Feb
23
2006

Solid GOLD

Japan News sports By Shay

Well, it’s about time that Japan wins an Olympic medal at these 2006 Winter Games. And what a way to win a medal, a gold medal. Japan’s Shizuka Arakawa skated to win gold in Women’s Figure Skating on Thursday, February, 23.

Arakawa won gold, followed by American Sasha Cohen, and Russian Irina Slutskaya. Shizuka Arakawa was 3rd before her final ‘free skate’ performace.

Overall the Japanese women did quite well. Fumie Suguri finished in 4th overall. 18 year-old Miki Ando turned in a more dissapointing performance and finished 15th. I was hoping that she would do good though considering that I really enjoyed her first ‘short program’ performance. She had mishaps but it was nice to see her skate to the music of Ryuichi Sakamoto, “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence”.

As for Men’s Figure Skating which ended last week, Japanese skater Daisuke Takahashi made his Olympic debut and finished 8th. Many say that he offers much promise for the future.

I’m going to miss the Olympics once they’re over.

7 Responses to “Solid GOLD”

  1. By Sasha Cohen on October 3, 2006 at 11:06 am

    sasha cohen

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  3. By Pic of Irina Vornina on April 26, 2007 at 10:05 pm

    Pic of Irina Vornina

    I Googled for something completely different, but found your page…and have to say thanks. nice read.

  4. By Evelyn Reed on May 20, 2010 at 9:36 pm

    i love to Figure Skate, and this has been my favorite sport ever since i was a kid.;-`

  5. By Emilia Palmer on July 19, 2010 at 2:57 am

    i love to see women that is doing some figure skating , they are really beautiful and gracefull.’::

  6. By Natural Vitamins : on October 22, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    my girlfriend got a bad sprain during her figure skating routine but she is fine now`-.

  7. By Sofa Slipcover on December 13, 2010 at 2:04 am

    i would love to do figure skating every week, this has been my hobby and a mild form of exercise for my body ;’:

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