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Interesting comment. One of the best lifter but indeed he has had scary falls on them.
Danny O’Shea agreed to a tryout with Deanna Stellato
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I note the original email is simply that he has 'agreed' to it - not that they have actually done anything yet, may have but may not have - and @el henry is right to look at the source - Lease - so even if true they may not have meant anything to get out yet anyway. He deals in gossip and whispers.
And the tryout may be wonderful - or it may be a mismatch. Certainly wouldn't make for comfortable backstages at the current shows......
And the tryout may be wonderful - or it may be a mismatch. Certainly wouldn't make for comfortable backstages at the current shows......
I think I’ve read that Ellie is very committed to her college studies. It’s entirely possible that she & Danny already planned for her to retire after the post-Olympics tour — in which case he might be looking just for a show partner for a couple years & isn’t planning further competition.
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Someone in another thread said “things get worse before they get a lot worse.”I have no words:
The Skating Lesson (@SkatingLesson) on X
Danny O’Shea agreed to a tryout with Deanna Stellato.x.com
Danny O’Shea agreed to a tryout with Deanna Stellato.
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And what about Ellie?! Is not 1st April, right?
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Ok no this is crazy. How many years would Canada make her wait before they could skate for US? Because Colorado Is Danny’s home and he coaches and I think flips houses there, his family lives there and I don’t think the US would let him go easily anyway.On second thought, at least Deanna can solidly land triple throwsand Danny and Deanna are of an older generation, tho' Deanna is older than Danny.
Look at it this way: Perhaps Ellie & Danny had already agreed to part ways, and Ellie is searching for another partner, while Danny has been considering retirement options. When an opportunity to do a tryout with Deanna suddenly arose, Danny did not turn it down. If Deanna is considering a return to the U.S., it's likely because she has exhausted new partner possibilities in Canada.
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I hope not. Poor Ellie.
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Citizenship only matters for the Olympics. Release matters.
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He’s right more often than he is wrong. Or was. Not sure about since USFS righteously put the hammer down on him.IMO, the Twitter post itself is unsubstantiated engagement farming from someone desperately trying for relevance.... but it is being talked about.
Nothing would surprise me in this off season,but I don't see the point. Neither Danny or Deanna have anything left to prove, and the logistics are not good.
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I can't stand a lot of his content, but @moonvine is right that on things like this, he hears them from his "sources" first and he's right more often than he is wrong.
If this is true, I hope it's Ellie who chose the action.
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Since the incident, these seem more like SWAGs than before. And all of the pairs stuff recently really strikes me that way. This isn't back in the day when he was talking about "my BFF Shawn Restatt dishing about Diana and Gleb"
But we will see.
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I see a lot of TSL on FB. I need to go block it. There, that’s better.Since the incident, these seem more like SWAGs than before. And all of the pairs stuff recently really strikes me that way. This isn't back in the day when he was talking about "my BFF Shawn Restatt dishing about Diana and Gleb"
But we will see.
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Ah, no. I don't see Danny skating for Canada either. But, I suppose there's no harm in Danny trying out with Deanna, if indeed, he and Ellie are parting ways. If a substantial and lucrative pro circuit existed, so many choices and decisions by skaters would be quite different.
If Deanna is determined to continue skating, she probably would prefer it to be for Canada. However, if there's a dearth of partner candidates for her to try out with in Canada, there's no harm in searching for a U.S. partner. Surely, Skate Canada is happy with all that Deanna has accomplished while competing with Max. In part, due to her age, SC might be willing to release Deanna after the requisite year, if it even comes down to her requesting a release.
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It's totally an exaggeration to say Ellie can't land a triple.
She began to master landing sbs triple salchows fairly consistently well before she gained measurable improvement on triple throw landings. Of course, there's no question that Ellie had huge difficulty learning triple throws and triple sbs jumps. This was, in part, due to her having come directly out of junior pairs to white-hot scrutiny in senior pairs with a top flight veteran partner. It was an intense learning curve. She and Danny were above average with everything else, which is the reason why their partnership thrived. The other substantive reasons are Danny's patience, loyalty, and full belief in Ellie, and in turn her own talent and strength of character. Their partnership has been a masterclass in what true partnership is all about. Let us honor that, please! Ellie & Danny persevered together, kept their mutual goals in sight and on point, and above all, stayed positive.Of course, it was frustrating to see Ellie falter a lot on throws. Let's give her credit, though, for ultimately becoming decently consistent on the sbs triple salchow in the sp. Plus, she also began ekeing out some throw landings on a deep, if awkward looking, knee-bend. It has been discussed that the problem with her throws was about timing under pressure. I also think the fact that she began learning triples straight out of juniors to seniors with a top partner under a huge microscope was a ton of pressure. She did not have the luxury of learning triple elements at a slower pace with less scrutiny and pressure. Further to Ellie's credit, she learned the triple twist quickly, and she's been excellent on lifts. Plus, her smooth and synchronous movement quality with Danny has helped them stand out from the crowd.
