Big changes are coming to figure skating, but athletes, coaches, choreographers – and even the ISU Technical Committees – are expressing frustration that their opinions aren’t being heard.
Scott Moir gives his opinions about next year’s waltz theme, proposals for shorter programs, and the value of AI in judging.
Raimo Reinsalu has twice broken his provisional suspension from International Skating Union (ISU) events, attending competitions in Estonia and Latvia.
Raimo Reinsalu remains suspended pending ISU Disciplinary Commission proceedings and will not coach Lithuanian Meda Variakijte at the Olympics.
Raimo Reinsalu, coach of Lithuanian Meda Variakijte and Latvian Fedir Kulish, has had his Lithuanian Olympic accreditation suspended pending an investgation for alleged abuse.
Latvian police have opened an investigation into coaches Raimo Reinsalu and Olga Kovalkova for allegations of emotional, and in Reinsalu’s case, physical abuse of minors.
The ISU will be reviewing the ice dance event from Finlandia Trophy after skaters object to tech panel decisions
Deniss Vasiljevs withdrew from the Nebelhorn Trophy because of the impact ongoing issues with the Latvian federation have had on his training.
In the week since
AnythingGOE published the allegations from Sofja Stepcenko against the Latvian coaches Olga Kovalkova and Raimo Reinsalu, additional skaters have stepped forward with their own allegations of abuse against the same coaches.
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