Slutskaya Retires from Skating

Former World and European figure skating champion Irina Slutskaya has decided to hang up her skates. The announcement was not unexpected, even though the 27-year-old from Russia joked with Michelle Kwan last spring that they could both participate in the 2008 Olympics in Vancouver. With Slutskaya retired, it shouldn’t be too long before Kwan makes it official herself. Slutskaya says she’d like to be a television talk-show host.