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- Feb 21, 2006
Lynn Rutherford began the series for IceNetwork on 2/2...."Concussions in Figure Skating: How They Happen"
Beginning with Gabriella Papadakis's concussion which took her and partner Guillaume Cizeron out of the 2015 Grand Prix Series.....
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/02/02/163386260/concussions-in-figure-skating-how-they-happen
and this article includes Madi Hubbell's concussion about two years ago, Tim Dolensky in 2014, Josh Farris who has been out the entire 2015-2016 season, Maddie Aaron's concussion this past summer,
Amy Rosewater's contributions posted yesterday:
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/02/08/163921458
This article focuses on Savannah Lavenstein, who trained at the Ice Hall in Colorado Springs....
And, Rachael Flatt and Dee Dee Leng, whose accounts of a series of concussions (Flatt) and Leng's concussion which essentially ended her skating career...
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/02/08/163741802
Hope to see more in this informative series. A long overdue look at the occurrence of concussions in skating. Hopefully more discussion on this topic will bring about a greater awareness at rinks and their personnel, protocols for treatments and return to the ice protocols for coaches, USFS officials and parents/skaters, club competition organizers.
Impressed that so many skaters have openly discussed this topic.
Beginning with Gabriella Papadakis's concussion which took her and partner Guillaume Cizeron out of the 2015 Grand Prix Series.....
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/02/02/163386260/concussions-in-figure-skating-how-they-happen
and this article includes Madi Hubbell's concussion about two years ago, Tim Dolensky in 2014, Josh Farris who has been out the entire 2015-2016 season, Maddie Aaron's concussion this past summer,
Amy Rosewater's contributions posted yesterday:
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/02/08/163921458
This article focuses on Savannah Lavenstein, who trained at the Ice Hall in Colorado Springs....
And, Rachael Flatt and Dee Dee Leng, whose accounts of a series of concussions (Flatt) and Leng's concussion which essentially ended her skating career...
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/02/08/163741802
Hope to see more in this informative series. A long overdue look at the occurrence of concussions in skating. Hopefully more discussion on this topic will bring about a greater awareness at rinks and their personnel, protocols for treatments and return to the ice protocols for coaches, USFS officials and parents/skaters, club competition organizers.
Impressed that so many skaters have openly discussed this topic.
