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    The tipping dilemma in the US?

    That must have been a long time ago… minimum wage in Denver is now nearly $20/hour, and minimum wage for tipped employees is just under $16/hour. So I have an internal struggle with tipping 20% at restaurants these days — still do it though. I m seriously annoyed with the expectation for tips at...
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    U.S. Men 2024-25 news & updates

    There’s a huge difference in quietly choosing to support or not support an athlete vs. actively trying to cancel them. And a huge difference in the appropriateness of those choices.
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    U.S. Women [#7]: Make Me a Believer!

    By “doing their research” I meant enough to realize that Amber is dealing with ADHD and has specifically said that a long program is hard for her for that reason. I don’t expect them to have treatment suggestions or anything like that.
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    U.S. Women [#7]: Make Me a Believer!

    Amber has been very open about her ADHD which is what absolutely does NOT allow her to turn off her brain. She explained that the short program hasn't been a problem for her, but the long is really impacted by her ADHD and she has worked very hard on techniques to manage her focus for that...
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    "Legacy on Ice" benefit show in D.C. (March 2, 2025) and ways to help those affected by the air tragedy over the Potomac River

    Yes please
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    U.S. Women [#7]: Make Me a Believer!

    Ashley Wagner would like a word.
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    U.S. Figure Skating confirms that athletes, coaches, and family members were on American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed in D.C.

    Am I the only one who can’t bring myself to watch any of the video interviews? Reading the articles is all I can handle.
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    U.S. Figure Skating confirms that athletes, coaches, and family members were on American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed in D.C.

    Fairfax was my rink and SCNV was my club.
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    U.S. Figure Skating confirms that athletes, coaches, and family members were on American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed in D.C.

    This piece broke me.
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    U.S. Figure Skating confirms that athletes, coaches, and family members were on American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed in D.C.

    For all the shit-talking we do here about USFS, it seems as if they are really stepping up and providing tangible support.
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    U.S. Figure Skating confirms that athletes, coaches, and family members were on American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed in D.C.

    I hope USFS is looking for volunteers to help kids who have lost their parents with legal/administrative stuff in addition to $$.
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    U.S. Figure Skating confirms that athletes, coaches, and family members were on American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed in D.C.

    Tommy Steenberg just posted this on Facebook: Franco Aparicio was one of the first skaters that I ever head coached, and I taught him and his sister, Isabella, from their first day of learn to skate until I relocated to Chicago in 2019. I was tickled with the progress he made year after year...
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    Plane and Blackhawk helicopter crash in Washington DC

    And the helicopter was flying at an altitude well above where they typically are in that area.
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    U.S. Figure Skating confirms that athletes, coaches, and family members were on American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed in D.C.

    I really really hope that he has sufficient support, emotional and otherwise.
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    U.S. Men 2024-25 news & updates

    Yeah, but Wagner never did an actual triple lutz in her life. She took off from the same shallow inside edge that Cohen did forever.
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