Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Houston's Katy Taylor was actually fourth at US Nationals and an alternate to Turin
I could not have been more wrong regarding Katy Taylor's senior status, news that has received so much local attention. Katy came in fourth among senior ladies at the US nationals in January. That made her first alternate on Team USA to the Olympics in February during the interval before and after Michelle Kwan's team participation. You can double click the January 16, 2006, Houston Chronicle story for a larger view (you may also need to expand it using the enlarge anchor rolling over the bottom right corner of the image in the new window.) I just didn't make the connection watching the program Sunday. My bad. The news article is reproduced here for discussion purposes only by a Chronicle subscriber without the publisher's permission.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Houstonian Katy Taylor scheduled for Skate Canada this weekend
Katy Taylor, pictured, might want to redo her Skate America performances: in the short program, her combined technical/artistic score (34.66) just exceeded Kimmie Meissner's technical mark alone (31.72.) Katy finished 11th in the field of 11 women, but I believe I heard the announcers say that this was her first senior level performance. She's entitled to be nervous. Houston Chronicle: New footwear a test for Taylor
This weekend at Skate Canada she will face Japan's Yoshie Onda and Fumie Suguri and Canada's own Joannie Rochette and Mira Leung: she's got a chance.
Hopefully, ABC will include her long program among the performances broadcast Sunday at 4 PM Houston time. No Skate Canada broadcast is scheduled within the next 14 days, but it is not uncommon for ISU Grand Prix broadcasts to occur weeks after the actual performance dates.
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Sunday, October 29, 2006
At Skate America, its Miki not Mao, while Kimmie takes the silver
Washington Post: Meissner's Strong Finish Leads to Silver
Newsday: Emily Hughes short of best (has Emily Hughes photo gallery)
The ladies' free skate will be broadcast on ABC on Sunday, November 5th at 4:00 PM CDT.
Pictured: Miki Ando's gold medal long program in Hartford, Conn., last night.
Photo sources: Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Fred Beckham;Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Fred Beckham;Yahoo! News/AFP/Getty Images/Matthew Stockman
Saturday, October 28, 2006
At Skate America in the short, its Mao, Miki, then Kimmie
ABC News (with the AP story): Mao Asada Exquisite in Short Program
I hate to fill even the blogsphere with my confusion, but the TV schedule for Skate America seems to have the ladies' short program for 1 hour beginning noon (CDT) tomorrow on ABC, 3 hours of dance, men's and pairs free skate on ESPN at 1:00 PM also tomorrow, then something for 1 hour at noon next Sunday on ABC. No live women's free on prime time Saturday night? No women's free at all? (Yes, there are yet women in dance and pairs - temporarily.)
Clearly here the networks are the losers.
Pictured, Emily Hughes who is in fifth place after the short.
Photo source: Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Fred Beckham
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Navy is on a roll in soccer: the only unbeaten and untied team remaining in Division I
No comment.
Female ex-AD to receive NCAA's President Gerald R. Ford award
Des Moines Register: NCAA tabs ex-athletic director Grant for prestigious award
NCAA membership rescinds board approved increases in scholarships for women in gymnastics, volleyball and cross country/track and field
The CW Austin (KXAN): NCAA Rescinds Increases In Women's Sports Scholarships I am currently searching for more details.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Hey, some SWAC hoops perspectives
The Huntsville Times: Lady Bulldogs expect to field stronger team
Cynthia Cooper coaches at SWAC's Prairie View A&M (just outside Houston, generally referred to as "the hill".) No few Houstonians were put off, offended and otherwise not really happy when local Texas Southern University's administrators dis'ed Coop's expression of interest in the then open coaching position on "the yard" before the position on "the hill" became available. Texas Southern is a member of SWAC (unrelated to the now defunct SWC), along with notables Southern University and Grambling State University.
Yes, but . . . and . . . this is Team Army
Army Women's Team Trying to Move Forward Love says life must go on! - man on women's sports
Sunday, October 22, 2006
In Zurich, it's Sharapova over Hantuchova 6-1 4-6 6-3
Fox Sports: Sharapova wins Zurich Open Above, Daniela Hantuchova; at left, Maria Sharapova.
