Inteview with Julianne Seguin about her book

[overedge]

I think that's always an issue. A lot of money goes into an Olympic quality skater and there is money at stake for medalists from endorsements. Parents, coaches federations to say nothing of the athletes themselves, and none of the stakeholders want to just give it up..I've no doubt she did feel pressured and wanted to believe everything would be fine.

I didn't get the sense that she was in denial about how injured she was. It sounded more like, she was determined to get through it however she could.

 

[MacMadame]

I didn't get the sense that she was in denial about how injured she was. It sounded more like, she was determined to get through it however she could.

Which is a very common athlete mindset.

 

[barbarafan]

No, I have not read the entire book. But both Charlie and Julianne were part of the documentary (Pression/Pressure) by the video journalist who is also the co-author of the book. Neither of them discussed anything like this. TBH I doubt that Julianne would have agreed to appear in the documentary with Charlie if she felt that he had been part of the abuse she experienced.

I agree that there are male pairs skaters who don't do their part of the work, so to speak. But I don't see the relevance of that to this particular story.

By not speaking up you may not be physically part of an abusive situation. You just don't have any balls.

 

[overedge]

By not speaking up you may not be physically part of an abusive situation. You just don't have any balls.

In general, yes. But Charlie is also in the documentary and it seemed that he felt the same kind of pressure to conform and continue.

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

I think that's always an issue. A lot of money goes into an Olympic quality skater and there is money at stake for medalists from endorsements. Parents, coaches federations to say nothing of the athletes themselves, and none of the stakeholders want to just give it up..I've no doubt she did feel pressured and wanted to believe everything would be fine.

This.

I remember seeing Charlie and Julianne skating for the first time at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai. They had so much potential, and reminded me of great teams like Underhill / Martini, and Sale / Pelletier.

 

[barbarafan]

In general, yes. But Charlie is also in the documentary and it seemed that he felt the same kind of pressure to conform and continue.

You could be correct.... however he seems to always be chasing the limelight & spends as much time & energy on that as he did on training. ( on french tv...interviews etc.) He might have just seen the documentary as another way to get attention. Hard to say..........
After coming out gangbusters with Lubov & doing great programs he decided he really didn't like skating & stopped showing up for training and then quitting.

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

You could be correct.... however he seems to always be chasing the limelight & spends as much time & energy on that as he did on training. ( on french tv...interviews etc.) He might have just seen the documentary as another way to get attention. Hard to say..........
After coming out gangbusters with Lubov & doing great programs he decided he really didn't like skating & stopped showing up for training and then quitting.

More than singles, reading this makes me realise how much harder pairs and dance are as skating disciplines.

Not only are you relying on your own drive and ability, you are at the mercy of your partner's emotional commitment to the team as well.