Ashley Wagner Cheer Thread #3: The Subject of Tonight's Lecture...

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I noticed that Ashley is no longer listed as a coach at Skating Club of Boston. Does anyone know if she’s giving up coaching? I know she is going to school in the Fall (I think that’s her start date) so maybe she’s just going in a different direction?
 

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I noticed that Ashley is no longer listed as a coach at Skating Club of Boston. Does anyone know if she’s giving up coaching?
Scroll down to Ashley's update here:
"Can't complain," said Wagner, who spent December on tour in Spain with Javier Fernández. "I went to the Grand Prix Final twice in Barcelona. Now I'm finally getting to see the rest of Spain."

As she was living it, Wagner rarely gave herself credit for what she accomplished competitively. With perspective, she now appreciates everything. She does a bit of coaching, helping out Bobby Martin and giving seminars. She's also starting studies in psychology with the hopes of becoming a psychologist focused on trauma.

"I'm in a totally new chapter, almost a new book, of my life," she said. "It's a bit of a vagabond lifestyle, but I love it."
Bobby Martin and his Skate Pairs program is based now in Wellesley, Mass.:
 

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Scroll down to Ashley's update here:

Bobby Martin and his Skate Pairs program is based now in Wellesley, Mass.:


Did Wagner complete the semester long class at Harvard..."Crossover into Business"... that she was enrolled in?
Wasn't clear from all her travels that she completed the class.
 

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Link to watch Jordan Cowan's live chat with Ashley on June 12, 2020, with footage he filmed at the Skating Club of Boston & Javier Fernandez's Revolution On Ice tour stop in Madrid last year:
 

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Scott Hamilton chatted with Ashley for close to an hour on Friday, May 29, 2020 (uploaded on June 5):
 

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Today's big news: https://www.instagram.com/p/CC6Hp0NJ7qa/
Looking back on my skating career, I realized I needed to set myself up for more options. I tried online school and found it wasn’t for me. I decided to apply to a school here in Boston and I am proud to announce I GOT ACCEPTED INTO NORTHEASTERN! Working towards my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology this fall, LET’S GO!
 

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Has Wagner posted about her classes at Northeastern this semester? Wondering how she likes her courses...assuming they have all been virtual this year.
 

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More recent Confidence Calls are archived on Ashley's IGTV page (Nastia Liukin, Lindsay Arnold, etc.): https://www.instagram.com/ashwagner2010/channel/
Ashley mentioned she is planning to have her own YouTube channel at some point.

She will chat live with Adam at 9 pm Eastern time tonight: https://www.instagram.com/p/CErfRw6pDm5/
ETA the link to watch: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CEsnLO9plzb/
So far I've only watched Ashley's Confidence Call with Lindsay Arnold -- and it was fantastic. Ashley drew Lindsay out on the topic of how Lindsay instilled confidence in her DWTS partners, who often haven't had any dance background. Despite their beginner status and the frequent mistakes that go along with trying and improving. Ashley seemed to be drawing comparisons with her experience as a skater.
 

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Ashley Wagner's name came up today in the SOI thread in GSD - here's an article by Phil Hersh (Oct. 12, 2021):
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She is 30, a junior at Northeastern University, studying psychology with the goal of having a therapy practice focusing on trauma-related issues and working with the LGBTQ+ community. She uses Instagram to be an advocate for body positivity.
She has skated in shows (before the pandemic hit) and done some commentary for NBC. She has created a frequently sold-out weekly power skating class, Skate and Sculpt, for “retired” skaters with basic skills at the Dorchester rink, and Wagner plans to take it to other cities this winter. She helps coach young, non-elite skaters at a rink in suburban Wellesley, preferring a secondary, backup role.
“I go in, support some skaters, sprinkle some chaos and then don’t have to deal with it,” Wagner said, laughing. “I feel like I am a part-time therapist, part-time technical coach. It’s a nice sweet spot to stay involved in the sport but not too involved. And as a psychology student, coaching has taught me how to navigate how different people learn in different ways.”
Over an hour-long FaceTime interview with a person whom I covered as a competitor for 11 years beginning in 2007, it was easy to see just how much Wagner’s new and different life has positively impacted her wellbeing.
“I genuinely am happy,” she said. “A lot of people who have known me throughout my career have never experienced me happy.
“It’s not skating’s fault that I was never really happy. But it’s nice to be at this point where I have as much access to skating as I choose. Now I get to skate because I want to, not because I have to. I’m working towards a future that probably has nothing to do with skating, and that is exciting for me.”

She'll be performing at the SC of Boston's big show tomorrow night, Dec. 4: https://scboston.org/grandopening/
“A Night of Stars will feature the opening of the new skating facility in Norwood and it will also be The Skating Club of Boston’s first full capacity event,” she said. “I am excited for everyone to see how incredible it is. Scott Hamilton, who is skating royalty, will be hosting the event. It’s going to be a very accomplished group of athletes and Olympians, all under one roof. These are all people I look up to. It’s going to be a very exciting event with proceeds benefiting the CARES Foundation, Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.”
NBC Boston's 10 Questions segment (Dec. 1):

She was invited to perform at Detroit's Tree Lighting on November 19, 2021 (photo of her skating is included in this article):
Website for her latest passion project:
ETA that Ashley will perform in the 5 winter holiday shows of Stars on Ice between Dec. 12-19 - more info here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...orth-american-tour.108313/page-3#post-6077567
 
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Ashley's 2022 video highlights montage: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cmug8wuBYir/
2022- Thank you. This is the first year I’ve truly felt awake in my life. Every step I took this year brought me to where I am now, and I’m so thankful for the lessons learned, the laughs shared, and the love experienced. I’m graduating college, I’ve got a fitness app on the way and a clothing line about to be dropped. I think 2023 will be the best one yet ☺️
 

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IFS article (Jan. 8, 2023) on Ashley and her fiancé, Alex, including details of his proposal to her last summer: https://ifsmagazine.com/ashley-wagner-a-lavender-proposal/
Though they are in the early stages of planning a wedding at this time, Wagner said they will likely marry at Scenic Beach State Park, the place where she thought Clarke was going to propose, and where she has always wanted to get married. However, they are in no hurry and will likely not wed until sometime in 2024.
Both sets of parents are excited about the upcoming nuptials. Wagner said her fiancé is “really great with my family and he is a really nice fit into our dynamic. I am very, very close to my younger brother and it was he who Alex asked if he could marry me, which I thought was a really sweet sentiment.”
Though it took a little time after her initial move in the fall of 2018, Wagner has settled into life in Boston. She is currently a full-time student at Northeastern University and is set to graduate this summer with a degree in psychology.
 

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