Ashley Wagner
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Henry 8 and SiT. And I didn't see Ashley back then at all. Those early programs are wonderful too. Thanks for reminding me, Lament Ariane. I'll be rewatching the old ones now!
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Here it is, my lovely fellow Ashley fans. I found the link to Ashley's new blog by accident on her IG. It's amazing. She's a very competent, complete, beautiful writer, with access to her emotions (no surprise there) and the courage to share them (also no surprise to us).
https://www.theashwagner.com/blog
A lot of the blog posts are dated Nov. 20, so I think she's been writing for a while. So glad she put up all these posts at once. Start wherever you like, of course; they're such a treat. But for me, the great place to start was with "Moving Across the Country, Why I Did It." And I wasn't disappointed.
She mentions in one of them that I just read, "Morning Routine" I think, that she works in the evenings. I assume that's when she's coaching.
https://www.theashwagner.com/blog
A lot of the blog posts are dated Nov. 20, so I think she's been writing for a while. So glad she put up all these posts at once. Start wherever you like, of course; they're such a treat. But for me, the great place to start was with "Moving Across the Country, Why I Did It." And I wasn't disappointed.
She mentions in one of them that I just read, "Morning Routine" I think, that she works in the evenings. I assume that's when she's coaching.
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thanks for sharing this! i just read a couple and i'm really glad i did...i feel like we can get to know her on a more personal level through her blog. she's so wise and smart too!
but from a few lines i read, she speaks as if she has retired for good
just from this, i would be surprised if we see her on competitive ice again. sigh.
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^^ Yes, I agree with you about everything ... the good and the sad. I'd gradually come to believe that she's retired for good, so I let myself down gradually. This, to me, is the best way of all to learn her plans. She's well into her new way of expressing herself: writing. I knew she'd been interested in journalism, but this writing, to me, is much better.
I really had begun to think I was finished with Ladies' figure skating, without her. But I'm finally excited about someone: Rika. But I still miss Ashley and everything unique that she's brought to the ice for us.
I really had begun to think I was finished with Ladies' figure skating, without her. But I'm finally excited about someone: Rika. But I still miss Ashley and everything unique that she's brought to the ice for us.
Give it some time. You will find the replacement. I am warming up to Bell. I also like a Bradie. Ashley will be just fine. She is a very strong woman!
I hear you!! I've been a FS fan for years but it wasn't until Ashley that I became an uber fan. I will miss her presence and have not been as attentive to competitions without her in the mix. But I've become a fan of Kaori Sakamoto who skates from the heart and makes me want to go on the ride with her
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Per Instagram it looks like The Improper?
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Ashley posted on IG yesterday that she is competing at the Aurora Games in Albany, NY on August 24th at 1PM.
It looks like it's an inaugural event celebrating women athletes from different sports (gymnastics, tennis, hockey, figure skating, etc). I don't know who will be competing with her, but imagine additional names will be added.
It looks like a fun event and I bought a ticket for the FS event on the 24th - Albany is a 2.5 hour train ride from NYC and I reserved an Airbnb near the Times Union Arena where it will be held over the last full weekend in August.
ETA: Here is a press release that mentions Ashley competing.
It looks like it's an inaugural event celebrating women athletes from different sports (gymnastics, tennis, hockey, figure skating, etc). I don't know who will be competing with her, but imagine additional names will be added.
It looks like a fun event and I bought a ticket for the FS event on the 24th - Albany is a 2.5 hour train ride from NYC and I reserved an Airbnb near the Times Union Arena where it will be held over the last full weekend in August.
ETA: Here is a press release that mentions Ashley competing.
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never heard of the aurora games...i'm under the impression it's a pro competition of sorts?
i wonder who else will compete.
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I quite enjoyed this article, which seemed (to me) to feature some spiffy questions ... and Ashley of course had some spiffy answers! Here's my favorite quote:Why do you spin clockwise and most other skaters go counterclockwise?
I’d love to say I was some kind of rebel out to change the ways of figure skating, but the truth is that at age 5, they put you on the ice and say, “Turn around,” and whatever way you turn is the way you spin for the rest of your life.
I’d love to say I was some kind of rebel out to change the ways of figure skating, but the truth is that at age 5, they put you on the ice and say, “Turn around,” and whatever way you turn is the way you spin for the rest of your life.
Also, isn't it just like Ashley to be featured in a magazine called "The Improper" ????
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This sounds like a very cool event. I would love to be there for it, but I'm tied up that month. Have a wonderful time, apgold!
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Has everyone seen the On Ice Perspectives clip of Ashley performing her Groove Is In The Heart exhibition? Great stuff 
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByiWTrbBM6v/
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByiWTrbBM6v/
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The USA Today piece about Ashley's assault by Coughlin. I'm glad that she feels able to tell her story now.
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I just wanted to say I really admire Ashley's courage in speaking up and fighting for change. She is incredibly brave and has all my respect.
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I'm very sorry Ashley went to this and has had to live with it every day for 11 years. I am hopeful that her speaking up about this makes her life better in some way.
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I'm so proud of Ashley for TAKING ACTION. For realizing in January that she had to do something, and then Doing Something in February. She's working with USFS to make changes that promote all the athletes' well-being. She's already working to educate skaters and their parents, by talking to groups of them.
With all the mental hand-wringing going on about how the sport's mentality needs to be changed, Ashley is actually do something about it.
Yes, since she says it's haunted her ever since, I'm optimistically hopeful that this will allow her to let it go.
With all the mental hand-wringing going on about how the sport's mentality needs to be changed, Ashley is actually do something about it.
Yes, since she says it's haunted her ever since, I'm optimistically hopeful that this will allow her to let it go.