Photo source (both) Yahoo!News/REUTERS/Siggi Bucher
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Whoa, (the) Daniela Hantuchova bests Kutzy to meet Sharapova in Zurich Final
USA's Jana Bieger wins silver on floor; Ukraine's Iryna Krasnianska wins gold on beam
Jana Bieger, left in the photo at left, stands on the podium with China's Cheng Fei, the apparatus gold medalist, in the individual floor competition at the World Gymnastics Championship in Aarhus, Denmark. All-around gold medalist Vanessa Ferrari of Italy took the bronze.
On the podium for the beam competition, below, are silver medalist Romania's Sandra Raluka Izbasa, left, gold medalist Ukraine's Iryna Krasnianska, center, and bronze medalist Canada's Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs.
Photo sources: (in order) Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Max Rossi; Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Matt Dunham.
Friday, October 20, 2006
Alicia Sacramone takes silver in vault
The podium in the individual vault apparatus competition at the World Gymnastics Championship: from left, Alicia Sacramone (silver), China's Cheng Fei (gold), and Germany's Oksana Chusovitina (bronze.) Below, Alicia during the vault competition.
Photo sources: Yahoo!News/REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay; Yahoo!News/AP Photo/Matt Dunham; Yahoo!News/REUTERS/Max Rossi; Yahoo!News/REUTERS/Max Rossi
Elizabeth Tweddle gives UK its first ever world gymnastics gold: individual uneven bars
USA's Anastasia Liukin took silver. Individual all-around champion Vanessa Ferrari of Italy took bronze. At left, the uneven bars podium, from left, Liukin, Tweddle and Ferrari.
Photo source: Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Matt Dunham
USA's Jana Bieger: individual all-around silver!
Photo sources: (in order) Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay; Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Matt Dunham; Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Matt Dunham; Yahoo! News/Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters; Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Matt Dunham
Vanessa Ferrari gives Italy its first world gymnastics gold: women's individual all-around!
Vanessa Ferrari of Italy (pictured) won the gold medal, Jana Bieger of the US won silver and Romania's Sandra Raluca Izbasa took the bronze. ABC News: A Ferrari Takes Gold in World Gymnastics
Photo sources: Yahoo! News/Max Rossi/Reuters; Yahoo! News/Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay; Yahoo! News/AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Max Rossi; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay; Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Matt Dunham
Svetlana Kuznetsova takes out the goddess before her hommies 6-1 1-6 6-3
Left, Martina Hinges' crowd acknowledgement at match end in Zurich. Below, so much fear on the other side of the lens from Kutzy.
Consider: there are issues here that illuminate the larger field
BYU NewsNet: Women's Sport Finds Place at BYU. With regard to this particular singular issue, one wonders about the academic mission statement here as one of the nation's pedagogical influence leaders misses an opportunity to teach, to teach leaders and to teach winners on the larger playing field. How does BYU define "athletics" in its commitment to whatever it is committed to?
Personally me myself, all I want to know is what are the camera restrictions.
'Dats a rapp!
Sharapova: higher form in Zurich
Reuter's Siggi Bucher (through Yahoo! News) had an apparently elevated view of Russia's Maria Sharapova's 6-4 6-3 quarterfinal win over Timea Bacsinszky, who was playing before a crowd of her countrymen and countrywomen. The result is interesting, though not necessarily better from the view of the inner Sharapova (for example, check the next to last photo.)
The quarterfinal match featuring the second Swiss, the "Swiss Miss" herself, the goddess, is underway as this is being posted.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
International Women's Sports Center to Become First Hall of Fame Museum Dedicated to Women
A significant factor in the character and face of women's sports today, Tara VanDerveer, receives 6-year contract extension
USAToday: The story It was Tara VanDerveer who set USA basketball on the gold streak it has but momentarily only swayed from.
In the Big 12, Oklahoma 'macking serious stuff
The "Dallis" Morning News (who else): Big 12 women's basketball preview
Round 2 of the Zurich Open: Tatiana Golovin retires, the goddess over Nathalie Dechy, (the) Daniela Hantuchova over Ai Sugiyama , Mauresmo on
Also, Martina Hingis in den Viertelfinals
Pictured: left, Amelie Mauresmo; below, (the) Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia.
Photo sources: Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Siggi Bucher; Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella; Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella
In Denmark during team, Alicia Sacramone on floor, on beam
Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Bob Strong; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Max Rossi; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay; Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Matt Dunham; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Max Rossi; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay; Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Matt Dunham; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Max Rossi
