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Injury ends Lysacek’s dream of defending Olympic title Evan Lysacek, the reigning Olympic champion, an-


nounced on Dec. 10 that a hip injury would prevent him from defending his title at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Lysacek, 28, tore the labrum in his left hip in August.


Despite aggressive treatment and physical therapy, the in- jury had become more painful in the past month. Heeding his physician’s advice that he was at risk of permanent dam- age, Lysacek will refrain from skating until the injury is com- pletely healed, which could be several months. “Words cannot describe how disappointed I am to not


be able to compete in Sochi,” Lysacek said. “The proudest moments of my life have been representing the United States in the last two Winter Olympics. I have suffered numerous injuries over the course of my skating career, and they are some of the hardest things an athlete has to overcome. While none of my past injuries have sidelined me quite like this one, I remain determined to regain my health and skate again.”


Brooklyn Ice, Paramount Iceland


receive Prudential Skating awards Brooklyn Ice in New York and Paramount


Iceland in California are the inaugural recipients of awards from the Prudential Skating Fund, whose mission is to provide financial support to underserved groups and communities with- in the sport of figure skating. A representative of Prudential Financial


will award the two figure skating programs each a check in the amount of $12,500 at the 2014 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Boston. A seven-member selec- tion committee, which included representatives from Prudential, considered applica- tions that were submitted this past fall. Brooklyn Ice was selected from a group of three finalists for the Prudential Enrichment Fund award, which is intended to help clubs en- hance and grow existing programs. Paramount Iceland emerged from a group of three finalists for the Prudential Building Block Fund award, intended to allow clubs to estab- lish new programs to increase diversity within their clubs and within their sport. Brooklyn Ice, founded in 2004, provides free ice skating instruction and academic


support to high-need and economically disadvantaged students in Brooklyn. Its newly refurbished home — Lakeside Center — will allow Brooklyn Ice to promote and expand its current lineup of programs. “This award from Prudential enables Brooklyn Ice to continue our program and


reach out to more children,” Brooklyn Ice founder and president Violet Eagan said. “We thank Prudential for this opportunity to move on and further increase our impact on our community.” Paramount Iceland’s home rink was built in 1939 by Frank Zamboni and his cousins.


Zamboni is the inventor of the Zamboni resurfacing machine, and an original Zamboni model is on display at the rink, along with other skating artifacts. The historic rink has been the practice facility for many of the sport’s greatest stars, including Peggy Fleming and Michelle Kwan. Skaters at Paramount’s rink range from beginners to national and international


competitors. The goal of management is to create and spread awareness of skating in local communities and identify talent regardless of socioeconomic level. The plan is to coordinate ice skating field trips with the city and local schools, sign up all students for the Basic Skills Program, encourage participation in the rink’s synchronized skating and Theatre on Ice programs and award scholarships to prospective high achievers in the sport of ice skating. “This award will help us bring more children into skating, helping them to realize


their dreams, especially those who aspire to become future national World and Olympic competitors,” Darlene Sparks, director of skating programs at Paramount Iceland, said.


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