#kirsten moore towers

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(x, September 16 Story)

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CAS Dismisses ROC Appeal in 2022 Olympic Team Event Case; Canadian Appeal Pending

CAS Media Release

Lausanne, 25 July 2024 – The CAS Panel in charge of the appeals filed by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) (CAS 2024/A/10355), the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (CAS 2024/A/10360), and Russian skaters Aleksandr Galliamov, Nikita Katsalapov, Mark Kondratiuk, Anastasia Mishina, Victoria Sinitsina and Kamila Valieva (CAS 2024/A/10356) (collectively, the Appellants) against the re-ranking decision announced by the International Skating Union (ISU) on 30 January 2024 (the Challenged Decision) in relation to the final standings for the Team Event in figure skating at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 has issued its decision: the appeals are dismissed. The Appellants had sought a ruling from CAS re-ranking the figure skating Team Event and awarding the gold medal to the ROC. Following the hearing that took place on 12 June 2024, the Panel deliberated and concluded that the results of Ms Valieva in the Olympic Figure Skating Team Event were correctly disqualified in the Challenged Decision, and that the ROC Skating Team could not be awarded the gold medal. Consequently, the above-mentioned appeals are dismissed. The Panel issued the Operative Part of the Arbitral Award. The full award, with the grounds for the Panel’s decision, will be issued as soon as possible. The second CAS Panel, different from the first, constituted to resolve the related, but separate, appeal (CAS 2024/A/10354) filed by Canadian skaters Madeline Schizas, Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier, Kirsten Moore-Towers, Michael Marinaro, Eric Radford, Vanessa James and Roman Sadovsky, together with, Skate Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) (collectively, the Canadian Appellants), held a hearing at the CAS headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland on 22 July 2024. The Canadian Appellants also seek a ruling from CAS re-ranking the figure skating Team Event, as follows: United States of America (Gold); Japan (Silver); Canada (Bronze). The second CAS Panel is now deliberating. It is not possible to indicate at this time when the second Panel’s decision will be issued.

Following the CAS decision on ROC’s appeal, the IOC stated that they would work with the ISU and US/Japanese Olympic Committees to hold a medal ceremony at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

IOC STATEMENT ON CAS DECISION: This decision comes just in time to still be able to make the medal allocation for gold and silver possible during the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The IOC will now work with the @ISU_Figure, USOPC and the JOC to bring the athletes to Paris in order to hold the ceremony here in the Champions Park based on the amended results from the ISU. We are glad that this opportunity can be offered to the athletes and teams who, unfortunately, had to wait for a very long time for their medals due to the ongoing legal case.

Christine Brennan of USA Today Sports reports that the medal ceremony is planned for August 7, although this is yet to be confirmed with the IOC.

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While Colorado Springs ended up being the venue for 4CC due to the relatively short notice after the Gold Coast could no longer host, the ISU was grossly incompetent in failing to ensure medical attention and oxygen masks were immediately available on site. The worst part is that the lack of safety protocols, when the conditions are well known, is unsurprising, given that this is the ISU. Watching so many skaters collapse on the ice - Boyang, Riku, Ryuichi, Spencer, Maxime, among others - and no medical professional come to assist was terrifying. And we had even more competitors gasping for air after their skate and in the kiss and cry, with no oxygen available to them.

Places at very high elevation including Colorado Springs, Courchevel, and Mexico City have been host to skating events, particularly Junior Grand Prixes. Kirsten Moore-Towers mentioned that when she competed at JGP Mexico City in 2008, oxygen was available in the venue for the competitors. So, this complete lack of oversight at 4CC in being properly equipped, when the effects of competing at high elevation are so well known, is utter gross incompetence.

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Team 🇨🇦 Canada: Roman Sadovsky, Madeline Schizas, Kirsten Moore-Towers, Michael Marinaro, VanessaJames, Eric Radford, Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier

USA and Japan receiving medals at long last. So happy for them 🙌 We’ll see if everyone gets moved up and Canada gets bronze

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Synergy. An incredible amount of coordination went on behind the scenes to gather this group of talented skaters from various corners of the world onto the rink at Lake Louise back on a frigid day in December. I was amazed that everyone was keen to shoot, despite the -40ºC temperatures — a testament to the professionalism and enthusiasm of these well-known Olympic skaters! Meg and I were privileged to see them perform a group number before we set up for the photoshoot, with different pairs joining us on the ice while others kept warm inside. I hope you enjoy the collection, featuring Kirsten Moore-Towers, Michael Marinaro, Andrew Poje, Kaitlyn Weaver, Yuka Sato, and Satoko Miyahara. — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/kdhq4Cl

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Kirsten being a true Queen.

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Mitch Islam’s IG story (March 31)

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Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro's short program costumes at the 2021 Finlandia Trophy. They skated to Gimme All Your Love by Alabama Shakes.

(Photos by Antti Lehto)

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absoluteskating: And another #ThrowbackThursday

to another GP event! Read NHK Trophy report on the site!

It was the final event which decided the finalists. Best of the best they will compete this weekend in

#GPFTurin2019. Starting from today!

(05.12.2019)

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Check out our new interview with the talented Kirsten Moore-Towers! The reigning Canadian Pairs champion reflects on the highlights of her career so far, what makes her partnership with Michael work, and how she’s embracing new challenges with a move to Oakville!

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Where did this idea of inviting [Kaitlyn] come from? Is she just good friends with Bruno?

Kirsten: Yes, and with Meagan, and with me. She’s really sought after now, a lot of people really wanted her to work with them.... I’ve always said about Kaitlyn that she brings sunshine wherever she goes. She is very light and happy and she was very much that for us in our rink, which was very good.

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Not Taylor related but some highlights from my skating weekend 🥺 so sad it’s over 😩

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Kirsten and Michael just win Nebelhorn 😍

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junior RD 🇨🇦 Nats -

the top 2 teams were stronger than the rest of the field by a good margin. Layla and Alex did really well - this RD incorporates the strength of their skating and their flow more organically than their Run-DMC one did. in 2nd ahead of 3rd by almost 6 points. they got level 4 in the 1st part of the pattern and got 2 key points in the reversed part of the pattern that's been a challenge all season. they skate so well together - that's one thing they have over the 1st place team, who are new to each other

but they are strong- Nguyen/Giang got level 4 in both parts of the pattern. it still drives me crazy about their coaching team how much and how often they manipulate the tempos of the music they use - i immediately go ugh when they start their program because they've slowed Dancing in the Street to about 105 beats per minute when the original is more like 128-132. that's not the same song when you change it that much. and don't get me started about the subject of their FD music. the packaging tends to be clunky, and their program choices 👎 but that's not on the team, who did very well

watching the junior field overall, you see skaters with good basic skating skills - Canada has strong coaching across a good number of schools - but as a whole, anyone with obvious dance training, with extension, flexibility and carriage would stand out. i know some of that is time and developing the strength, skating and partnering skills to have the freedom to show that on the ice

tickets were $35 for junior short/rhythm dance day and the crowd was tiny - it's a big arena, but still, it's a shame that they performed for so few people. tickets are $40 to see them today-- i know it's mid-week, but i wonder if making tickets less or free and doing outreach would bring in more people, or if that's hard with junior events

kirsten moore-towers and kaitlyn weaver have about the right tone as a broadcast pair for juniors - kirsten's chirpy and positive and feeding kaitlyn good questions. i'd take her over ted any day

and mitch islam with his team - maybe the first event we've seen him ❤️ the way the skating community rallied for him and his baby in the fall, i imagine and hope he's surrounded by friends

[firstofall-howdareyou]

Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro || Canadian Nationals 2019 || Short Program