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Investigative journalism. Going beneath the surface of figure skating and elite sports with award winning journalist Lori Ward.
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Minnesota Appeals Court Weighs USFSA’s Duty to Protect Young Skaters (opens the original)
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Nearly a year after a Minnesota jury awarded a former figure skater $12.5 million in damages for years of sexual abuse by her coach, a state appeals court is considering a broader question: what legal responsibility does U.S. Figure Skating (USFSA), the national governing body for figure skating in the United States, have for protecting young athletes from its member coaches?A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals heard oral arguments September 17 in an appeal brought by the former
Parties, Underage Drinking and Limited Supervision: What Happens When Young Skaters Travel Internationally? (opens the original)
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A Broken Ice investigation has found gaps in the supervision of young figure skaters travelling internationally to compete, with athletes describing considerable freedom outside official competition hours, minors leaving hotels without an adult, hotel room parties and underage drinking.While post-event partying and drinking are hardly unique to figure skating — or even to sport, international figure skating presents a particular safeguarding challenge: minors and adults can be competing, travell
Figure Skating’s Concussion Gap (opens the original)
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On The Right Edge with the Former Athlete Whisper, Megan McEvoy (opens the original)
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Former competitive figure skater Dr. Megan McEvoy has spent much of her life overcoming the odds.Diagnosed at just three years old with respiratory disease, Megan underwent more than 140 surgeries by the age of 18. The rare condition affected her breathing and left her speaking in a whisper—but it didn’t stop her from becoming a competitive figure skater, making it all the way to the senior level. Broken Ice is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my wor
On The Right Edge with Rebekah Dixon (opens the original)
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Mental health in figure skating has come a long way—but according to mental performance coach Rebekah Dixon, there’s still much more work to do. Dixon is a former figure skater herself and has worked with many of the top skaters including world pairs champion Meagan Duhamel and Canadian champion Kirsten Moore-Towers. She has seen firsthand the challenges athletes face at every level. In this conversation, she shares how the struggles she experienced as a young skater inspired her to build the su
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