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2010 Tickets On Sale Now

It’s been all about skating tickets here on Boot and Blade. For those of you with dreams of being an Olympic spectator, now’s the time to submit your ticket requests over at the official 2010 website. The purchase process is a bit confusing–as is the semi-functioning website–but once you figure out how to register for […]

Get Four Continents 2009 Tickets Today

Being the 2010 Olympics host city sure has its benefits–if you can forget the construction nightmares and the Olympic news overdose. In preparation for the Games, all the Olympic venues must host a variety of events to ensure that they are ready to go for the big event. Last year we enjoyed the Canadian Figure […]

Prediction: Gymnastics Will Warm Up to New Scoring System

It was fascinating to watch the new scoring system at work in the Olympic gymnastics event. As expected, it was the topic of much controversy and debate throughout the Games. The scoring system is no longer based on a top mark of 10; just as skating has dropped the 6.0 perfect score. The perfect 10 […]