Figure Skating: American in Paris outshines France&#39;s Joubert
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PARIS : US national champion Johnny Weir looks poised for his second win of the season when he lead the ISU Grand Prix figure skating event after the short program, as favourite Brian Joubert, the men&#39;s world silver medallist from France, struggled in
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Lleyton Hewitt has opened his Paris Masters campaign with a 6-3 7-6 (7-3) success over former world junior No.1 Gael Monfils. The French teenager provided plenty of headaches for Hewitt, but the Australian
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France's Brian Joubert won his first Grand Prix final on Saturday despite skating a far from perfect free programme.
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NEW YORK Â· No. 2 women&#39;s seed Amelie Mauresmo of France advanced to the fourth round of the US Open, defeating No. 31 seed Maria Vento-Kabchi 6-2, 6-0 Friday.
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Paris - not New York - is the front-runner for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the top US Olympic official said yesterday. &quot;We&#39;re not in first,&quot; said Peter Ueberroth, chairman of the board of directors of the US Olympic Committee.
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The Lexington-based Haydenettes are preparing to represent the United States at the World Synchronized Skating Championships in London, Ontario, this month after recently winning their unprecedented 16th national title in Colorado Springs. "This was an incredible win for the team," said coach Saga Krantz , a Belmont resident.
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Sixth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia comfortably beat Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 to win a record-tying third Paris Masters men&#39;s tennis title Sunday.
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Mauresmo was a runner-up in Moscow and a winner in Philadephia last year while Davenport didn&#39;t play at all due to injury. According to the new standings released today Mauresmo has 4395 points to Davenport&#39;s 4380.
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tarting Grand Slam tournaments is usually not a problem for Amelie Mauresmo of France. Finishing on top is. Mauresmo, who has never won a Grand Slam, began the long climb through the United States
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Cynthia Phaneuf of Canada won the women&#39;s short program at Skate Canada with 57.76 points on Friday. Fumie Suguri of Japan shook off a fall on a triple flip to place second with 53.
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Performing on only one sure foot, Michael Weiss scores a 64.82 and falls into second place behind Brian Joubert of France in the men's short program Thursday night in Skate America.
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TURIN, Italy  - Champion Brian Joubert set the  scene for an enthralling men's competition after he established  a slim lead over three-times former winner Yevgeny Plushenko in  the European championships on Wednesday.
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BEAVER CREEK, Colo. - The greatest winter athlete America doesn&#39;t know almost had to stifle a laugh. &quot;Is everybody all right?
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canadian ice dancers Aaron Lowe and Megan Wing are off to a strong start at the Skate America competition in Pittsburgh.
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- All week long at the Rose Garden, the joke was that the judges were handing out 6.0s as if they were going out of style. One night alone, dancers Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto grabbed nine, as many as Brian Boitano managed in his entire career at the US Figure Skating Championships.
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PARIS -- Carlos Moya overcame his relative inexperience to beat Jonas Bjorkman at the French Open.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Los Angeles was awarded figure skating's 2009 world championships, which will serve as a qualifier for the Vancouver Olympics. Placements at worlds will determine how many spots a country gets for the 2010 Winter Games.