Frau Muller
From Puerto Rico…With Love! Not LatinX!
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I remember that too. I also remember harsh tone of voice with his partner Jill Watson during a Nationals practice in the mid-80s. I always felt sorry for her - so tiny yet tough as nails - but it wasn’t my business. Coaches and parents were around.Sadly, the allegations fit with a pattern.
As far back as the late 90s, Oppegard was behaving badly during public practice sessions at Nationals and other elite events. I personally observed yelling at skaters, unprofessional and angry displays of frustration with skaters, and forceful instructions to practice moves over and over, despite skaters clearly expressing they were injured/in pain, scared, and wanted to stop. There was one particular incident of increasingly scary triple twists (at least 15 in a row) that I feared would result in serious injuries. (The team broke up, and the woman retired, soon thereafter.)