Lifeskate (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The fourth competition in the 2009-2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating series continues tomorrow with the NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan. The men's field is packed and I hate to see who will be left off the podium. This is the first international event for one of my favs, Jeremy Abbott from the U.S. and he'll be joined by compatriots Adam Rippon and Johnny Weir . But look at the rest of the field,...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
Reigning U.S. ice dance champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White secured a spot in next month's ISU Grand Prix Final after winning the gold medal at the NHK Trophy on Sunday in Nagano, Japan.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
AOMORI (Kyodo) Team Aomori beat Team Nagano in a playoff Saturday to secure a berth as Japan's representative in the women's curling competition at next February's Vancouver Olympics. Team Aomori posted its second straight victory over Team Nagano, which had won through the first round, and triumphed 4-0 overall to make its second straight Winter Games.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the ice dance event while Canadians Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier were third Sunday at the NHK Trophy ice skating event in Nagano, Japan.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Brian Joubert of France won the NHK Trophy on Saturday in Nagano, Japan, earning his first Grand Prix title of the season with a strong performance in the free skate.
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
NAGANO, Japan (AP) -- Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States have won the ice dance event at the NHK Trophy.
CNC CNC Machines Information (Free subscription) | yesterday
... USA, INC: Miyano Machinery USA is a subsidiary of Miyano Machinery, Inc, headquartered in Nagano, Japan. Miyano Machinery, Inc. was founded in 1929, and has become a global leader in precision machining technology. To support the North American metalworking market, Miyano Machinery USA was established in 1975 in Chicago, and moved to their current headquarters in Wood Dale, Illinois in 1987....
Summer is Coming In (Free subscription) | yesterday
... orchestra founded by the nowadays elusive Claudio Abbado in 1997, was led by Calfiornian Kent Nagano for this outing. Under him, Brahms lost all pretention and genteelness. What the listener got was a frantic version with plenty of rough edges. The MCO played well, though I'm not convinced this piece lends itself well to chamber-sized forces. Before intermission, we (again fittingly) got...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Jeremy Abbott of the Detroit Skating Club was edged by Brian Joubert of France in the men's short program, while Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the Arctic FSC in Canton took the lead in the ice dance Friday at the NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan. Abbott, the reigning U.S. men's champion and ISU Grand Prix gold medalist, scored 83 points to Joubert's 85.35.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
NAGANO — Miki Ando continued her resurgence by capturing her second Grand Prix title of the season on Saturday night at Big Hat. Ando, who went three years without a GP victory, has now won two in the past 15 days. Her win here assured her of a spot in next month's Grand Prix Final in Tokyo and appears certain to make her a lock for a spot on Japan's team for next year's Vancouver Olympics....
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
NAGANO, Japan (AP) -- Brian Joubert of France won the NHK Trophy on Saturday, earning his first Grand Prix title of the season with a strong performance in the free skate.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
NAGANO — Despite falling on a planned triple flip, Miki Ando was well-positioned for her second Grand Prix title of the season after finishing second in the short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday night at Big Hat. Skating to Mozart's "Requiem," Ando opened with a nice triple lutz-triple loop combination jump before the tumble, but recovered to hit a double axel and execute...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Jeremy Abbott of the Detroit Skating Club was edged by Brian Joubert of France in the men's short program, while Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the Arctic FSC in Canton took the lead in ice dance today at the NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Jeremy Abbott of the Detroit Skating Club was edged by Brian Joubert of France in the men's short program, while Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the Arctic FSC in Canton took the lead in ice dance today at the NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
NAGANO, Japan -- Brian Joubert of France finished first in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday, edging Jeremy Abbott of the United States.
