@Debbie S Can you contact Safe Sport and USFS based on rumors you've heard? Or do you need some sort of proof or to be tied directly to the situation? I can't remember.
That being said, I agree that I wish Gracie had a different coaching situation. I think someone like Meagan Duhamel or Kori Ade would be helpful: Meagan because she is good at healthy eating and confidence and Kori because she's studied healthy holistic training methods for skaters. But I think that Gracie needs to make that choice for herself. I can't speak for her or her needs at all.
I also agree that the problem with this competition was mainly that it was too early: she'll be closer to ready in 8-12 months. She's only been on the comeback trail for five months, which is an insanely short period of time for a skating comeback.
Yeah, he said the sources were "some French fans." That could mean anything from skaters/French skating officials who heard of the legal issues when they were going on but have no proof to just random fans trying to stir stuff up and assuring them there's proof. Especially with @cholla 's post about getting French legal documents I doubt he's ever seen proof and is taking rumors he's heard in the US as proof that these French sources are correct.i was curious about the Restencourt gossip as well. Dave is very tuned into skating gossip and if you hang around rinks often, you will definitely pick up on gossip on coaches and competitors. He basically said that Restencourt has a “legal record” in France which was confirmed by sources and speculation on why Restencourt was not coaching in France. He also said that Restencourt was moving around from rink to rink. I don’t think it’s defamation to speculate on the reasons why a young coach would move from place to place.
It’s not Dave’s place to report someone based on gossip; it’s up to the people affected to report him, however as we’ve seen in the past with other sports, people are reluctant to report a coaches who are highly skilled. They rationalize the behavior with the perceived results.
That being said, I agree that I wish Gracie had a different coaching situation. I think someone like Meagan Duhamel or Kori Ade would be helpful: Meagan because she is good at healthy eating and confidence and Kori because she's studied healthy holistic training methods for skaters. But I think that Gracie needs to make that choice for herself. I can't speak for her or her needs at all.
I also agree that the problem with this competition was mainly that it was too early: she'll be closer to ready in 8-12 months. She's only been on the comeback trail for five months, which is an insanely short period of time for a skating comeback.