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-lsb- http://www.marklundtv.com www.marklundtv.com -rsb- holden , ma , usa june 6 , 1965 judge -rrb- on '' skating with celebrities '' -lrb- 2006 mark lund
 mark ashton lund publisher , television personality , writer and film producer
mark lund

mark ashton lund -lrb- born june 6 , 1965 -rrb- is a writer , publisher , and television analyst who covers figure skating .
he is also a film producer .
he is the author of `` frozen assets '' -lrb- isbn 0-9721402-0-4 -rrb- , 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 .
in 2001 , `` out magazine '' named lund to the out 100 list of greatest success stories for that year .
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 .
after losing control of `` international figure skating '' , lund , who is openly gay , founded another magazine , `` scene '' , aimed at the gay community .
lund appeared on nancy kerrigan 's world of skating in an episode that aired january 14 , 2007 titled `` countdown to nationals & road to glory '' .
his commentary in this episode concerning us men 's figure skater johnny weir was criticized by several bloggers in the gay community .
on march 18 , 2008 writer alan schwarz used some of lund 's quotes from the broadcast in a new york times article titled `` figure skating rivalry pits athleticism against artistry '' .
in 2007 , lund appeared as commander steven conner in in their pilot episode `` iliad '' .
and produced the science fiction short film `` first world '' .
