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Portland named host city for 2010 Skate America

The Columbian
Published: March 18, 2010, 12:00am

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Portland has been named the host city for the 2010 Skate America competition, part of the international Grand Prix of Figure Skating series.

The competition is scheduled for Nov. 11-14 at the Rose Garden, home of the Portland Trail Blazers. The venue also hosted the 2005 U.S. national championships.

Skate America, an Olympic-style competition that features men’s, ladies, pairs and ice dancing, is one of the six stops on the Grand Prix series.

Other stops include Skate Canada, Cup of China, Trophee Eric Bompard (France), Rostelecom Cup (Russia) and NHK Trophy (Japan).

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