Recent content by AR130

It’s so nice to see that fans here are not ok with the level of stalking and harassment that has been normalized among VM fans on social media. Scott even posted a video about the harassment he got for being in Florida with his fiancée in March 2020. These crazies were proud of themselves...

Weirdly enough, as bad as That Crazy Blog is, I think the tumblr/twitter trolls are far worse — they stoke a lot of hatred which ends up being posted publicly or sent directly to VM and those close to them. It’s incredibly crazy and toxic. It’s a great point that Tessa and Scott have...

I don’t get the sense that she is spending a lot of time in the rink even with the mentoring, especially given how rink access in Canada is very limited during the pandemic. She has generally posted when she’s gone to work with the Fears and it appears to be sporadic, while her main work is the...

I don’t know if this is too far off topic, but I can’t think of teams that don’t skate together in shows or coach together or have a tv show like T/D who are seen as being close post-retirement (except for the ones who are married to each other or siblings of course). So I think what we are...

I’m curious to see how things develop, especially for those of us based in the US — I would think the border could be open by then, but there are a lot of variables still in play.

I think if people think close means talking frequently and being an active part of each other’s lives, then no, I don’t think they’re close in that sense. From what we have heard from both of them, I would guess they’re close in the sense that they have a bond from working and living so close...

I think they might do something for a Nationals or Worlds in Canada -- they would have for Montreal 2020, but I think the big question would be whether Scott would be able to spare the time from his coaching duties!

I think she said that going into the arena daily without Scott would feel "odd" or "wrong." Given that she's been skating with him since she was 7, (and didn't spend a lot time coaching or mentoring alone as he has during breaks/post-retirement in Ilderton and elsewhere), it makes sense that it...

I've listened to enough VM/Tessa/Scott interviews to know that they use the term "business partners" pretty regularly, and it's never been a slight towards any other aspects of their relationship (and I agree with the people who compared them to family**) To be fair, skating pairs have to be...

Some fellow old timers may remember Scott’s FB where he accepted friend requests from fans back in 2010. People got rude and intrusive and he’s only been on social media rarely since then, primarily for work. Instagram is mostly to sell stuff and/or have a very narrowly curated social media...

I’m curious to hear about it! If he hadn’t joined IAM with Dubreuil/Lauzon/Hagenauer, I would say that we might never hear from Scott on his coaching. But the IAM people are savvy and more willing to have the coaches do social media stuff, so maybe we will hear from him. He seems to be someone...

I get not particularly connecting with Tessa tbh. While the VM chemistry was fun to watch on and off the ice, a lot of that fun for me was the spontaneity Scott brought to things. Even back then, Tessa tended to stick to her talking points and not give away much. It makes her a good brand...

I think that’s a good point. Both Tessa and Katarina have incredible accomplishments as skaters. But the elephant in the room (with Tessa?) is that it’s a lot easier to get those endorsements as a conventionally attractive white woman with those accomplishments. In tennis, Maria Sharapova got...

Agree. Especially in the Canadian market. It’s not often you get someone who is a GOAT athlete who looks and sounds like Tessa. I wonder how long she will stick with it.

I don’t think Tessa’s path thus far should surprise anyone. She’s never expressed an interest in remaining in skating after she was done competing, and this sort of brand/ad/modeling stuff is in line with her projects before they retired. She’s very famous in Canada, well spoken and very...