Wellness equity through figure skating and beyond
Whenever I tell people I skate, they always give me these wide eyes and ask "How?" or "Oh since you were a kid?" or "OMG THAT'S SO COOL ARE YOU GOING TO THE OLYMPICS?!?!!" It's kind of funny how untouchable the sport seems to the general public despite my city having at least 3 rinks... Continue Reading →
Let's talk about some mildly recent failures real quick, regardless of whether it was the fault of the person or not. Evgenia Medvedeva got silver at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Jason Brown didn't make the Olympic team for 2018. 2018-19 Grand Prix gold medalists Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue missed the podium at the 2019... Continue Reading →
Though it's hard to talk about, it's hard to ignore: ethnic diversity is pretty weak in the figure skating world. I'm often the only non-white person on the ice, and while I'm used to it as a graduate from a private university, it can be particularly intimidating for people who aren't usually in that kind... Continue Reading →
If there's one thing that I would do to make my mark on the sport, it would be to start a Figure Skating in Harlem chapter in Philadelphia. Providing mentorship and an avenue of self-expression and self-esteem is crucial to youth, and the ones who need it the most due to their exposure to Adverse... Continue Reading →
I honestly can't remember a time I didn't have some kind of log for my skating. When I started Adult 1, I had the Adult Learn to Skate curriculum PDF printed out and I checked the skills I knew how to do. Eventually I moved them to a notebook, adapting my personal bullet journal format.... Continue Reading →
