Spokane's 2007 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships 



is the winner of the "SPORTS EVENT OF THE YEAR." Finalists included Super Bowl XLI (Miami, Fla.), 2006 MLB World Series (St. Louis, MO, and Detroit, Mich.), 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.), 2007 ESPN Winter X Games (Aspen, Colo.), 2007 Tostitos BCS National Championship (Glendale, Ariz.) and the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. The 2007 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships also won the category "AMATEUR SPORTING EVENT OF THE YEAR," over five other finalists in that category. Last year's "SPORTS EVENT OF THE YEAR" was the 2006 Rose Bowl-BCS National Championships (Pasadena, Calif.). The U.S. Figure Skating Championships, held annually since 1914, is the nation's most prestigious figure skating event. The 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships shattered all previous attendance records for the event, with 154,893 tickets sold. The president of U.S. Figure Skating, Ron Hershberger called the event one of the most successful in history. The competition, held at both the Spokane Arena and the Spokane Convention Center, crowned a total of 12 national champions in ladies and men's singles, pairs and ice dancing in each of the championship, junior and novice divisions. Thanks again Barb and Toby for making Spokane a better place!

 

Windermere Real Estate was one of proud sponsors of the 2007 Skating Championships.  Congratulations to Spokane!