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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...

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...

This story made me even sadder that Alexandra Paul is no longer with us. She was a good advocate for skaters in these situations :(

Ice dancing is no different than any other kind of skating in how you move. It's all about stroking. Push, and then glide. Push, and then glide. Learning how to do basic stroking, and learning to do it well, is something that every skater learns. No matter what kind of skating they end up doing.

I don't think coaches have to sign the same sort of acknowledgement of the code of conduct that competitive skaters do. IIRC they have to sign some sort of acknowledgement/agreement, but it's worded differently to reflect the coaches' role and responsibilities.

It's like the trifecta of serial abusers.

I think this is an un-paywalled version https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/weddings/matt-jacoby-s-ice-dance-partner-alydia-livingston-was-on-flight-5342-now-the-16-year-old-skates-in-her-honor/ar-AA1LSimM

I agree, but those smaller older arenas can also be difficult to book. Looking at the ones in my region, even those that don't have a resident sports team in a league (like minor league hockey or indoor soccer) seem to be doing quite well with concerts and other events like home improvement...

Part of it is also venue availability - not just for skating but for other events, like concerts, that are booked into arenas. USFS isn't just competing for availability with other events that need ice.

I'm not sure that a song with the lyrics "reach out and touch me" is a good choice for F-B/C given the, um, history of how this team was formed.

@FSWer do you mean in a competition, in a test, in a show, or in a class? Because those could all be different programs.

The ISU using AI :scream: The expression that comes to mind is GIGO - garbage in, garbage out. The ISU can't even format its systems to do basic things like @kwanfan1818 suggests, like cutting off or rejecting marks that exceed a maximum. I seriously doubt if it could train an AI model to...

The Guardian says that it was postponed because of a request from the family. The cynical side of me wonders if Sharon got into some kind of business dispute with someone involved with the film. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/19/bbc-delayed-ozzy-osbourne-documentary-family-request

@FSWer no, a background check isn't required. But skaters don't just trust their coach, when they're looking for a partner. There is a lot of gossip in skating, and skaters will usually know a lot about other skaters already. Or they will ask other people, if they want to find out more about...

The website misspells "heel" as "heal".....