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gregkolz: When stars align ✨(📸@gregkolz) #VirtueMoir #TessaTuesday #PyeongChang2018

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Marin Honda || 2016 World Junior Championships, FS: Beetlejuice / Corpse Bride

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Alena Kostornaia - Adios Nonino

Alena Kostornaia earns 71.65 points in the short program at the 2017 Junior Grand Prix Final, placing second. 

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Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson 🕺🏻 2019 World Figure Skating Championships FD

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Evgenia Medvedeva || 2015 Rostelecom Cup, FS: W.E. / Allegro

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Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue

Hallelujah | Grand Prix Final 2015

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Alena Kostornaia - Twilight

After a clean free skate, with two triple axels, scoring 159.45, Alena Kostornaia grabs her first Grand Prix Gold at the 2019 Internationaux de France.

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Alexandra Trusova - Big Spender

History is made at the 2017 Junior Grand Prix Final, as Alexandra Trusova scores 73.25 in the short program, breaking the previous world record. The introduction of the +5/-5 GOE system now makes this record unbreakable.

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Hi again figure skating fans, I decided to make a new post to highlight black businesses/organizations in figure skating, more organized this time.

heres the very few that I could find and you should support now and beyond

Diversify Ice 

Founded by Joel Savary  they are a non profit organization based in Maryland (USA)  providing sponsorship,mentorship,networks and opportunities for minorities in figure skating. Here’s their Instagram. Here’s their site where you can get to know more about their work and do donations. Joel alson wrote a book talking on the disparities of race in figure skating called “ Why Black and Brown Kids don’t Ice Skate” you can find it here.

Brampton Hill Skating Academy

Directed by Acacia Hill, this black owned academy based in Brampton,ON (Canada) has the vision of providing active, suburban, diverse families and individuals the opportunity to learn a new sport or build on existing skating skills in an inclusive, diverse and supportive environment.Here’s their instagram. Here’s their site. 

Acacia’s Twin Asher Hill is a choreographer for the academy and has spoken about his trajectory and the lack of support Skate Canada gave him while facing racism.You can read his interviews about it here and here.

Brownbody

Founded by Deneane Richburg this is an artistic group that combines figure skating,dance and theater on their productions exploring race,culture,history and community. Based in Minnesota they also offer “Learn to Skate” classes. Here’s their instagram.Here’s their site for more information.

PBS has a video showcasing their work.

Figure Skating in Harlem and Figure Skating in Detroit

These are two sisters non profits. One based in Harlem and other in Detroit (USA). They envision to help girls to develop academic foundation, proficient skating skills, be more confident/better speakers and able to make healthy food and fitness choices. This is FSH’s instagram and their site.  FSD’s instagram and their site. In those links you can find more infomation about the organizations and how to donate.

Promote, support, help the list get longer ! Just remember that a single black square on social media isnt enough !

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⛸️ Carolane Soucisse & Shane Firus

2019-2020 Senior Rhythm Dance

📍2020 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships

📷 Danielle Earl/Skate Canada

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Elizaveta Tuktamysheva || 2015 World Championships, SP: Boléro.

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Kristina Bland and Gabe Francis, US Nationals 2019

2018 Juvenile Dance 🥉

Ages 14 and 15, respectively, have been skating together for three years

From the Detroit metro area, train with Igor Shpilband and his team

Recent interview: “Young skaters put new faces on ice in national championship”

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Emmanuel Savary, 12th at US Nationals 2019

↳ FS: Io Ci Saro (132.56 FS, 202.45 Total)

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Yulia Lipnitskaya - Les Feuilles Mortes

At her last competition - 2016 Rostelecom Cup, Yulia Lipnitskaya skates a beautiful and elegant short program earning 69.25 points and placing third.

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Favorite programs of the season:

Kseniia Sinitsyna, Alfonsina y el Mar

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“The Canada Skate cast!”