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This piece in the Chicago Sun Times also includes a brief video clip with Alexa and Nathan and their coaches Rohene Ward and Amber Gil:
chicago.suntimes.com
Their movement is the result of body, mind and soul connecting in harmony to a song that speaks to their individuality and over a decade of commitment to a sport that is all-consuming. Later this month, both skaters will headline two of the sport’s premier competitions in singles events, making history in the process.
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Chapple will become the first Black figure skater to compete for the U.S. at the World University Games on Jan. 14 and 15 in Lake Placid, New York. At the end of the month, Gasparotto will compete for the first time at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, California. Starr Andrews will be among her competitors, marking the first time in over 20 years two Black women have participated in the senior women’s event.
For those of us who follow him, ending with Rohene's "go to" quote:
“When they leave the ice, I always tell them, ‘Give everyone something to talk about,’ ” Ward said. “What’s going to make them talk about you?
The future of U.S. figure skating includes rising stars Alexa Gasparotto and Nathan Chapple
This month Gasparotto competing at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and Chapple competing at the World University Games, will make history.
chicago.suntimes.com
Their movement is the result of body, mind and soul connecting in harmony to a song that speaks to their individuality and over a decade of commitment to a sport that is all-consuming. Later this month, both skaters will headline two of the sport’s premier competitions in singles events, making history in the process.
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Chapple will become the first Black figure skater to compete for the U.S. at the World University Games on Jan. 14 and 15 in Lake Placid, New York. At the end of the month, Gasparotto will compete for the first time at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, California. Starr Andrews will be among her competitors, marking the first time in over 20 years two Black women have participated in the senior women’s event.
For those of us who follow him, ending with Rohene's "go to" quote:
“When they leave the ice, I always tell them, ‘Give everyone something to talk about,’ ” Ward said. “What’s going to make them talk about you?
