Archive for Ice Skating
Nastia Liukin and Evan Lysacek – The Latest Gold Medal Couple
Posted by: | CommentsAccording to a tweet a few minutes ago from Universal Sports, Olympic Gold Medal winning gymnast Nastia Liukin is officially dating Evan Lysacek, the newly crowned Olympic mens ice skating champion.
Seen here at the ESPY awards, Nastia and Evan have been dating since last summer, but word is that its now official. They do make a very striking couple!
Wednesday Workout – Yoga with Sasha Cohen
Posted by: | CommentsAlthough Sasha Cohen failed to make the US Womens Figure Skating Olympic Team by finishing 4th at this past weekend’s national championships (well, technically she is the second alternate), the one thing she brought to the competition was extreme grace and flexibility. In addition to her ice skating training, Sasha has years of ballet experience and in the past three years she has added yoga to her list of off-ice training methods.
One of the benefits of yoga according to Sasha is injury prevention thanks to the additional core strength and increased flexibility she has gotten from yoga training. She says she does yoga 4-5 days a week whether she is traveling or not.
If you are interested in incorporating yoga in your conditioning program or just giving it a try, check out any of these DVDs for a start:
- The Athlete’s Guide to Yoga: An Integrated Approach to Strength, Flexibility, and Focus
- The Athlete’s Pocket Guide to Yoga: 50 Routines for Flexibility, Balance, and Focus
- Yoga For Families: Connect With Your Kids
What’s your workout plan for today?
Catching Up With 2010 Olympic Hopeful Rachael Flatt
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Seventeen year old Rachael Flatt, the 2008 World Junior Champion and 2008 US Championships silver medalist, has her sights squarely set on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. After a short holiday in Hawaii this summer, Rachael is headed back to the ice, working with her mentor Dorothy Hamill, training and getting ready to make her mark on the world. LifeSkate.com spent a few minutes with Rachael earlier this summer and asked her about summer, her plans for the future and getting ready for the Olympics.
And like most 17-year olds, Rachel is now back in school – juggling class work and training – and as a high school senior, college applications. The Olympic hopeful has mastered the secret strategy for successful student-athletes – time management! Her typical day is spent between public high school (and AP classes none the less), training on and off-ice, prepping for SATs and college applications and trying to keep the balance!
The Olympic trials for ice skating will be held in conjunction withe US Nationals to be held January 14-24, 2010 in Spokane, Washington. This will allow approximately four weeks of training for the team prior to the Olympic games.
On the subject of the games, check out the gorgeous Vancouver 2010 Olympics Gear that has just been released!
Photo: USOC Athlete Portraits/Getty Images
