have two teams, which were selected based on
performances through the U.S. qualifying season and various international competitions. The fast-paced sport continues to grow in size and stature, and Ice-
network.com will cover every team at Worlds. Current 2012–13 Season Pass subscribers already have access to more than 500 hours of on-demand vid- eo coverage of the biggest competitions of the season, including the 2013 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the Grand Prix Series, the 2013 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships and much more. The Sea- son Pass is still available for $39.95 at
icenetwork.com.
Icenetwork.com Season Pass subscribers can also watch on-demand
video of the 2013 ISU World Figure Skating Championships (March 13–16 in London, Ontario), beginning March 24. Beginning with the 2013–14 Olympic season,
icenetwork.com will
hold all U.S. media rights for ISU events through the 2017–18 season, al- lowing for live coverage across network, cable and digital platforms.
The Haydenettes have won medals at the last two World Synchronized Skating Championships.
ice tests and an informational workshop titled “Training, Over- training and Recovery” that helps developing athletes learn about the underlying athletic abilities they need to continue safe skills devel- opment on the ice. It is open to all U.S. Figure Skating members 6 years and older who have passed the pre-preliminary moves test.
Newark, Del. — July 21 Rochester, Minn. — May 5 Salt Lake City, Utah — July 15 San Jose, Calif. — May 19 Scottsdale, Ariz. — April 11 Washington, D.C. — June 16 Seattle, Wash. — Aug. 1
ADDITIONAL CITIES INCLUDE (Dates TBD)
Denver, Colo. Detroit, Mich. Kansas City, Mo. Louisville, Ky.
Portland, Ore. Ontario, Calif. San Diego, Calif.
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