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Though many in the skating fraternity were of the opinion that Crone was not as good as her partner, her excellent physical condition made up for her lack of elegance.
No offense to the editor of the article, but they really could have edited out the part where it seemed they were taking a dig at Vanessa.
No offense to the editor of the article, but they really could have edited out the part where it seemed they were taking a dig at Vanessa.
I’m not familiar with Piper. Care to dish anyone?
I think the fact that USFSA let her go so easily says something don't you think?
I don't mind offering a bit of offense to whoever wrote and / or edited the article. That was pretty bad. In fact the whole thing was a bit off..reminds me of the sort of stuff that was making it's way into print during the pre and early season hype of C/P last year.
Take, for example , the business about they tested the waters with Emily Samuelson... what does that mean ?
The way the sentence is constructed , it could give the impression that the two had a tryout , or even that they had a tryout, but Emily didn't come up to snuff. Think about it..it says he had tryouts with several young Canadian skaters and tested the waters.. it could read as meaning the same thing , but actually , tested the waters could mean that they contacted Emily and she turned him down for one reason or another before it ever came to a tryout ; it could mean that they had a tryout , but she wasn't interested..in training in Canada, in sitting out another year , felt there was not enough height difference..almost anything. If they had a tryout ,why wouldn't the writer just say so ?
Emily has 2 years before USFSA will release her, so skating for another country would not be ideal for Emily. She needs to find a US partner.
Why two years? I thought it was two years from the last competition date (which would've been Worlds 2010) so she would only have one year left. Poirier/Gilles aren't competing until the 2012/2013 season anyway.
Olympians and US champions are tied up for 3 years, not two. Emily was on 2010 Olympic team.
Is there a specific rule in the USFS rulebook about this or could you please provide a link to your source of info? Thanks in advance.Olympians and US champions are tied up for 3 years, not two.
The duo is working on a number for a small show in early August. Gilles laughed the entire time as they worked on the routine together at their Richmond Hill training base.
Piper is originally from Colroado and comes from a HUGE skating family........ I wish them the best! Canada is lucky to have her. (I'm surprised USFSA let her go so easily...)