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| He is the author of ''Frozen Assets'' (ISBN 0-9721402-0-4), and was formerly the publisher of ''International Figure Skating Magazine'' from its inception in 1993 until 2004, when his company, Ashton International Media, Inc., lost control of the magazine in a hostile takeover.<ref>http://www.madavor.com/en/news/detail.php?ID=373</ref><ref>Reported in ''Blades on Ice'' magazine, July/August 2004; see </ref> | He is the author of ''Frozen Assets'' (ISBN 0-9721402-0-4), and was formerly the publisher of ''International Figure Skating Magazine'' from its inception in 1993 until 2004, when his company, Ashton International Media, Inc., lost control of the magazine in a hostile takeover.<ref>http://www.madavor.com/en/news/detail.php?ID=373</ref><ref>Reported in ''Blades on Ice'' magazine, July/August 2004; see </ref> | ||
| Lund has also made numerous media appearances as an analyst on figure skating, particularly during the ], where he was an analyst for CNN.<ref>http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Jan_9/ai_81516333</ref><ref>http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0202/15/bn.06.html</ref>. He served as a judge on the television show ] in early 2006.<ref>http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=16739</ref><ref>http://www.longislandpress.com/?cp=46&show=article&a_id=7218</ref> | Lund has also made numerous media appearances as an analyst on figure skating, particularly during the ], where he was an analyst for CNN.<ref>http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Jan_9/ai_81516333</ref><ref>http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0202/15/bn.06.html</ref>. He served as a judge on the television show ] in early 2006.<ref>http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=16739</ref><ref>http://www.longislandpress.com/?cp=46&show=article&a_id=7218</ref> Recently, Lund appeared on Nancy Kerrigan's World of Skating in an episode that aired January 14, 2006 titled "Countdown to Nationals & Road to Glory" [http://cn8.tv/channel/article.asp?lArticleID=5454%20&lChannelID=660&subhead=figskate | ||
| ]. His commentary in this episode concerning US men's figure skater Johnny Weir was criticized by several bloggers of the gay community . | |||
| After losing control of ''International Figure Skating'', Lund founded another magazine, ''SCENE'', aimed at the gay community.<ref>http://www.scenemag.net/</ref> | After losing control of ''International Figure Skating'', Lund founded another magazine, ''SCENE'', aimed at the gay community.<ref>http://www.scenemag.net/</ref> | ||
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Mark Ashton Lund (born 6 June 1965) is a writer, publisher, and television analyst who covers the sport of figure skating.
He is the author of Frozen Assets (ISBN 0-9721402-0-4), and was formerly the publisher of International Figure Skating Magazine from its inception in 1993 until 2004, when his company, Ashton International Media, Inc., lost control of the magazine in a hostile takeover.
Lund has also made numerous media appearances as an analyst on figure skating, particularly during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal, where he was an analyst for CNN.. He served as a judge on the television show Skating with Celebrities in early 2006. Recently, Lund appeared on Nancy Kerrigan's World of Skating in an episode that aired January 14, 2006 titled "Countdown to Nationals & Road to Glory" [http://cn8.tv/channel/article.asp?lArticleID=5454%20&lChannelID=660&subhead=figskate ]. His commentary in this episode concerning US men's figure skater Johnny Weir was criticized by several bloggers of the gay community . After losing control of International Figure Skating, Lund founded another magazine, SCENE, aimed at the gay community.
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References
- http://www.madavor.com/en/news/detail.php?ID=373
- Reported in Blades on Ice magazine, July/August 2004; see
- http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Jan_9/ai_81516333
- http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0202/15/bn.06.html
- http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=16739
- http://www.longislandpress.com/?cp=46&show=article&a_id=7218
- http://www.scenemag.net/