Ashley Cain & Timothy LeDuc Appreciation Thread

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

THAT WAS SO AMAZING!

My calves hurt from jumping up and down. lol

A very convincing win!!!! SO happy for them!!!!

 

[paskatefan]

Congrats to Ashley & Tim & All of Team Cain!

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

I have really grown to love this team, their style, and their personalties. Moving forward, I think winning US Nationals so convincingly will give them a nice boost at the international level.

 

[Sylvia]

Re-posting from the U.S. Pairs thread... the NBC Dallas-Fort Worth news affiliate interviewed the new national champs after they returned home: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/...US-Figure-Skating-Championship-505117241.html

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

I just realised that Penny (Kaley Cuoco) from The Big Bang Theory looks like Ashley!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I just realised that Penny (Kaley Cuoco) from The Big Bang Theory looks like Ashley!

And Anne Hathaway looks like Haven. just sayin

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

And Anne Hathaway looks like Haven. just sayin

Oh, that's too freaky. World Junior Champion...AND...Academy Award Winner.

 

[Sylvia]

Decided to bump up this thread (after 3+ years) with Ashley's news today: https://twitter.com/icegirlash/status/1555648016962428929

https://twitter.com/x/status/1555648016962428929

 

[AYS]

I’m very happy for Ashley. That’s it, that’s the post.

 

[skatfan]

I’m happy for her - sounds like a good match and hopefully concussion-free skating!

 

[azcalder]

I’m happy for her - sounds like a good match and hopefully concussion-free skating!

I remember 2012 US Nationals in San Jose. In Junior Ladies it was Gracie Gold (gold) and Ashley Cain (silver). A much anticipated rivalry unfortunately never happened. I think Ashley will do well in a Disney Production.

 

[Sylvia]

Ashley tweeted last night that she's off to Saudi Arabia: https://twitter.com/icegirlash/status/1556430575241728002

 

[kosjenka]

Maybe she is checking out how would a nonbinary person have a gig with Disney in Saudi Arabia...

 

[Sylvia]

Might as well post this NBC Dallas area article from June 2022:

North Texas Olympic Pairs Skaters Retiring From Competitive Skating

North Texas Olympic figure skaters Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc announced Monday that they are stepping away from competitive skating.

www.nbcdfw.com

In a video posted on Instagram, the pair thanked everyone for the support they received over the past six years and are saying "goodbye to the competitive side of skating,” LeDuc said.
“It’s been really amazing, like every day I feel like we were able to find joy in what we were doing," Cain-Gribble said. "We were able to accomplish all of our goals together and travel the world and do it with a lot of people that we love and that supported us by our side. So, I think that's pretty incredible.”
Both announced that they will be taking on coaching roles.
Cain-Gribble, 26, plans to coach alongside her parents in North Texas and will be touring in professional ice skating shows.
LeDuc, 32, plans to coach in Chicago.

For archival purposes, here's the link to C/L's team account on IG (first photo was posted on February 2, 2022, from the Olympics and the most recent photos were from Sun Valley where they performed on July 23): https://www.instagram.com/cain_leduc/

 

[sk9tingfan]

Maybe she is checking out how would a nonbinary person have a gig with Disney in Saudi Arabia...

I wanted to ask her if she packed her burka.

 

[antmanb]

Choosing to go to Saudi is

 

[Sylvia]

Re-posting here:

Ashley Cain talks about her experiences touring the Middle East with Disney shows:

https://ifsmagazine.com/ashley-cain-thriving-on-disney-tour/

She's on a break right now from Disney but will move on to touring Singapore, Bangkok, and South America with them later this year.

I've heard she and Timothy will be at Nationals in San Jose, assisting at USFS' National High Performance Development Camp.

From the article:

Cain will be attending the U.S. Championships next week in San Jose, California, where she will teach a developmental camp and speak on some panels with LeDuc.

 

[Sylvia]

Ashley Cain is featured in this NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth segment (Feb. 28, 2023):

North Texas Olympian Portrays Disney's ‘Elsa'

North Texas Olympian Ashley Cain is settling into her new role in front of figure skating audiences around the world.

www.nbcdfw.com