VOA19980325.2300.2972 NEWS TRANSCRIPT Former U.S. champion skater, Nicole Bobeck, has pulled out of the World Figure Skating Championships because of a hip injury. Bobeck, third in the U.S. National in January, was 17th at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, aggravated a hip injury while trying to jump in practice in Richmond, Virginia. Bobeck is the second top skater to withdraw from the championships. Olympic champion, Tara Lipinski, pulled out because of a viral infection kept her from proper training.