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Up Close with Eliot

Eliot may be a figure skater. But, his favorite sport to watch on television is The Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Eliot, who reads the dictionary in his spare time, has always wanted to be a contestant in the competition but he is no longer age eligible.

He has a "weird preoccupation" with difficult vocabulary words. Eliot also said he is fascinated with word origins.

 

Spin Biellmann

Jump Triple Lutz

Program Junior long program

Competition 2006 United States Championships in St. Louis, Mo.

Male skaters Jeffrey Buttle, Evgeny Plushenko, Evan Lysacek

Female skaters Irina Slutskya, Carolina Kostner, Elene Gedevanishvili

Sports to watch The Scripps National Spelling Bee and figure skating, of course!

Sports team Minnesota Twins

Actresses Keira Knightley, Natalie Portman, Charlize Theron

Actors Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington

Comedians Ellen Degeneris, Wanda Sykes, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Jack Black

Movies Pride and Prejudice, Gone With the Wind, Finding Nemo

TV Shows Grey's Anatomy, American Idol, House, The Office, CSI New York, Saturday Night Live

Book Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice, Les Miserables, Troy, The Tao of Pooh

Musical Artists The Decemberists, Jason Mraz, Inara George, Rooney, Cat Power

Color Red

Season Fall

Smell I love the smell of a horse stable

Region I would love to explore France, Tuscany

City I would love to explore New York, Paris

Vacation Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Animal Dogs--I have two golden retrievers and we used to foster rescue dogs

Subject English, spelling, writing

Food to cook Pizza with shrimp, asparagus, red pepper and monterey-jack cheese

Food to eat Salsa, chips and guacamole, Bubble Tea

Late Night Snack Fried egg sandwiches

Candy Skittles

Drink Starbuck's Strawberry and Crème Frapuccino

Summertime activity Going to Canterbury Downs to watch horse racing

Article of clothing Pajamas

Stores Urban Outfitters, Abercrombie, Pottery Barn, IKEA, J Crew

Site www.facebook.com

Piece of Advice "Always remember to take off your guards before stepping onto the ice!"

Quote "Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go," T. S. Eliot

Hobbies Reading and singing in the shower but not at the same time

Desire To don a yellow raincoat, boots, hat and umbrella and jump and dance in the puddles ala "Singing in the Rain," with music playing in the background, of course

 
 
       
       
   

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