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- Nov 19, 2010
I spoke to a very high ranking USFS official last week in regard to this situation. Although the federation knew of some issues between Marina & Igor, I was assured that USFS had nothing to do with the rink's decision to "fire" Igor, nor did it interfere in the decision the Shibs and D/W subsequently made. The PR statements the teams made were likely issued by their respective agents.
If there is validity in what conga said,
I believe the powers that be at US Figure Skating might be involved in coaching decisions when it comes to its highest ranked skaters, but it would not be appropriate for it to be involved in something like the firing of Igor. If the USFS had knowledge of or condoned the manner in which Igor was fired, that would not be a good thing, even if there is some type of ethics review underway.
then the assurances you received were as carefully crafted as the statements by everybody else, the rink management, skaters, and Zoueva. Even Shpilband didn't say much after the initial shock.
So far, everybody is doing their CYA very well.