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We have just added the fantastic Reebok Pump Ice Skates to our Ice Hockey Skates section of the website.

Additionally the latest range of Reebok Sickick and CCM Octo Gun Ice Hockey Sticks and Shafts have been added to the Ice Hockey Equipment section.

Dragons Den investor Theo Paphitis has given ice skating coach Karen Coombes the £100,000 backing that she pitched for in the BBC programme Dragons Den. Following notification from the council that the Sobell Centre in Holloway was to be demolished Karen used her passion for ice skating in a bid to keep an ice skating presence in the London boroguh.

Karen and her best friend, also called Karen (O’Neill) presented their “ice blade” concept skates to the Dragons after spotting an opportunity for adpating inline roller skates to behave like ice skates but be used without the need for ice!

This huge investment will now make it possible for Karen and Karen to develop their iceblading empire and we wish them every luck in the world!

As soon as they are available we’ll do our best to make them available in our ice skate store!

**UPDATE – http://www.iceskates.org.uk/news/fancy-ice-skating-without-an-ice-rink**

Ray Quinn has won celebrity show Dancing On Ice with Donal MacIntyre coming second both performed the bolero piece they were required to perform fabulously but Ray and his partner Maria blew the competition away with their rendition of the famous piece, receiving a standing ovation after their knock out performance.

As Ray accepted his title he said “it’s a dream come true”

So there you have it that’s Dancing On Ice over for another year. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did, see you next year.

It was an emotional and beautiful skate off between Coleen and Donal that finally stopped Coleen’s dream. Both performed well but it was Donal that won all of the judges five votes and took his place in next Sundays final with Jess and Ray.

Coleen performed gracefully and touchingly to what was her wedding song, Shania Twain’s “still the one” but it couldn’t match the pace of the fast and furious routine Donal performed.

Coleen suffered injuries to her wrist and spine during the competition and wasn’t one of the best performers but she was very popular with the viewers something which on occasion annoyed the judges as better people where lost to save her.

Coleen told presenters Holly and Phil “It’s been amazing working with Torvill and Dean and I’ve enjoyed it so much. I’ve tried it on with Chris so many times but he’s not having any of it!” she then took to the ice and skated her lap of honour to rounds of applause.

It has been announced that Girls Aloud will showcase their new single on this week’s Dancing on Ice semi final show.

Cheryl, Nadine, Kimberley, Sarah and Nicola whilst wearing high wire supports, will perform suspended in the air their new single Untouchable.

Performing on the ice below them during the track will be skating legends Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean who will be skating another one of their fabulous routines to wow the audience

The girls will be in the same kind of supports that remaining celebrities Ray Quinn, Donald MacIntyre, Jessica Taylor and hopefully Coleen Nolan will be performing in during their semi final flying routines.

With all this it’s looking like an extravaganza of a show is planned.

Tune in Sunday 15th March 2009 at 7.15pm and see the fabulous semi final action

For the second week in a row Dancing on ice Celebrity Coleen Nolan has suffered a serious injury, the loose women presenter and mirror columnist may have to give up on her dream and leave the competition before the semi final show on Sunday.

Coleen 43 dislocated a rib whilst in a safety harness during a practice performance of a flying routine, the rib then pressed into her spine putting her in extreme pain and discomfort. Coleen was taken from where the incident happened to the accident and emergency department after physiotherapists couldn’t help relieve her pain. Due to being terrified of needles the star refused painkilling injections and only had gas and air.

Coleen’s spokesperson said “It doesn’t look good for her ice dream”

“She’ll be heartbroken if she has to pull out. We’re all just keeping our fingers crossed she’ll be fit enough but it’s not looking good.”

Last Sunday Coleen skated with a fractured wrist which she injured during the week’s practice sessions, she is at the moment due to perform in this week’s semi final show on ITV1

Coleen Nolan has yet again been rescued by the voting public as Zoe Salmon gave her last performance for Dancing On Ice.

Coleen presenter of the ITV1 show loose women was backed by the viewers, winning the semi-final place despite being placed last with the shows judges.

That left Jessica Taylor, ex Liberty X performer and Zoe Salmon, former Blue Peter presenter in the skate off, which resulted in Jessica being saved for another week by four out of five of the judges

The former Blue Peter presenter that she’d “had a ball” and also said: “Bring on the tour because I can’t bear the void in my life.”

Zoe who last week had survived the skate-off, said “she had found something that I love” even though she suffered from an attack of nerves so serve the she was seen breaking down in tears during dress rehearsal on Sunday night.

Zoe, who skated to Run with her partner Matt Evers, said “the series had been a rollercoaster of emotions”.

Coleen and her skating partner Stuart Widdall performed to Diamonds are forever but where excused from doing the required unassisted jump as Coleen was injured during the week, she attended hospital to be X-rayed and after being cleared by Dancing on ice’s physio she said “I don’t want to give up”

Dancing on ice judge Robin Cousins said it was the “best performance you’ve given in the competition so far”, but then added: “It doesn’t come close to the others but that’s not the point.”

Plans moved a step closer in Selby to building an ice skating rink after a meeting that was held with a Selby councillor and a rink operator leader took place last week

Leader of Selby district Council Mark Crane travelled to an existing rink owed by national operator Planet Ice to meet with representatives to talk about the possibility of a development in Selby.

Councillor Crane stressed that negotiations are ongoing but that after the meeting he was “quietly optimistic”

Councillor Crane also said: “I want to go quietly and softly on this at the moment. An announcement could be made in about four to six weeks.”

Mike Petrouis who is the managing director of  Planet Ice said last October that he wanted to open an ice rink in Yorkshire, and that two sites where being taken into consideration in Selby.

Councillor Crane said “any new development would bring employment, new people to the area and help boost trade in restaurants and shops”.

Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallett is the latest star to be voted off the reality show Dancing On Ice. Roxanne is 26 years old and plays the part of Jo Sugden in the popular soap Emmerdale but lost out after the skate off to BBC’s Blue Peter presenter Zoe Salmon

Roxanne was in the bottom two with Zoe despite being second on the leader board and receiving full marks from judge Ruthie Hensall.

Miss Pallett said “It’s been such a treat, an amazing experience, I can’t believe I made it this far”after her and her dance partner Daniel Whiston went out onto the ice for their last performance together.

TV presenter Colleen Nolan, journalist Donal MacIntyre and singer Jessica Taylor are the other three contestants remaining with Zoe Salmon who are trying to beat the current favourite Ray Quinn who is a former X Factor contestant, Ray was chosen by former dancing on ice star Kyran Bracken as the one to beat in this the fourth series of the ITV1 show.