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Celebrity vintners bask in the spotlight
The Associated PressAs a graceful Olympian, Peggy Fleming thrilled with her elegance on the ice. But these days, this gold-medal skater is making her mark in the world of wine. And she's not the only celebrity staking a second career in the vineyards. From golfer Greg...Tags: Ernie Els, Beverage Industry, Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Francis Ford Coppola
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Fleming Skates Smoothly Into The Wine Business
Associated Press WriterAs a graceful Olympian, Peggy Fleming thrilled with her elegance on the ice. But these days, the gold-medal skater is making her mark in the world of wine. And she's not the only celebrity staking a second career in the vineyards. From golfer Greg Norman...Tags: Ernie Els, Beverage Industry, Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Francis Ford Coppola
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More twists, turns ahead
Sun ReporterAfter a season that started with a win, bottomed out in January and regained some altitude with a seventh-place finish at the World Figure Skating Championships this week, what does Kimmie Meissner do now? For one, the figure skater from Bel Air has to...Tags: Getty Images Incorporated, Michelle Kwan, Multi-Sport Events, Scott Hamilton, Ice Skating
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Might as well jump
Sun reporterGOTHENBURG, SWEDEN // Richard Callaghan has no idea why Kimmie Meissner lost her way -- and her U.S. and world figure skating titles -- over the past year. What her coach of five weeks does know is that his star pupil is performing jump combinations...Tags: Pairs Skating, National Hockey League, Ice Skating
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Mirai Nagasu, 14, racking up experience, victory at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Tribune Olympic sports reporterThe applause from a standing ovation barely had stopped echoing in Mirai Nagasu's ears when it was replaced by the sound of her cell phone ringing. The caller was a friend at Arcadia (Calif.) High School, where Nagasu is a freshman. Once Nagasu thanked...Tags: Pairs Skating, Sasha Cohen, Physical Fitness, Holiday Vacations, People
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Meissner 3rd after 1st round
Sun reporterHARTFORD, Conn. // For the first time in seven months, Kimmie Meissner experienced the adrenaline rush of competition and renewed attention of the figure skating world. The Bel Air teenager and reigning world champion opened her Grand Prix season last...Tags: Winter Olympics, Multi-Sport Events, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Photography
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Autograph is Meissner's new signature move
Sun ReporterTOKYO // It can take Kimmie Meissner nearly a half-hour to walk the two blocks from the Meiji Jingo practice rink to the main venue at the municipal gymnasium. Girls holding World Figure Skating Championships programs squeal, "Kimmie, Kimmie, please...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Athletics, Track and Field, Ice Skating
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Meissner jumps to silver
Sun ReporterHARTFORD, Conn. // One night after a sublime performance at Skate America that brought the house down and vaulted her into first place, Japanese teen figure skating sensation Mao Asada proved beatable. Minutes after landing a triple axel in warm-ups,...Tags: Pairs Skating, Multi-Sport Events, Folk Music, John Madden, Dancing
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'Blades of Glory'
Times Staff WriterBased on the number of prominent cameos by figure skating royalty in the pas de deux comedy "Blades of Glory," the world of toe loops, double axels and triple lutzes has a pretty good sense of humor. And that's a good thing because the movie, which...Tags: Pairs Skating, Jim Morrison, Multi-Sport Events, Winter Olympics, Scott Hamilton
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Skater's routine is about to change
Sun reporterKimmie Meissner concluded her first season skating among the sport's elite in spectacular fashion, and she'll now turn her attention to the next big event on her calendar: the school prom. "Well, I'm going with a friend who is a guy," she said, "but [he'...Tags: Michelle Kwan, Multi-Sport Events, Sasha Cohen, Academic Progress, Ice Skating
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