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Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.
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PORTLAND, Ore. - There might have been more ice outside the U.S. Figure Skating Championships than in the rink.
A storm dumped ice and freezing rain on Portland on Saturday morning, turning streets into treacherous slicks and bringing most activities in the city to a halt. The men’s and women’s finals went on as scheduled, but it made for some rough going for fans trying to get to the event. Early attendance at the men’s final was sparse.
“I think a lot of people might not be here. And smartly so. They shouldn’t be driving. It’s nasty out there,” said Richard Ransome, who spent 50 minutes on a bus with his wife, Mary, to get to the Rose Garden.
Several main roads and bridges in Portland were closed, and drivers were advised to stay off the streets.
“The roads were fine. It was the drivers that were terrible,” said Jim Soloway, who drove with his wife, Deborah.
The Ransomes were supposed to work a bridal show Saturday. When it was canceled, they decided to come see the skating and were able to buy tickets for both the men’s and women’s finals.
“It’s a great thing,” Ransome said. “We’re very excited.”
Three-time champ won't make world team
Michael Weiss is going to have to find something else to do in March.
For only the second time in nine years, Weiss failed to make the world championship team. The three-time U.S. men’s champion finished fifth in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday.
“I feel like I’m skating a lot better than I performed,” Weiss said.
Weiss had a lot of ground to make up after finishing fifth in the short program Thursday night. But he two-footed his quadruple toe loop and fell on his triple loop. He did two nice triple axels, a jump that normally gives him trouble, and had some nice footwork to a medley of Led Zeppelin songs.
But the two botched jumps cost him, with technical marks ranging from 5.3 to 5.6. His marks for artistry were higher, 5.5 to 5.7.
“Missing that triple loop was difficult for me,” he said. “But I got up and did the triple axel, so I was happy with that. And ending the program strong.”
Weiss said he didn’t think a collision with Tim Goebel during warmups affected him. The two clipped feet, and Weiss landed on the inside of his left knee.
“It hurt,” he said. “I wouldn’t say I’m injured, but it certainly hurt.”
Despite his disappointing skate, Weiss gave fans a laugh. One of his friends tossed him a stuffed football when his program ended, and Weiss made a nice catch and then celebrated as if he’d caught a touchdown. He spiked the ball with a spin, drawing laughs from the crowd.
“I was contemplating turning around and going like this,” Weiss said, mimicking the move that got Randy Moss in trouble with the NFL last weekend. “But that would not have gone over well.”
Instead, Weiss tossed the ball back into the stands.
Ticket punched
Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto got a trip to Moscow for all their 6.0s.
Belbin and Agosto were named to the world championship team after winning their second straight ice dance title at the U.S. championships. They earned 6.0s across the board for presentation for their free dance, the first time any skaters at nationals had gotten perfect marks from all nine judges. Belbin and Agosto got a total of 14 perfect marks this week.
Joining Belbin and Agosto on the world team are ice dancers Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, who finished second. Pairs champions Katie Orscher and Garrett Lucash and silver medalists Rena Inoue and John Baldwin also are going to worlds.
“We still feel like we have so much more in front of us this season,” Belbin said. “We still have a lot more to grow in this program.”
Hall of fame
Catherine Machado, the first Hispanic figure skater to represent the United States at the Olympics, is now in the Hall of Fame.
Machado and international judge Mary Louise Wright were inducted into U.S. Figure Skating’s Hall of Fame on Friday night.
Machado won the U.S. junior title in 1954 and was a two-time bronze medalist at the senior level. She skated in the 1956 Olympics, finishing eighth, and was sixth at the world championships that year. Machado turned professional in 1956 and won the world professional championship five years later.
Wright became a national judge in 1943, and judged 30 U.S. championships, 13 world championships and the 1964 and 1992 Olympics.
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Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.