Topic: Joannie Rochette

Sports in 2010: Trivial in the greater scheme of things but life-affirming neverthelessIn the greater scheme of things, sports shouldn't really matter. Not like famine, war, natural disasters or the multitude of other agonies people suffer every day around the world ...

Joannie Rochette

The author states that the victory of Rochette in the Skate Canadian has signaled her to take a serious run at the World Championship podium in March in Los Angeles. In addition, Rochette has earned personal-best component scores for both of her ...

Joannie Rochette Soars at Skate Canada International

The article provides information on the performances during the Skate Canada International held at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Canada. It mentions that five-time Canadian champion Joannie Rochette emerged victorious with a score of 112.90 with which 70.0 of her ...

AN OLYMPIC Odyssey

The article discusses the pressures Canadian figure skaters face as the 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be held in their own country. Patrick Chan is motivated by it while Bryce Davison says the expectations imposed on them is not an added pressure ...

GIVING BACK

The article focuses on the effort of figure skater Joannie Rochette to make a World Vision-sponsored trip to some of the poorest regions in Peru. According to Rochette, World Vision is also helping in educating the people in the said areas. The ...

ISU Doles Out Prize Money to Top Performers

The article reports on the cash prizes given by the International Skating Union (ISU) to several top performing figure skaters in 2009. Yu-na Kim of South Korea and Toma? Verner of Czech Republic has pocketed $45,000 each. Meanwhile, Mao Asada of ...

Passing of the Torch

The article focuses on the inspiration of Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette of achieving the silver medal at the World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles, California in 2009. 52 IFS/WWW.IFSMAGAZINE.COM/AUGUST 2009 Rochette Lights Canadian Skating World on ...

CROSSCUTS NEWS FROM CANADA

The article offers news briefs related to figure skating in Canada. Canadian skaters Patrick Chan and Joannie Rochette did not get satisfying results at the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix Final in Korea. Rochette got the fourth place in the senior ...

A Weekend to Remember at CANADIAN NATIONALS

The article announces the winners of the 2009 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships held at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The winners include Patrick Chan, who won the gold in the men's division, and will qualify to compete at ...

Joannie Rochette No Place Like Home for Canadian Star

The article focuses on 22-year old Joannie Rochette, a Canadian figure skater and a four-time Canadian national champion. It is stated that Rue Joannie Rochette is the ultimate tribute to the most famous athlete Rochette ever produced in Ile Dupas, Quebec which ...