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^^ I believe Haley Beavers is American. I'm familiar with her name but I couldn't recall who she is, until checking. She has skated singles for the U.S. on the lower levels, with some success. I've never seen her compete, but she was coached by the legendary Ron Ludington, a famous coach and former decorated pairs skater for the U.S., with his sister, Nancy. Ron Ludington passed away two years ago. I'm not sure whether Haley Beavers has any affiliation with the U.K. She has an Instagram account under Haley Bryant-Beavers. She counts Daniel Samohin among her friends in skating, judging by a posted photo and birthday wishes to him.
If Haley Beavers hasn't yet committed to skating pairs with Nyman, I'm not sure how far this will go. Beavers has competed as a singles skater, so I don't know if she has any pairs experience, training, or any desire to switch to pairs.
Regarding T.J. Nyman, I'm not surprised. I knew he was born in Britain, so this isn't a far-fetched move. Nyman is a decent pairs skater too. He competed in U.S. men's singles as a novice, and he was formerly paired with Sarah Rose on the lower levels. Nyman performed well in junior pairs representing the U.S. with Sarah Feng. They were good, but I suspect Sappenfield was responsible for their split, though it could be that Sarah desired to move on. In any case, Nyman was soon paired with a young Russian skater. Their eventual split was due to the pandemic, when she was forced to return home.
While looking for a new partner, Nyman had already begun coaching with Sappenfield. For a short period, Nyman trained with a new partner, Brynne McIsaac, who is a former singles competitor. She had been paired with another former singles competitor, Mark Sadusky, by pairs coach, Jim Peterson, in Florida. When Peterson and his coaching partner, Amanda Evora, moved to Canton, Michigan to build a new pairs program, McIsaac & Sadusky began training with Sappenfield, in Colorado.
M/S competed well and showed promise, but at some point, McIsaac partnered with Nyman. They actually looked good together too, but apparently when Nyman had the chance to pair with Aliona Savchenko, he dropped his several months pairing with McIsaac (who is currently still on IcePartnerSearch looking for a new partner). Mark Sadusky is now paired with Nica Digerness, who had a long lay-off recovering from an injury, surgery, and then the pandemic also intervened. Nica formerly skated pairs successfully with Danny Neudecker, and she trained briefly with a different partner while rehabbing, before hitching up with Sadusky.
Yep, musical chairs partnering is par for the course for many young pairs skaters in the U.S. I do believe Sappenfield has engaged in partner switching more often than necessary. It will be interesting to see if Nyman & Beavers become partners. Nyman skating for GB in pairs might not be a bad get for British pairs skating if he sticks with one partner for the long haul. If Sappenfield is involved, close monitoring should be employed.
If Haley Beavers hasn't yet committed to skating pairs with Nyman, I'm not sure how far this will go. Beavers has competed as a singles skater, so I don't know if she has any pairs experience, training, or any desire to switch to pairs.
Regarding T.J. Nyman, I'm not surprised. I knew he was born in Britain, so this isn't a far-fetched move. Nyman is a decent pairs skater too. He competed in U.S. men's singles as a novice, and he was formerly paired with Sarah Rose on the lower levels. Nyman performed well in junior pairs representing the U.S. with Sarah Feng. They were good, but I suspect Sappenfield was responsible for their split, though it could be that Sarah desired to move on. In any case, Nyman was soon paired with a young Russian skater. Their eventual split was due to the pandemic, when she was forced to return home.
While looking for a new partner, Nyman had already begun coaching with Sappenfield. For a short period, Nyman trained with a new partner, Brynne McIsaac, who is a former singles competitor. She had been paired with another former singles competitor, Mark Sadusky, by pairs coach, Jim Peterson, in Florida. When Peterson and his coaching partner, Amanda Evora, moved to Canton, Michigan to build a new pairs program, McIsaac & Sadusky began training with Sappenfield, in Colorado.
M/S competed well and showed promise, but at some point, McIsaac partnered with Nyman. They actually looked good together too, but apparently when Nyman had the chance to pair with Aliona Savchenko, he dropped his several months pairing with McIsaac (who is currently still on IcePartnerSearch looking for a new partner). Mark Sadusky is now paired with Nica Digerness, who had a long lay-off recovering from an injury, surgery, and then the pandemic also intervened. Nica formerly skated pairs successfully with Danny Neudecker, and she trained briefly with a different partner while rehabbing, before hitching up with Sadusky.
Yep, musical chairs partnering is par for the course for many young pairs skaters in the U.S. I do believe Sappenfield has engaged in partner switching more often than necessary. It will be interesting to see if Nyman & Beavers become partners. Nyman skating for GB in pairs might not be a bad get for British pairs skating if he sticks with one partner for the long haul. If Sappenfield is involved, close monitoring should be employed.
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I believe Kat's heritage is Irish-Italian. She has a fraternal twin brother, who skated on the lower levels in the U.S. I believe Kat is from a military family.
Talk about a shambles! 
It would be laughable if it wasn't so disappointing for the skaters and the fans.
