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The Yahoo! News (AP) caption for this December 29, 2006, photo was "Florida coach Carolyn Peck watches her Gators lose to Nebraska 81-74 during a basketball game in the State Farm Classic in Gainesville, Fla."

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Teenage figure skater Asada takes Japan's national title

Gee, I was able to get another picture in. Could my image problem have been my Internet connected workstation that I am even at this minute preparing to reformat and reinstall to initial factory settings (for the uninitiated that means a really, really used computer)? Hmmmm.

Photo source: Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Grigory Dukor at the ISU Gran Prix Final December 16, 2006

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ISU Grand Prix Final official results

Channel NewsAsia: Figure Skating: Kim shocks Asada to take ISU Grand Prix title

More US misfortune at the event: Ice dancer Tanith Belbin, and her partner, Ben Agosto, forced to withdraw from finals due to injury to Agosto

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I've been searching for official information on the points accumulated by each participant in the ISU Grand Prix events, but nothing is to be found.

Also, I have been searching for news articles on the absence of USA participation this past weekend in the finals women's single event (which I'm betting is the first time this has been true in the event's history), but there are no news articles to be found.

Most likely, ABC and ESPN cited these numbers in their broadcasts of the six events, but I am behind on the last two broadcasts. Will update as I uncover more relevant information.

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The included article is an extremely insightful commentary on the downward trend of figure skating from broadcast bananza to broadcast scarcity. To me it appears an industry council needs to be created for those interested in promoting women's sports (of course, only after consulting competent legal counsel on any and all possible antitrust implications of such a council) to address questions like:

• Though it is the broadcasters' right to define "profitability", just what are the implication of these profit models to the perceived "nature" of the women's sport being promoted? (Is that "nature" static or dynamic?)
• What are broadcasters defining as "appeal", and what are the various women's sports promoters perceiving as their sports' "appeal"?
• What are the financial trends within the various women's sports, and how might the "nature" of these trends be contrasted, distinguished and compared among the sports?
• What are the lessons to be learned from the individual sports in terms of successful (and unsuccessful) promotions of the sports?

It is my belief that no promoter of women's sports can view, without a thorough evaluation of all factors involved, any situation in any women's sport as just peculiar to that sport. And understand, I have absolutely no qualms with webcasting. WNBA webcasts are 'da bomb. I wanted to get into (watching) the synchronized team skating sport, and webcasts from the US Nationals were at one time still available; however, today the link to ttp://www.thefigureskatingchannel.com/ is not working. My concern is not about webcasts or not, but about the (shared) wealth model (as I am sure players and performers would prefer to characterize the situation broadcasters view as the "profit model".)

Chicago Tribune: Golden era down the tube: Figure skating may be coming to a Web site near you; Its days of earning big bucks and TV ratings appear over

See also: "Results and Pictures" section here

Also relevant: 2006-07 Figure Skating Broadcast Schedule (Tentative)

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Didn't know, had now idea, that the server storage limitation for photos was 300 meg. Of a certainty, without question, that is more than reasonable. I just didn't know about it (though I knew for sure that there had to be something.) Next year, then, I'll run a man-on-women's-sports-2007 (I'll provide a link here in my last post of the year.)

I like the challenge of finishing up the year, though, in text-only.

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Palo Alto Online News: Stanford women lose NCAA volleyball final

In the semifinals it was Stanford 30-12 30-25 30-15 over the University of Washington; Nebraska 23-30 30-28 30-23 30-28 over UCLA.

Official semifinals scoreboard

Official finals scoreboard

Stanford's Foluke Akinradewo (16), right, v Nebraska's Tracy Stalls (11) and Dani Mancuso (7)

Stanford's Kristin Richards (10), left, v Nebraska's Kori Cooper (15) and Sarah Pavan

Stanford's Nji Nnamani (5), left, v Nebraska's Kori Cooper and Sarah Pavan again

Nebraska's Dani Busboom, center, and her teammates celebrate after winning the championship

Photo sources: (in order) Yahoo! News/AP/Dave Weaver; Yahoo! News/AP/Nati Harnik; Yahoo! News/AP/Nati Harnik; Yahoo! News/AP/Dave Weaver

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Moments ago in Doha, China's Zheng Jie defeated India's Sanya Mirza 6-4 1-6 6-1 to win the Asian Games' women singles tennis title. Not to be overlooked, however, is Sania's 6-2 6-2 semifinal win yesterday over Chinese top seed Li Na. Li Na won the bronze medal. Pictured is Zheng Jie.

