Skaters Share On Ice Success Stories Article

[ice coverage]

Simon Shnapir contributed a story to this new IN article . He explained how it felt to master an overhead lift for the first time (with his first partner, not with DeeDee Leng).

My first time: Skaters share on-ice success stories

Posted 6/1/15
by Sarah S. Brannen and Amy Rosewater
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/06/01/126754568​

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[dorispulaski]

That is a very interesting article, with lots of stories from lots of skaters.

It looks like Megan Duhamel's quad lutz is real, and I can't wait to see it!

 

[ice coverage]

A second IN article on this theme was published today:

My first time: More on-ice success stories revealed
Hanyu imitates Asada to get triple axel; Abbott lands quad in jump event

Posted 6/19/15
by Vladislav Luchianov, Sarah S. Brannen, Amy Rosewater and Wei Xiong
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/06/19/130976602​

Thx to Doris for turning my post in DeeDee and Simon's thread about the first article into a thread of its own .

For the sake of completeness, I'm listing below all the skaters and elements that are discussed in the two articles:

First article (link in OP):

My first time: Skaters share on-ice success stories
Duhamel talks about throw quads; Lipinski remembers trademark combo

Posted 6/1/15
by Sarah S. Brannen and Amy Rosewater

• Meagan Duhamel: Throw quad salchow/throw quad lutz
• Tara Lipinski: Triple loop-triple loop
• Ryan Jahnke: Triple axel
• Tai Babilonia: Throw triple salchow
• Michal Březina: Quad
• Ross Miner: Triple axel
• Simon Shnapir: Overhead lift

Second article (link at top of this post):

• Jeremy Abbott: Quad
• Yuzuru Hanyu: Triple axel
• Jian Tong: Throw triple toe with Qing Pang
• Ashley Wagner: Double axel
• Satoko Miyahara: Triple-triple
• Nathalie Péchalat: Upside-down lift
• Shoma Uno: Triple axel
• Rachael Flatt: Triple lutz-triple toe

 

[noskates]

Good reading. Wow, I haven't heard about Ryan Jahnke in years. Does anybody know what he's doing these days? He had a lot of charisma on the ice but sadly - not a lot of consistency.

 

[Weathergal]

I believe he is coaching. He's married and has a three-year-old son. He also started a website for figure skaters called myskatingmall.com. It's a site where skaters can buy and sell used figure skating costumes, skates, etc. A percentage goes to skating clubs or charities.

He also competed at the recent U.S. Open Professional Figure Skating Championships. At the competition, he won the Olivia Clark Foundation Luminary Award.

 

[noskates]

Thanks Weathergal.

 

[ice coverage]

Third article in the IN series was published today:

My first time, part 3: Still more on-ice breakthroughs
Zhangs land throw quad after 50-plus tries; Aaron hears sirens after quadsPosted 7/13/15 by Jean-Christophe Berlot, Amy Rosewater, Vladislav Luchianov and Wei Xiong
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/07/13/132213968 (Jul 13)

Memories in the third article from:

• Fabian Bourzat: Salto ("backflip") lift
• Brian Joubert: Quad
• Kimmie Meissner: Triple axel in competition (2005 U.S. Championships)
• Max Aaron: Two quads in a free skate (2013 U.S. Championships)
• Hao Zhang: Throw quad salchow with Dan Zhang
• Hao Zhang: Quad twist with Cheng Peng
• Adian Pitkeev: Triple axel and quad

 

[ice coverage]

At this late date, adding the link for the final installment of the series (per Lynn Rutherford):

https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford/status/630047412464300036​

My first time, part 4: More tales of on-ice triumph
Orser felt 'responsibility' after landing triple axel; Davis, White bungle lift

Posted 8/7/15
by Vladislav Luchianov, Lynn Rutherford and Wei Xiong
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015...irst-time-part-4-more-tales-of-on-ice-triumph​

Contents:

• Brian Orser: Triple axel
• Meryl Davis and Charlie White: Cartwheel lift
• Amanda Evora: Throw triple
• Isabelle Brasseur: Triple twist
• Aleksei Krasnozhon: Triple axel
• Daniel Samohin: Quad salchow (minutes after landing it for the first time at the Philadelphia Summer International)
• Ashley Cain: Double axel
• Stéphane Lambiel: Triple axel