Sadly, during this Olympic competition, we saw events in figure skating we never would have expected, things I'm sure we never want to see again. In particular, it was heart-breaking to watch the ROC coaching team's response to the top 3 young women's skaters and the interactions, or lack thereof, between the 3 skaters themselves ("Attitude reflect leadership, Captain - Remember the Titans I'm relieved to know those responsible are being scrutinized.
I decided the antidote for me would be to keep an eagle eye out for what examples of the best interactions between coaches and skaters and between skaters! We can turn the focus to the best aspects of the last 2 weeks' interactions--among ALL FS competitors and coaches ! I'll start with 4 that brought tears to my eyes courtesy of Team USA, and of course Yuzu:
1). Yuzuru Hanyu applauding Jason, and Yuma and Shoma joining in
2). Mariah Bell, quietly slipping in and out of the kiss and cry to hug and congratulate Alyssa Liu after her skate
3). An overcome, emotional Nathan Chen, reaching out to pat the arm of an even more overcome Rafael Arutyunyan
4). 1). Tracy AND Brian colliding with each other as they "skated with" Jason Brown and their compliments and hugs
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YOUR TURN!!!! Let's replace those sad images with those of true sportsmanship, respect and support!
I decided the antidote for me would be to keep an eagle eye out for what examples of the best interactions between coaches and skaters and between skaters! We can turn the focus to the best aspects of the last 2 weeks' interactions--among ALL FS competitors and coaches ! I'll start with 4 that brought tears to my eyes courtesy of Team USA, and of course Yuzu:
1). Yuzuru Hanyu applauding Jason, and Yuma and Shoma joining in
2). Mariah Bell, quietly slipping in and out of the kiss and cry to hug and congratulate Alyssa Liu after her skate
3). An overcome, emotional Nathan Chen, reaching out to pat the arm of an even more overcome Rafael Arutyunyan
4). 1). Tracy AND Brian colliding with each other as they "skated with" Jason Brown and their compliments and hugs
r/FigureSkating - Wholesome moment - Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson while watching Jason Brown skate
401 votes and 26 comments so far on RedditYOUR TURN!!!! Let's replace those sad images with those of true sportsmanship, respect and support!