Photo sources: (in order) Yahoo! News/AFP/Khaled Desouki; Yahoo! News/AP/SAURABH DAS; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Jason Reed; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Jason Reed; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Jason Reed

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North Carolina cuts down Notre Dame 2-1 to win 18th women's soccer crown

UNC women win NCAA for 18th time

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Official site here with brackets, scores and stories.

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The championship bracket is here The official site is here

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Sanya Richards, in addition to being crowned World Athlete of the Year, has received this year's USA Track & Field's Jesse Owens Award. Sanya maintained an unbeaten record in the 400 meter sprint this year, and is ranked no. 1 in the world in the event. Story Allyson Felix was last year's winner. Photo source here

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In Nagano Sunday, from left, silver medalist Fumie Suguri, not disappointing the home crowd gold medalist Mao Asada, and bronze medalist Yukari Nakano. USA's Beatrisa Liang placed fourth. Official results page

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China's Xinhua news agency has published their pick of the top 10 tennis beauties. The list has caused the most stir in India where Sania Mirza was included in the list at no. 10.

The English version of the story is available here. The story is something beautiful in itself in the selection of photos for the story: it takes a moment to stop and respect another view, another perspective, of what many may well perceive as common (ordinary). It's not about what you are I may see, but what we may not have seen. I must be ever grateful for another perspective.

I don't know the site's page retention policy, so over several days (or weeks) I'll reproduce most of the photos used in the photo essay, beginning with the one reproducible photo of Sania (click the photo for full view):

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Blogger, my weblog host, has a spiffy new and updated version that it has begun pushing rather strongly, and I doubt I'll be able to withstand the need to change with the tide. I might have a format change soon, though Blogger says it is not necessary to alter the format. Still, with all the tools staring you in the face . . ..

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Ice Dancing official results page

Photo sources: (in order) Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Grigory Dukor; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Grigory Dukor; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia ladies podium in Moscow today: from left, silver medalist Julia Sebestyen of Hungary, gold medalist Sarah Meier of Switzerland and bronze medalist Yoshie Onda of Japan. The lone American participating, Alissa Czisny, finished ninth. Official results site

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Richards named world's top track star Above, Sanya Richards is pictured with Prince Albert II of Monaco at the World Athletics gala in Monte Carlo November 12, 2006, and left as she receives her award, and check for $100,000, at the gala.

Railey named World Sailor of the Year

USA Olympic Team newsletter

Photo sources: (both) Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

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It was Tennessee 77-60; Georgia 74-69.

ESPN.com: Clutch free throws secure Georgia win over Stanford

There was significant introspection just prior to the start of this road trip, although, from my reading, the article seems not to indicate what tournament Stanford experienced an early loss in: Stanford women's hoop win sets up trip

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India wins Asian Hopman Cup

Photo sources: (both) Yahoo! News/Noah Seelam/AFP

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The NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee announced today the 64-team field for the 2006 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship. Seeded No. 1 is Nebraska-Lincoln, No. 2 Stanford, No. 3 Penn State and No. 4 UCLA. The complete story and schedule

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Greensboro News-Record: UNC women move into NCAA semis

DailyBreeze.com: UCLA women's soccer team reaches NCAA semifinals

GoPSDsports.com: No. 8 Lions Fall at No. 1 Notre Dame in NCAA Quarterfinal

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After concerns had been raised that she may have been kidnapped in Zagreb, Jelena Dokic, one of my women's sports favorites, has reported that she is safe, and in Zagreb seeking sponsorship for a comeback. She indicates that this is just her dad at it again. Still ... .

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