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ISU
Grand Prix Of Figure Skating: Skate Canada
Synopsis:
Skate Canada is the second of six International Skating Union
Grand Prix events for the 2001-2002 season. The Grand Prix series
features the top skaters in the world competing for points and
prize money. The series culminates with the 2001 Grand Prix Final
on ABC, December 15th-16th.
ABC Sports,
the network of figure skating, provides coverage of Ladies' free
skate and the Men's free skate on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (4:00-6:00
p.m., ET). The competition originates from Saskatchewan Place
in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
COMMENTATORS:
Terry Gannon, Dick Button, Peggy Fleming and Susie Wynne will
provide commentary from Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
SKATE CANADA:
Top competitors in the Ladies' field include four-time World champion
and five-time U.S. champion Michelle Kwan, who is also coming
off a win at Skate America. Her main competition will come from
current U.S. Silver medalist and World bronze medalist Sarah Hughes.
The 16-year-old
Hughes finished 2nd to Kwan at last month's Skate America. Also
competing will be Russian Irina Slutskaya who finished second
to Kwan at the last two World Championships.
Leading the
Men's field is five-time U.S. champion and current U.S silver
medalist Todd Eldredge and three-time World champion Alexei Yagudin
of Russia. Also competing will be three-time World champion Elvis
Stojko of Canada, current Canadian champion Emanuel Sandhu and
17-year-old American Johnny Weir, who placed 6th at the 2001 Nationals.
FIGURE SKATING
ON ABC SPORTS: This winter ABC Sports will broadcast the State
Farm U.S. National Figure Skating Championships for the 39th consecutive
year and the World Figure Skating Championships for the 23rd year.
ABC Sports will also televise a series of six International Skating
Union Grand Prix events this season, culminating with the 2001
ISU Grand Prix Final.
CREDITS: Curt
Gowdy, Jr., is the coordinating producer of ABC Sports' figure
skating coverage and the producer of Skate Canada. Jaime Bravo
is the associate director.
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