US Figure Skating Champtionships is . . . happening . . . somewhere . . . I think

I see from the TV listings (on my TV, please you don't want to know about it's going out at 2 am and refreshing itself sending out a signal while off whether I want it to or not), that NBC will broadcast the "U.S. Championships pair's final and women's short program" at 3 pm. I saw a glimpse days ago that a skater whose name I never before heard was leading in the ladies' short. But try to find a news story: 'rots-o-'ruck.

Here's what's cold: try going out to the official US of A Figure Skating Association website, and still no scores. Every link sends you to iceNetwork.com What's up?

This USAToday story Note paragraph 4: "After making $12 million a year with its old TV deal, U.S. Figure Skating is now receiving absolutely no rights fee with its new TV deal. There's no title sponsor for the 2008 U.S. national championships . . .." Woe!

Good news is that despite the knowledgeable people quoted in the article, I don't think the article references in any way what is really going on in figure skating, particularly among the women (like Sasha Cohen was such a beacon of maturity), and that gives them time to get it back to going on.

I am not knocking the iceNetwork thing in any way; quite the contrary, I will have subscribed within 24 hours (I am trying to stretch my 12 months, if memory serves me correctly, as far as possible. I was previously aware of the site and it's offering me a chance to make up to myself my missing Skate America on TV in a story about Nancy Kerrigan accepting a position as a commentator for them.) Still, the lamenting continues.