A certain writer who has written about figure skating since the early 1960s told me once that she used to have all her articles written in advance. She told me that the previous three years leading up to each US National Championships set the stage for the Nationals that served as the Olympic qualifier and who […]
If Ashley Wagner’s ankle was infected, why did US Figure Skating allow her to compete at Skate America 2017?
I don’t get it. Well, for my readers who don’t know what I “don’t get,” I don’t understand why Olympic figure skater and three-time US Ladies Figure Skating Champion Ashley Wagner competed at Skate America 2017 in Lake Placid at all. If you missed watching Skate America on television over the Thanksgiving weekend 2017, you […]
Should Quadruple Figure Skating Jumps Perhaps Be Banned?
As I watched Skate America 2017 on television, I came to the conclusion that watching ice dancing seems to be much more enjoyable than watching the men’s freeskate event. Why? Well all the men’s freeskate event seemed to be was a quadruple jump competition and …quad falling equals “not fun to watch.” It was just so sad to see the […]
Remembering the Famous Ice Dancer Jim Sladky
On Thursday, November 9, 2017, I heard the sad news that one of the greatest ice dancers of all time, James Sladky, had passed away. When I was a young ice dancer, I looked up to the ice dance team of Jim Sladky and Judy Schwomeyer “Jim and Judy.” They were amazing and I wanted […]
Some People Think Teaching Skating Is Not Real Work – How Dare They Think Such a Thing!
Today I was told by a distant family member that I’ve never worked a day in my life! She said teaching skating is not work. I’ve been told this before. My father-in-law worked hard all his life and just didn’t understand that giving group and private ice skating lessons could possibly be work. He never […]
Opinion: Why Did Olympic Figure Skater Gracie Gold Have to Tell the World About Her Problems?
On September 1, 2017, Olympic figure skating medalist and US ladies figure skating champion Gracie Gold announced to the world that she was taking time off from skating to “seek some professional help.” In October it was confirmed that she is being treated for an eating disorder, anxiety, and depression, and it was announced that she would skip […]
How to Do a Basic Spin On Ice Skates
I am continuing to address the inaccurate edits that may have been done to the hundreds of articles I wrote as the Figure Skating Guide-Expert for the former About.com (which is now DotDash.com and ThoughtCo). It is getting to seem more and more obvious to me that DotDash.com must have hired a figure skating fan who knows just a bit […]
How Much Money Will a Skater Spend On Private Lessons?
Recently I discovered that the former About.com, now called DotDash.com and ThoughtCo, has been editing articles that I wrote during my ten years as About.com’s Figure Skating Guide-Expert. When I look at the articles that are now online that have been edited by whoever DotDash has hired, I’ve discovered that what I originally wrote has been […]
What Exactly Is the Definition of Figure Skating?
I was About.com’s Figure Skating Expert-Guide for 10 years and that was my “almost full time job. ” I put my heart and soul into that job, in fact. I wanted to help every person who read my articles to love figure skating and learn about our wonderful sport. The former About.com, which laid off almost all […]
The 2017 World Figure & Fancy Skating Championship Was an Amazing Experience!
#WorldFigureChampionship WorldFigureSport.org #WorldFigureSport #VailLive I just returned from Vail, Colorado, the site of the 2017 World Figure & Fancy Skating Championships and Festival. I expected to have a great time, but to sum things up, being at this particular event was truly an amazing experience! There is something magical that happens when people who love figure skating […]