Olympic skater Rachael Flatt of Colorado Springs announced Friday that she will begin training with coaches Justin Dillon, Lynn Smith and Sergei Ponomarenko in the Palo Alto, Calif., area as she begins course work at Stanford University in late September.
For the past 10 years, Flatt worked with Tom Zakrajsek and Becky Calvin at the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs.
“I’m looking forward to the beginning of my academic endeavors and my training in northern California,” Flatt said in a statement. “I’m excited to work with Justin and Lynn and eventually compete at the U.S. Championships that will take place near my new training sites.”
Flatt will train under Smith and Dillon at Sharks Ice San Jose, the official practice venue of the 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Sharks Ice Oakland and Ice Oasis in Redwood City, Calif.
Dodson’s lawyer denies wrongdoing.
The attorney for former University of Colorado track star Jeremy Dodson issued a statement following Dodson’s arrest on suspicion of identity theft.
Dodson was charged Wednesday with nine felony counts of identity theft. His agent and attorney, Vince Ewing, said in his statement that “the Boulder DA and the Boulder Police Dept. arrested the wrong person. Jeremy’s ID was lost, and apparently an unidentified person has used it. The conduct of that person caused the DA to issue an arrest warrant.”
Ewing added that Dodson looks forward to cooperating with police and that charges will not be filed after the discovery process is complete.
CU women open with soccer win.
The University of Colorado women’s soccer team got goals from five different players to win the opening match of the inaugural Colorado Cup, 5-0 over Colorado College at the University of Denver. Kristen Hamilton scored both goals for DU in the nightcap, the second with 1:10 remaining in the second overtime, in a 2-1 win over Northern Colorado.
Bardina out in straight sets.
Denver City Open women’s champion Vasilisa Bardina of Denver lost in the second round of the U.S. Open National Playoffs in New Haven, Conn., 7-5, 6-4 to the No. 2 seed, Yasmin Schnack of Elk Grove, Calif.