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Well Blissful, I'm sorry. When it counted - Ellie didn't come through. Same thing when Danny skated with Tarah Kayne. You always seem to know so much more than anyone else when it comes to pairs, but that was my opinion. How many more years was it going to take for her to stop losing them points? I do agree with all her fine points but.,,,,,
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This is another exaggeration. Not to pick on your comment, but over Danny's stellar, long time career, I think it's unfair to generally state "he has had scary falls." Such a misleading comment suggests that Danny is unreliable and unsteady. Your statement should be qualified for accuracy. There was that one fluke incident with Chelsea Liu on a very complicated lift and dismount in which both Chelsea's and Danny's sight lines were obstructed, and Chelsea was dismounting in an upside-down position. If a blade catches in a rut on the ice, or there's a trip, boom, down you go. They never had problems with lifts together before that one unusual incident. Everyone tries to create difficult lift entries, positions, and exits. I bet the problems and dangers with that particular orientation in a lift was never tried again.
OTOH, Sinead & John Kerr created a very cool leg/neck wrap lift dismount for Chelsea and Danny that dropped everyone's jaws. The training clip in which they first performed that hands behind the back, swinging leg/ neck wrap lift dismount, went viral. To this day, we see pairs and ice dance teams performing variations of this leg/ neck wrap move. But neither the Kerrs nor Chelsea & Danny ever receive credit for originating it. I always try to set the record straight.
One other problematic lift at the end of a stellar U.S. Nats fp occurred with Danny & Tarah. It was NOT Danny's fault. Tarah acknowledged what had gone wrong on her part during that single occasion.
Recently, I have heard gossip from the SOI tour about Danny dropping Ellie. Umm, I wouldn't use whatever has happened during difficult lighting conditions and a pressurized tour schedule to cast negative aspersions on Danny's superior lifting abilities and top-notch pairs skills.
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And didn't they also end their FS at the US Nationals last year with him unexpectedly sitting on the ice and her plopped in his lap?
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I don't think I know more than anyone else about pairs @noskates. That's one reason why I tend to ask @Diana Delafield for her knowledgeable input. I always learn something when she posts. I will also say that I do know something about pairs, especially U.S. pairs due to watching and following the discipline for so many years. At the same time, I too can often exaggerate and make misstatements. When someone corrects me factually, I accept and acknowledge my errors.
Please understand that I'm not trying to tear you down nor to belittle your comments and points of view. I am just being factual and setting the record straight. I don't think you intended anything negative, and you did give some credit to Ellie. But, it simply isn't true that Ellie did not come through when it counted. And it isn't true that she can't land a triple. She came through (even despite some inconsistencies) when it counted at the Olympics! Ellie & Danny are widely credited with being the anchors, along with Ilia, who secured the U.S. the Olympic figure skating team gold medal. Thus, if you could qualify by saying Ellie has difficulty on throws and often on jumps, which makes her inconsistent, then that's accurate. Even I was sarcastically critical of Ellie in an earlier post. As a fan, it can be frustrating to see someone with such wonderful abilities fail to consistently deliver. But it's important to give full credit to talented, hardworking athletes.
Earlier, you also said: "I thought Danny was one of the best male pairs skaters but he's been saddled with partners who had little or no singles skills and that has always held him/them back from reaching higher recognition." This is not against you @noskates, but this comment is simply not true. Danny chose to skate with each of his partners, he was never 'saddled with partners.' He was also very loyal to and supportive of all his partners. Jessica Calalang in juniors; Tarah Kayne, Chelsea Liu, and Ellie Kam in seniors. All are very accomplished pairs ladies at a high level. Danny did not have a long enough tenure with Jessica & Chelsea to effectively determine what they could have achieved, but his career accomplishments with Tarah and recently with Ellie are stellar. This does not mean Danny did not face challenges with both Tarah and Ellie, but in both partnerships, grit and determination is the biggest factor in the significant successes achieved. Ellie is arguably Danny's best partner. A low bar of expectations was placed on them by outcome predictors for the recent Olympics, and they easily exceeded the low bar predictions of where they would place in their team event performances. They majorly helped to win the Olympic team gold medal in figure skating. For sure, if Ellie could have achieved better consistency on jumps and especially throws, they might have reached more major podiums. But I think they are very happy with their team Olympic gold. Not many skaters will ever reach that milestone, much less have the opportunity to try.
To say Danny's partners 'had little to no singles skills' means what? If you are referencing jumping ability, performing jumps in pairs can be helped by good singles jumping ability, but jumping in unison as a pairs skater is difficult, thus singles jumping ability does not always translate to pairs jumping success. For a fair assessment, it's best not to lump all of Danny's partners together.
I am adamant in my responses because I am passionate about pairs, and I always try to point out true facts when inaccurate comments are made about U.S. pairs teams. Figure skating is a tough sport, and pairs is the hardest discipline.
I hope there are other fans who will back me up. This is not a pile-on, but just a plea for fairness and accuracy.
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Umm, maybe we could check the video for accuracy.
Not you, too, hating on Danny & Ellie @Diana Delafield!
Did you never get nervous as a pairs skater having to perform after a team who skated to a resounding standing ovation? That's essentially what happened to Ellie & Danny at 2025 U.S. Nationals after they had performed a stellar, clean, first place sp in their bid to defend their 2024 U.S. championship. Such nerves and falling apart happens to the best athletes. Which surely makes Kam/ O'Shea rising to do better than expected in the Milano team event on Olympic ice all the more sweeter. 
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