BLACK ICE
WOW, beautiful stretch Mabel Fairbanks!!  
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Welcome to BLACK ICE. I have been a fan of figure skating for many years and I decided to create this site and dedicate it to the love of the sport. It is designed to celebrate and spotlight the artistry, talent, power and strength of minority figure skating, minority coaches and those that help support the sport.
Black Ice is looking to spotlight minority skaters, coaches, choreographers and judges. All that are interested are welcome to submit their story and photos. Join in - it's time to help by giving encouragement to ourself and to others. Share how and why you got involved in this wonderful sport. To learn more please click here. To view this month's spotlight skater - Shabren Russ just click on her name.
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The Polling Room is open. Come cast your opinion  - why figure skating isn't as popular as it was 10 years ago?
Ladies
February 21, 2009
The
4 Continents Competition is over and applause to Senior Men - Mexico - Luis Hernandez on his 17th place finish, South Africa - Justin Pieterson on his 20th place finish, and Mexico -  Humberto Contreras on his 23th finish. Applause to Senior Ladies - Mexico - Cecilia Ana Cantu on her 17th place finish, Mexico - Michele Cantu on her 21st place finish and South Africa - Abigail Pietersen on her 32 place finish. Congratulations to all participants.
The
Europeans Championships are over loud cheers to Senior Pairs team German - Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy on the Golden performance. Applause to France- Vanessa Jones and Yannick Bonheur on their 10th place finish, Ice Dance team Switzerland - Leonie Kraill and Oscar Peter on their 21st place finish. Congratulations to all participants. To view all results just click on the name of the competition and to learn more about these skaters just click on their names.
Click here for a media click on Kova and Ross. Click 1, 2 to view wonderful photos of Pair team Simpson & Miller and 3 to check out Ice Dance team Kova & Ross.
Men
Pairs
Dance
Legends
January 19, 2009
                   
Black Ice wishes success to all participants at USA Nationals.
Kova & Ross have a new video - Check it out by clicking 1. To view more skating videos check out the Video Gallery by clicking 2. We have a new poll. Cast your vote in the pollingroom to answer this question - Why isn't figure skating as popular as it was 10 years ago?
International
Talent
August 9, 2008
Shabren Russ is the Spotlighted Skater of the month. Click on her name so you can get to know her.

Calling all minority male skaters that our skating pairs or thinking about going to pairs.
Shabren Russ is looking for a partner. She is 5'1 129lbs and is a lefty skater. Ideal candidate would be lefty, normal size, and strong. Even if you are not a lefty we hear they can work that out. This could be a great opportunity. Who knows what the future holds this pair could become the next national champions. Of course, talk to your parents concerning this move, discuss with your coach and if the interest is still  there contact Shabren_russ@yahoo.com

Here are two nice articles to check out. -
Click here to read the interview with Switzerland dance team Leonie Krail and Oscar Peter and click here to read the article on German pair team Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy. To learn more about these skaters just click on their names.

The Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships took place recently. Congratulations to all participants. Extra loud applause to Kova and Ross on their 5th place freedance result. They also received 6th place for their American Waltz,10th place for the Blues and 14th for the Paso Doble. This was their first Novice level event. Good job. Black Ice continues to wish you continued success. To view new photos of this team click here.

Extra applauses also goes out to Canada junor team
Ralph and Hill. They received 4th place in their freedance.They received 3rd for their original dance, and 2nd in the compulsory dance.

To learn more about these skaters just click on their names. To view all results just click on the name of the competition.
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Video Gallery
May 4, 2008
Kova & Ross are featured on Ice Network. Click 1 to view a very nice article and photo.
Click
2 to view a video of Lisa Sade Adeeko on YouTube. Enjoy.
                     To learn more about these skaters - just click on their names.
April 14, 2008
The
Black Ice Ladies page has a new entry. Welcome to Lisa Sade Adeeko. Click 1 to view her competition results.

This month's spotlighted skaters are
Lisa Sade Adeeko and Kaela Nicole McClanahan.Click on their names to learn about these interesting skaters.

Click
2 to view a wonderful article from SignOn San Diego, the main San Diego outlet, on
Kova & Ross and click 3 to view a wonderful multmedia presentation.  To learn more about this team just click on their names.
February 5, 2008
Insight News wrote a nice article on Rohene Ward - click here. To learn more about this skater just click on this name. Thanks Maria for the link. 
January 29, 2008
Well the
U.S. Figure Skating Championships are over and what an exciting and Interesting Nationals it was. Once again, congratulation to all participants. Great job to all!!!We have a few more results. Loud applause to Derrick Delmore on his 15th place finish and Rohene Ward on his 18th place finish. 

The
European Figure Skating Championships are also over. Congratulations to all participants. Extra loud cheers German Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy on their Gold Medal performance. Loud applause to Swiss Ice Dancing team Leonie Krail & Oscar Peter on their 20th place finish.

To learn more about these skaters - just click on their names. To view all results - just click on the competition.
January 26, 2008
More results from the
U. S. Figure Skating Championships. Loud applause to Senior Ladies - Melissa Bulanhagui on her 8th place finish and Megan William - Stewart on her 13th place finish, Senior Pairs Amanda Evora  & Mark Ladwig on their 5th place finish, Junior Men - Osadolo Irowa on his 15th place finish and Theron James on his 16th place finish, Junior Pairs Jaylyn Kelly & Gabe Woodruff on his 7th place finish and Junior Pairs Claire Davis & Nathan Miller on their 12th place finish.

Rohene Ward has a new official website. It's very nice. Please check it out by clicking here.

To see all results just click on the name of the competition. To learn more about these skaters- just click on their names.
January 24, 2008
The
US Figure Skating Championships have begun - Congratulations to all participants. We at Black Ice wish you all much success. Extra congratulations to Novice Dance team Megan Evans and Nathan Truesdell on their Silver Medal performance. Loud applause go out to Junior Ladies - Kristine Musademba on her 4 place finish, Carolyn Ann Alba on her 11th place finish, Novice girl Holly Alexander on her 8th place finish and Novice male - Victor Travis on his 6th place finish.

The polls are closed - The question - who will win the senior ladies competition at the U. S. Nationals? The answer - 60% have voted that they believe that Caraoline Zhang will be the 2008 Senior Gold Medalist.
Intermediate Dance team
Kova and Ross are Featured on About.Com- check it out by clicking 1.
Click here to view a new video from this up and coming dance team. To view more skating videos check out Black Ice Video Gallery - click 2.

To learn more about any of these skaters - just click on their names. To view all results just click on the name of the competition.
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A message to all. This is not an official site.  Please read legal disclaimer/copyright notice. This site is not managed by a skater or a parent of a skater or a friend of a skater. This site is managed by a fan that loves the sport and only would like to share her love with other fans.  Also I welcome any and all information, thoughts, and ideas to help improve the site. Please e-mail me. Finally, Please don't forget to sign my  guestbook. Thank you. 
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In loving memory of RMK. Rest sweet Dearheart . Rest in peace.
Since January 19, 2002