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Agree with this. For pairs it also seems like partner availability and match with many US skaters going to other countries or others like Efimova or Parkman coming to the US. I was referring to US pairs future not as a single. Edited to add another thought: it seems pretty common for singles...

I've actually wondered about this too! In addition to more international opportunities with small feds, I also wonder if it is a matter of resources for skaters who are with big federations earlier in the career (novice, juniors) then switch to small feds for senior. Referencing my fave pair...

Well looking at the calendar and assuming GamKor received the invitation on Thursday when their assignment was announced that probably would have only given Friday and Monday to try to get a visa to be in Tokyo by Wednesday if they’re training in the NJ or Sochi. Two business days to get a visa...

In the comments of this post here and it was reshared by AnythingGOEs: Isabella & Alexander Instagram

Whatever the visa situation was, Isabella and Alexander were in Japan for Worlds 2023, so seems it’s all about timing. So sorry for this pair who learned last minute and couldn’t take advantage of this opportunity. Probably further discussion about soooo many pairs and others waiting until the...

Nooooo… Filipinos need Japanese visas! Just read Gamez Korovin withdrew from NHK and saw a reply on their team page they received the invitation too late and not enough time to process their Japanese visas for travel. How heartbreaking!

My last post I just reiterated how sad this whole situation was… It was so bothersome that I asked a lawyer friend, who is familiar with immigration law, and he said there are several legal options particularly for athletes to immigrate to the United States. He referred to a P1 Athlete Visa as...

As a relatively new fan to FSUniverse, I can't stop reading all of this like a horrible reality TV show that you can't get enough of. I tuned into skating and loved following Bella & Vanya, Valeriy & Vasilisa which made me want to learn more about the beauty of ice dance and pairs, but I'm just...

Korovin says things like good morning, thank you very much, I’d like to request your support and help for my naturalization, my name is Sasha, and he replied to almost every question by saying “po” which is a form of respect to elders and people of authority. He also talked about how much he...

The financial problems of Martinez were almost 10 years ago. Do we know for sure that’s the case of Philippine skaters today? Trust me I was a big Michael Martinez fan for what he did for skating here but at the same time it seemed like all his family did was complain about the federation and...

I saw a clip on one of our TV morning shows where Korovin spoke Tagalog to Congress this week. I fell out of my chair. ? There is definitely some void potential for their skating that we haven't seen yet, but on a more shallow note they are extremely attractive and quickly gaining celebrity...

I'm a long time figure skating fan, but new to FSUniverse. Actually came across this site trying to find more about SE Asian skaters - the "Obscure" skaters thread was really interesting to me! I live in the Philippines so would like to explain our process here as Alexander's naturalization has...