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| '''Mark Ashton Lund''' (born ] ]) is a |
'''Mark Ashton Lund''' (born ] ]) is a writer, publisher, and television analyst who covers the sport of ]. | ||
| 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></ref><ref>Reported in ''Blades on Ice'' magazine, July/August 2004; see </ref> | |||
| Born in ], Lund took up figure skating at the age of 15, and tried out for ] four years later, but failed the audition.<ref>http://us.imdb.com/name/nm2342088/bio</ref> | |||
| Lund has also made numerous media appearances as an expert analyst on figure skating, particularly during the ], where he was an analyst for CNN.<ref></ref><ref></ref>. He served as a judge on the television show ] in early 2006.<ref></ref><ref>http://www.longislandpress.com/?cp=46&show=article&a_id=7218</ref> | |||
| After losing control of ''International Figure Skating'', Lund founded another magazine, ''SCENE'', aimed at the gay community.<ref></ref> | |||
| Lund founded the company Ashton International Media, Inc. in 1993 with the launch of his first magazine, '']'', and six years later founded '']'' magazine. In 2002, he published his first book ''Frozen Assets'', which addressed the inner workings of the sport of ]. | |||
| In early 2002, Lund was a figure skating analyst for ] during the ] in Salt Lake City. He was one of the first reporters to identify French judge ] as the center of ]<ref>http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0202/15/bn.06.html</ref>. During the course of those games, Lund made a total of 220 media appearances, including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| In mid-2002, his company purchased, via a promissory note, three additional magazines from the New York City media concern ], Inc. In 2003, Ashton and Primedia became involved in a multi-million dollar lawsuit over the purchase. ] magazine covered the story in a November 2003 article. Ashton’s promissory notes were subsequently purchased from Primedia by a Boston-based company in 2004. That company foreclosed on Ashton and forced Lund from control of his company. | |||
| In the fall of 2004, Mark founded ], a contemporary news magazine for the international gay community. Although widely received, Lund suspended the magazine in April 2006 to pursue a career in television and film production. | |||
| In early 2006, Lund was a judge on ]’s ''Skating with Celebrities''<ref>http://www.tvrules.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9765</ref>. Lund was also a guest on ''Inside Edition'', FOX’s ''Good Day LA'', ] Channel’s ''Reality Chat'' and just recently made an appearance on ABC’s ''Dancing with the Stars''. | |||
| In January 2007, Lund was a guest on the television show '']'' with ]. The show was produced by ] and is being syndicated throughout the United States. Since the show debuted, Lund has been criticized for comments about ] which some have interpreted to be homophobic, such as his referring to Weir as a "prima ballerina" and contrasting his masculinity with ]'s. It should be noted that Lund himself is openly gay,<ref>http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=16739</ref> but in the show disavowed wanting Johnny Weir to be part of "his community", though the nature of the context left it unclear if Lund was referring to the gay or to the figure skating community. He has been scrutinized by both Weir's fans and the gay community, as many feel his comments reveal his own self-hatred. He criticized Weir's femininity, yet he is quite effeminate himself. | |||
| Lund is represented by Babette Perry of ] Broadcasting. | |||
| ===Awards=== | |||
| * Skating Publication of the Year 2002, Awarded by the Professional Skaters Guild of America | |||
| ===Books=== | |||
| * Author of ''Frozen Assets: The New Order of Figure Skating'' ISBN 0-9721402-0-4 | |||
| ===External Links=== | ===External Links=== | ||
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| *{{imdb name|id=2342088}} | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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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 expert 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.
After losing control of International Figure Skating, Lund founded another magazine, SCENE, aimed at the gay community.
External Links
References
- Reported in Blades on Ice magazine, July/August 2004; see
- http://www.longislandpress.com/?cp=46&show=article&a_id=7218