Athlete Direct Launches Official Nancy Kerrigan Web Site.LOS ANGELES--(BW SportsWire)--Nov. 1, 1999-- Athlete Direct announced the launch of the official Web site of Olympic figure skating figure skating Sport in which ice skaters, singly or in pairs, perform various jumps, spins, and footwork. The figure skate blade has a special serrated toe pick, or toe rake, at the front. great Nancy Kerrigan Nancy Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969 in Stoneham, Massachusetts) is a two-time American Olympic figure skating medalist and 1993 U.S. champion. Biography Kerrigan began skating at age six. She grew up with brothers who played hockey, and often joined in herself. , located at www.athletedirect.com. Kerrigan will kick off her site with an online chat with her fans on Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. ET on Yahoo! (http://chat.yahoo.com). "I am proud to be associated with Athlete Direct because it is the No. 1 choice in online sports entertainment Sports entertainment is a type of of entertainment that takes the form of a sporting event, but with more emphasis on dramatic storylines, humor, spectacle or titillation than on a contest of athletic skills. . This relationship will allow me to expand my interaction with skating fans worldwide," said Kerrigan. The Nancy Kerrigan site on AthleteDirect.com will give fans the unique opportunity to interact with perhaps the most prominent figure skater of the 1990s and track information regarding her busy career. Kerrigan's site will include exclusive personal journals that give fans insight into the life and career of this skating legend. Kerrigan will also answer questions from fans relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc her life both in and out of figure skating. In addition, Kerrigan's fans will have an opportunity to post messages or chat with other fans, track upcoming appearances and shop in her personal online store. Kerrigan is busy on many fronts. She recently released her first musical recording, with her single "Shining Through" appearing on the album "Reflections off the Ice." She has just completed a run as Sandy in the production of "Grease on Ice" and is currently headlining a production of "Halloween on Ice" touring the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. through October. Kerrigan will also be featured in TNN's broadcast of "Skating Goes Country" this December. Plus, Kerrigan has taped a role in the upcoming TV movie "Ice Angel," which will be broadcast on the Fox Family Channel in January. Kerrigan joins an extensive roster of great female athletes, including Mia Hamm Mia Hamm (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17,1972 in Selma, Alabama) is a former American soccer player. Playing for many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team, she scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male , Tiffeny Milbrett Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett (born October 23, 1972) is a women's soccer player who is currently on the United States women's national soccer team. She was born in Portland, Oregon and currently plays for the Linköpings FC in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, having transferred there from , Sheryl Swoopes, Jana Novotna, Kerri Strug and Shannon MacMillan, among others, who have made Athlete Direct their official online homes, by placing their official Web sites at www.athletedirect.com. About Athlete Direct: Athlete Direct ("AD") is the home of direct, online interaction between professional athletes and their fans, and the exclusive producer of online sites for more than 200 top-name athletes. AD athletes are accessible through the company's Web site at www.athletedirect.com, and through strategic partners, including Yahoo! Sports at http://sports.yahoo.com/allstars/ and America Online (AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ) at keyword: "AD." Note to Editors: (c)Copyright 1999 Athlete Direct Inc. All rights reserved. |
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