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the link to the USA Today article... by Brennan https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/05/29/dalilah-sappenfield-pairs-figure-skating-coach-banned-for-life/73897630007/

so, I guess I have not followed Chiddy's exploits for a while, LOL....so is he coaching? or has he developed a different career path outside of skating? Okay...edited ...Sylvia reminded me to scroll back, LOL!

Considering the decade in which Flatt grew up in figure skating (2000-2010), TBH, it was still 'old school' PR training. Athletes never talked openly about injuries, unless it happened at a competition for all to see. The mental health component for athletes really did not become part of the...

The commission's final report (in full) was released this morning: https://www.csusop.org/ There were ten areas of focus, with athlete safety being first and foremost and that section of the report begins on page 9 of the full report. Quite a bit of information to read through and to summarize.

thought it might bear to be repeated, since the thread was started back in August and not everyone scrolls back ;-) and the book came out this week

Karen Crouse, former NYTimes contributor, if I am not mistaken, worked with Gracie on this project. See Karen's Twitter / X bio https://twitter.com/bykaren Author "Norwich, One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence." Repped by [email protected]. Working with...

In the 2008/2009 season, Rachael Flatt competed her FS to a collection of music by Debussy (La Mer and and Petite Suite) She competed the SGP, US Nationals and Four Continents to this FS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXUVcqpEkyU After 4CC, it was recommended by USFS officials that she find...

From the National Eating Disorders Association https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/statistics-research-eating-disorders/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxa2l4aTEgwMVdRetBh35IQIbEAAYASAAEgJ4c_D_BwE Some basic statistics with regards to athletes, both men and women with much of the data for...

Update today: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-canadian-skating-coach-richard-gauthier-given-12-months-for-sex/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter "A renowned Canadian pairs skating coach has been sentenced to 12 months in jail for sexual assault and gross indecency. Richard...

Has anyone seen any meaningful advertising locally to publicize Skate America, in the Dallas/Ft Worth area? Wondering if USFS found local sponsors to help get the word out. Any posters in local rinks?

A thought after watching the YT archive of her FS, is perhaps a slight change in the choreo following the lutz and flip....so that she could hold the running edge out of the jumps a bit longer, to give her more time to actually land the jump without the "q". Sometimes with choreo immediately...

Milestone week for Rachael Flatt last week per her IG feed... reflatt Adding some new letters to my name: PhD! Excited to share that I defended my dissertation this week! It’s been a long 5 years, and I’m so proud of the work I’ve done and the person I’ve become as a result of this experience...

Transcript from the hearings available now: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Final-Transcript-CSUSOP-Public-Hearing-9-6-23.pdf and the video archive on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXLF-Gugd_g

Well... the ISU Challenger Series began in the 2014/2015 season...so essentially Wagner, whose final competition IIRC was the '18 US Nationals, essentially did not compete in the Challenger series for one OLY cycle....not quite a lifelong boycott ;-)

Sadly, poorly thought out comments on eating disorders, body shape/image etc., continue by fans. Recent IG post by Selmasiri Bella Larsen at her JGP event https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw50TSjM1xj/ @Sylvia ....Added the link here bc not everyone has access to the competition threads. ;-) So...