The Future of Figure Skating

Show your support for healthier, more inclusive, and more joyful figure skating with a pin (or 2)! These special edition enamel pins ship worldwide, or can be picked up at Euros, Olys, Worlds, etc. ko-fi.com/futureoffigure…

What is a level playing field for figure skating? Why do we care about some advantages in sports but not others? Erica Rand shares ideas from her new book “Skating Away from the Binary” - more in the full episode here: youtu.be/6B1pls-eBls?is…

I don't have much to say except that my heart goes out to gabi papadakis, the survivor who bravely spoke up about nikolaj sorensen, and everyone else whose abuse has been ignored by the very authorities meant to protect them in this sport

What strikes me most is the Gabi could have very easily waltzed her way to a 2nd OGM if she just did everything Gui and IAM told her and ignored the culture of abuse. But she didn’t. She valued her own wellbeing and the wellbeing of others more. She left and she spoke out.

Posting the petition for an English translation of Gabriella Papadakis’s memoir again. We need to show that there is enough interest in it so a publishing house picks it up. She deserves to have her story told, especially with Cizeron on a victory lap. c.org/zkYzjzJQD9

Honestly hilarious that the IJS system was supposed to make this sort of corruption more difficult and yet 24 years after the salt lake games, here we are!!!

Controversial French team winning gold is awful for figure skating, abuse survivors. My column: usatoday.com/story/sports/o… (No paywall)

Episode 61: Erica Rand’s new book is ‘Skating Away from the Binary’. It looks at our struggle to be allowed to compete as a gender-nonconforming pair team, and examines issues around gender binaries, sports, and politics in a very accessible way. youtu.be/6B1pls-eBls?si…

Inside U.S. SafeSport’s First National Coaches Survey "Most coaches said they feel comfortable raising concerns about athlete safety within their organizations, & 76% expressed confidence that safety concerns would be handled appropriately." open.substack.com/pub/brokenice/…

cw: violence, physical and emotional abuse Latvian police investigating allegations of abuse by coaches, coach’s ex-wife alleges pattern of abuse and violence - by @choreosequence anythinggoe.com/latvia-4/

This is in no way shade against Adam Hagara and Evan Bates, who won uncontested elections, or Deanna Stellato and Wenjing Sui, who are running for the pairs rep. But we need to understand what the commission is, and what it is not.

Who does the ISU Athlete Commission really represent? I wrote a short piece about the continued flaws in the elections process ko-fi.com/Post/Is-the-IS…

The way the media reports on stories of abuse in sport matters. Check out @EBU_HQ’s new guide on trauma-informed & ethical reporting, “Beyond the Story,” with contributions from @jujuca1987. 🔗ebu.ch/guides/loginon…

Injury prevention is a lifestyle. An athlete shouldn't wait until something starts hurting to act. Proactively learning about physical strengths and weaknesses and working on any musculoskeletal imbalances are key. Must pay attention if your body is telling you something.

“Injury prevention is a lifestyle” : Dr Ami Parekh @AmiParekh1 shares lessons learned as an elite skater and physical rehabilitation doctor. More in episode 60: youtu.be/MOouEgSLzfA?si…

I wrote about how the conversation with Ami Parekh continues themes from several earlier episodes, including Asian representation, training for longevity, and the need for both more figure skating-specific research and more learning from other sports. ko-fi.com/post/Episode-6…

A clip about South Asian representation in the world of figure skating, from a recent interview with @AmiParekh1 on @futurefspodcast . Many other topics were also discussed! The full interview is here youtu.be/MOouEgSLzfA?si…

New episode 📣 At the World Championships, Dr Ami Parekh @AmiParekh1 made history for India 🇮🇳. Now, as a doctor and the executive director of the Chicago Youth Foundation, she is making skating healthier and more inclusive! youtu.be/MOouEgSLzfA?si…

The Queer FS News Round-Up: a new feature, available (for free) on the FoFS Ko-Fi! ko-fi.com/post/The-Queer…