New season, new thread...! What are you looking forwards to for this coming season? What concerns do you have?
This thread covers both GBR and IRL and all figure skating disciplines.
I tried to hold off starting this thread until we had more clarity on which skaters were continuing and whether the potential transfers had international clearance, but that clarity doesn't seem to want to reveal itself.
Kristen Spours has definitely retired and I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the commitment and resilience she has shown and the role model she has been. Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby have also retired and their role in the development of British pairs skating needs to be acknowledged. I hope all three skaters will have a happy and successful future. Kristen has already started coaching and I am sure she will excel in that role.
At the junior level we are welcoming Anna Waugh and Matthew Jacoby (ID, IRL) who have transferred from the USA and Catherine Pinkerton (Ladies, IRL) who is joining from Canada.
Aleksandra Golovkina had indicated an intention to switch from Lithuania to GBR, but I do not know whether she has international clearance. She last competed for LTU in early December, so would not be able to represent us internationally (if she has clearance) until this coming December.
This thread covers both GBR and IRL and all figure skating disciplines.
I tried to hold off starting this thread until we had more clarity on which skaters were continuing and whether the potential transfers had international clearance, but that clarity doesn't seem to want to reveal itself.
Kristen Spours has definitely retired and I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the commitment and resilience she has shown and the role model she has been. Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby have also retired and their role in the development of British pairs skating needs to be acknowledged. I hope all three skaters will have a happy and successful future. Kristen has already started coaching and I am sure she will excel in that role.
At the junior level we are welcoming Anna Waugh and Matthew Jacoby (ID, IRL) who have transferred from the USA and Catherine Pinkerton (Ladies, IRL) who is joining from Canada.
Aleksandra Golovkina had indicated an intention to switch from Lithuania to GBR, but I do not know whether she has international clearance. She last competed for LTU in early December, so would not be able to represent us internationally (if she has clearance) until this coming December.
