Keeping Track of Criminal Cases & SafeSport Suspensions in Skating

[overedge]

I'm astounded at how little Skate Canada appears to know about the definition of independent investigations, and/or how to conduct appropriate trauma-informed investigations in abuse situations. With all the high profile cases in Canada of abuse in sports and the very negative impacts on those sports' governing organizations (looking at you, Hockey Canada and Soccer Canada), it's unfathomable to me how any sport organization could not be careful about these things, or to act like the same negative blowback would never happen to them.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

According to her Instagram, investigative reporter Robyn Doolittle (a former figure skater) is going to be covering the figure skating and speed skating events in Milan for the Globe and Mail. In that Doolittle wrote a book about how the Canadian police (mis)handle sexual assault cases, it would be great she could use her investigative skills to look into the Skate Canada's handling of sexual assault reports.

 

[farahfan]

sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere--- whatever happened to the Desyatov case? Did he get a formal "trial" of some sort and has the case been resolved? I haven't heard anything in a while.

 

[overedge]

According to her Instagram, investigative reporter Robyn Doolittle (a former figure skater) is going to be covering the figure skating and speed skating events in Milan for the Globe and Mail. In that Doolittle wrote a book about how the Canadian police (mis)handle sexual assault cases, it would be great she could use her investigative skills to look into the Skate Canada's handling of sexual assault reports.

She also was one of the Globe's lead reporters on the coverage of the sexual assault trial involving members of Canada's world junior hockey team. So she knows about sport organizations that try to cover up or downplay complaints about abuse by athletes in their sport.

She was (and may still be) part of an adult competitive synchro team in Toronto. I can't find the video online, but when she was at the Toronto Star she made a video about skating in which David Pelletier taught her a death spiral. She was pretty good!

ETA: Here's the story that accompanied the video. https://www.thestar.com/entertainme...cle_2a4a66ef-c3bf-525a-b714-a74b1486728a.html

 

[Firedancer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2002100642186445311

 

[Rukia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2002100642186445311

i bet the comment section on bella's insta posts will remain as gross as ever despite this

 

[Evgeniafan]

i bet the comment section on bella's insta posts will remain as gross as ever despite this

Are they still married?

 

[Willin]

While no one should be blaming Bella for his behavior, their marriage really raises a lot of questions about the marriages in that camp.

They should care a lot more about these kids instead of just getting them married to people for citizenship.

 

[Rukia]

Are they still married?

I don't think anyone has dug up a divorce for them yet, so as far as anyone knows they still are

also I don't hold her accountable for his behavior, but she has the ability to moderate her comment section and leaves every single nasty comment people leave in support of desyatov there so I can only assume she agrees with them based on her own actions

 

[Sylvia]

From the U.S. Center for SafeSport website today:

Ivan Desyatov

Colorado Springs

CO

U.S. Figure Skating

(Subject to appeal / not yet final); Sexual Misconduct

Permanent Ineligibility

No Contact Directive(s)

12/19/2025

U.S. Center for SafeSport

 

[Vagabond]

sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere--- whatever happened to the Desyatov case? Did he get a formal "trial" of some sort and has the case been resolved? I haven't heard anything in a while.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2002100642186445311

Apparently, posting questions in this thread is the most efficient means of getting SafeSport to get off its duff and make a decision. Keep up the good work, folks.

 

[farahfan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2002100642186445311

Thanks for posting!