D’oh, Canada! Once-Proud Skating Country Stumbles In Beijing

BEIJING (AP) — The throw element in pairs figure skating is both spectacular and terrifying: One of the skaters grabs the other by the waist and tosses them high into the air, where they usually spin three times before landing gracefully on one skate. It’s not uncommon for crash landings, but what about when both skaters hit the ice? That warrants an explanation. Advertisement “I hit my toe pick after I threw her,” Michael Marinaro of Canada said after precisely that happened during their calamitous short program at the Olympics on Friday night, “and I fell on my face.” That… Read Full Article