Everyone's got to start somewhere, and if you were a child actor living in New York City during the 1980s and '90s, there was a decent chance you might get called up to appear on a sketch on NBC's "Late Night" when it was hosted by David Letterman and, later, Conan O'Brien. These hosts and their writing staff loved writing skits where the star got to interact with little children. With Letterman, there was a bit of an aloof, quasi-w.C. Fields vibe, whereas O'Brien was warmer and prone to getting upstaged by his precocious guest. It was a formula they went back to time and again because it always worked.
Take for instance a 1993 "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" sketch where the host and his sidekick, Andy Richter, welcome young Sarah Hughes, winner of the West Hartford Middle School Spelling Bee. If she looks awfully familiar, that's...
Take for instance a 1993 "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" sketch where the host and his sidekick, Andy Richter, welcome young Sarah Hughes, winner of the West Hartford Middle School Spelling Bee. If she looks awfully familiar, that's...
- 8/26/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Twenty years ago, at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, two American women battled for the gold medal spot in the ladies’ singles competition: Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan.
As we know now, Lipinski ended up with gold and Kwan the silver. In 2002, it was much of the same: American Sarah Hughes took gold while Kwan won bronze. At the World Championships, too, American women dominated: From 1996 to 2006, there were only three years where an American woman didn’t land the top spot, and even then, the United States still had one (or even two) women on the podium.
Fast forward...
As we know now, Lipinski ended up with gold and Kwan the silver. In 2002, it was much of the same: American Sarah Hughes took gold while Kwan won bronze. At the World Championships, too, American women dominated: From 1996 to 2006, there were only three years where an American woman didn’t land the top spot, and even then, the United States still had one (or even two) women on the podium.
Fast forward...
- 2/23/2018
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
The return of America to the Olympic podium in women’s figure skating won’t be for at least another four years. The three female U.S. skaters competing in the 2018 Winter Games finished on Friday no better than ninth.
It was, according to one longtime figure skating reporter, collectively the worst performance by the country’s women figure skaters — “ever.”
“I am extremely disappointed, I’m not going to lie,” Karen Chen told the press after her free skate in the final on Friday afternoon (Thursday night stateside).
“I know I’ve trained myself to skate better than that,...
It was, according to one longtime figure skating reporter, collectively the worst performance by the country’s women figure skaters — “ever.”
“I am extremely disappointed, I’m not going to lie,” Karen Chen told the press after her free skate in the final on Friday afternoon (Thursday night stateside).
“I know I’ve trained myself to skate better than that,...
- 2/23/2018
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
U.S. figure skater Mirai Nagasu made history Monday morning in Korea when she became the very first American female to land a triple axel at the Olympics.
The stunning feat was quickly celebrated on Twitter by numerous legends in the skating world, several of whom said they were moved to tears over the accomplishment.
“That was a sloppy cry kind of skate,” tweeted ice dancing legend Meryl Davis, who won gold at the 2014 Olympics with partner Charlie White, and silver at the 2010 Games.
That was a sloppy cry kind of skate! I’m standing in my living room! @mirai...
The stunning feat was quickly celebrated on Twitter by numerous legends in the skating world, several of whom said they were moved to tears over the accomplishment.
“That was a sloppy cry kind of skate,” tweeted ice dancing legend Meryl Davis, who won gold at the 2014 Olympics with partner Charlie White, and silver at the 2010 Games.
That was a sloppy cry kind of skate! I’m standing in my living room! @mirai...
- 2/12/2018
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd
- PEOPLE.com
From triumphant triple axels to heartbreaking falls, there are a number of reasons figure skating is arguably the most emotional sport at the Winter Olympics. Ever since it became a permanent part of the Winter Games in 1924, the sport has created memorable moments that live beyond the rink. Who could forget when 16-year-old Sarah Hughes won the gold medal at the 2002 Olympics, or when Nancy Kerrigan took the ice for the first time after her attack? In honor of the 2018 Winter Olympics, here's a roundup of 10 of the most emotional figure skating moments in Olympic history. 1. 11-year-old Sonja Henie repeatedly stops her performance to ask her coach for advice at the 1924 Games Sonja Henie...
- 1/18/2018
- E! Online
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