COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Olympic figure skating coach Peter Burrows has been elected posthumously to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame.Burrows was selected Thursday to the halls class of 2017.Burrows, who died in 2014 at age 75, was a coaching fixture in the New York metropolitan area for more than 50 years. He was the primary coach for 1982 world champion Elaine Zayak, and for 1997-98 U.S. pairs champions Kyoko Ina and Jason Dungjen.In 1976, Burrows worked with Dorothy Hamill prior to the Innsbruck Olympics. Although Carlo Fassi was her coach, Hamill wrote in her autobiography that Burrows played a key role in her Olympic gold medal.Burrows coached at Sport-O-Rama in Monsey, New York, where he was the executive director of figure skating for more than 35 years. He also operated the Peter Burrows Skating Center at Iceland in New Hyde Park for 19 years.The lone inductee for the Class of 2017, Burrows will enter the hall at the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose.We are very pleased with the election of Peter Burrows to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame, said Dr. Larry Mondschein, the halls nominating committee chair. Mr. Burrows will always be known for his love of teaching skaters at all levels and abilities. His legacy continues to live on in his former pupils who have gone on to successful coaching careers. Luis Gonzalez Jersey . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. Curt Schilling Jersey . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. http://www.diamondbacksapparelsshop.com/ . 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Zimmer and Lewis worked out the practice schedule together, allowing both teams to work on what they need the most.Its pretty easy, Lewis said. Its simple when you do it with people youre friends with and respect that way.The Bengals were eager facing Teddy Bridgewater in practice. A year ago, they were excited to go against Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr., and they got the better of the matchup.Oh yeah, we were very dominant last year in the practices, cornerback Adam Pacman Jones said. But this is a new year. Weve got a lot of new guys in the locker room.dddddddddddd Itll be fun, though.Bridgewater had an easier time of it on Wednesday, completing passes early in 11-on-11 drills. George Iloka picked off one of his passes in a later drill. Early in the session, one of the Vikings got knocked to the ground and players formed a scrum and did a little pushing, but order was quickly restored.Paul Guenther, who succeeded Zimmer as the defensive coordinator, made it clear there were boundaries that shouldnt be crossed during practice. The Bengals gave up the second-fewest points in the league last season, but had their worst moments in an 18-16 playoff loss to the Steelers. Personal fouls on Jones and linebacker Vontaze Burfict moved the Steelers into range for their winning field goal in the closing minute.Guenther has been emphasizing that the defense must be smart, and that goes for the two days of practices with Minnesota.Dont get near the quarterback, Guenther said. We dont want anybody getting hurt here.Game notes Andy Dalton had a tough time in the first 11-on-11 drill. The first time he dropped back to pass, he wound up having to scramble. 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