Skating Articles for Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Shibs rub elbows with dignitaries at D.C. dinner: Brother-and-sister dance team looked at as being part of 'tomodachi' generation - by Maia and Alex Shibutani, IceNetwork News Hughes blog: Gracious Heiss goes into NYU hall: 1960 Olympic champion, mentor to many receives long-overdue honor - by Sarah Hughes, IceNetwork News Daisuke Takahashi – The Way of Art - by Vladislav Luchianov, World Figure Skating Pat Hits the Ice: My "Dancing with the Stars"-style attempt at figure skating - by Pat Kiernan, PatsPapers.com Welcome to the Ice Theatre of New York’s Blog! - by Douglas Webster, IceTheatreofNewYork.wordpress.com 2012-13 U.S. Figure Skating Team Envelopes Announced - Source, USFSA.org Olympic silver medalists Zhangs part ways: Dan announces retirement from skating; Hao pairs up with Cheng Peng - Source, IceNetwork News Club Spotlight: Young Skater Documents One Magical Week on YouTube - by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz, U.S. Figure Skating Five time U.S. Ice Dance Champion Tanith Belbin addresses attendees of the Athlete Alumni Dinner at the 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Governing Council held in Hilton Head, SC on May 5, 2012 - Source, YouTube.com The Inside Edge: New hips and safe travels: Navarro, Bommentre glad to leave road behind; Campbell gets new attitude - by Sarah S. Brannen and Drew Meekins, IceNetwork News Nobua Sato: An Honorable Induction - by Elvin Walker, International Figure Skating Perseverance pays off for Leonova - by Tatjana Flade, Golden Skate News Air conditioner, coffee, and beer (Opinion) - by Kim Ji-soo, The Korea Times | 
