Orthodox NJ Teen to skate for Israel at the Olympics (Hailey Kops, partnered with Evgeni Krasnopolski) - coached by Galit Chait in NJ

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Orthodox New Jersey teen is Israel’s newest Olympic skating hope

Hailey Kops will team up with veteran Israeli Olympian Evgeni Krasnopolski on the ice at the 2022 Winter Games

www.timesofisrael.com

Interesting story. I didn't realize Papa Chait was still so involved in directing skating activities. I'm also impressed that the team qualified at Nebelhorn after only a few months together.

 

[Sylvia]

A similar Hailey Kops article also was posted in the Israeli skating news thread on Dec. 22nd here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/israeli-skating-news.100460/page-12#post-6136848

Religion meets the rink: Orthodox skater to represent Israel at Beijing Olympics

“It had always been a dream of mine to skate for Israel. As a Jewish religious girl raised Modern Orthodox, I know that Israel is our home,” said Hailey Kops, a New Jersey native who qualified for the pairs ice-skating competition

www.jns.org

Also this:

A long account on Hailey Kops' skating career, the parternship with Krasnopolski and Nebelhorn by Hailey's father:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/684924075426366/permalink/931667914085313/

 

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Papa Kops account is very endearing. Missed this after NHT. It's a good description of pairs skating, too.

 

[AxelAnnie]

Orthodox New Jersey teen is Israel’s newest Olympic skating hope

Hailey Kops will team up with veteran Israeli Olympian Evgeni Krasnopolski on the ice at the 2022 Winter Games

www.timesofisrael.com

Interesting story. I didn't realize Papa Chait was still so involved in directing skating activities. I'm also impressed that the team qualified at Nebelhorn after only a few months together.

Thanks for posting this. Orthodox observance is tricky (well hard) but it is wonderful. I wish them the best.

 

[muffinplus]

Why do his partnerships always last like a year?