Photo: #Brooke Castile and Benjamin Okolski compete in the pairs short program during the US Figure Skating Championships January 23, 2008 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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With few familiar faces, figure skating looks for buzz

Broadcast: Midmorning, 01/25/2008, 10:06 a.m.

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TV ratings for figure skating have been in a free fall over the past few years, as the sport looks for new faces to capture the public's imagination. But sports writer Christine Brennan says the lack of a superstar is just one of the sport's problems.

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  • Christine Brennan: Award-winning sports columnist for USA Today. She also provides commentary for ESPN, ABC news, and NPR's Morning Edition. She's the author of "Best Seat in the House: A Father, A Daughter, A Journey Through Sports."

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