Say,who do we know for Skaters that Retired in 2012? Please include Discipline.
Say,who do we know for Skaters that Retired in 2012? Please include Discipline.
For Canada, Cynthia Phaneuf and Myriane Samson, both retired. They skated in ladies singles.
Mary Beth Marley, Pairs in the USA.
Samuel Contesti (Italy) and Kevin Vanderperren (Belgium), men's singles.
Amanda Evora (USA), pairs.
Contesti, Ando, Lepisto, Phanuef
Ando has not officially retired, as far as I know.
"I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust." ~ 'A Modest Proposal' ~ Jonathan Swift
FSWer, Laura Lepistö is a ladies' singles skater from Finland.
"Randy [Starkman (1960-April 16, 2012)] lived by the same motto as the rest of us. The Olympics isn’t every four years, it’s every single day. He just got it." --Canadian Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden
Kylie Duarte, pairs, US
Alexis Miart, ice dance, France - he just kind of... left. I think he's done with competitive skating.
Dan Zhang, pairs, China
Everyone else I can think of has been mentioned.
Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari, singles men, Finland
It's going to be sad when the 2013-14 season ends. Imagine the retirements then.![]()
She's not "famous," but 3-time Senior Ladies champion of the Netherlands, Manouk Gijsman, announced her retirement on August 1, 2012: http://www.manoukgijsman.nl/
Her ISU bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009422.htm
"Randy [Starkman (1960-April 16, 2012)] lived by the same motto as the rest of us. The Olympics isn’t every four years, it’s every single day. He just got it." --Canadian Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden
Is Ian Lorello still training/competing? I thought he was working with Lauri Bonacorsi at DSC, but haven't heard/seen anything about them for a long time.
Emanuel Sandhu UNretired!
Kloe Chanel Bautista/Tyler Harris - both retired due to her injury
Thomas Sosniak, single men, France, retired in August
I'm glad they had the experience of competing in the Senior Pairs event at 2012 US Nationals!
Last I heard, Lorello may still be looking for a partner? They parted ways sometime last summer due to his injury and I believe Bonacorsi started college full-time at the Univ. of Pennsylvania.
Jordan Cowan retired last year - he was 7th in Senior Dance at 2012 US Nationals with Anastasia Olson.
Todd Gilles, who was 8th in Senior Dance at 2012 US Nationals with Emily Samuelson, also retired (for the second time).
Last edited by Sylvia; 01-06-2013 at 10:55 PM.
"Randy [Starkman (1960-April 16, 2012)] lived by the same motto as the rest of us. The Olympics isn’t every four years, it’s every single day. He just got it." --Canadian Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden
Did Emily Samuelson also expressed her intention to retire the last summer? Not because she wanted to, but primarily because of Todd Gilles' retirement and difficulty finding another suitable partner.