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A Short Break & A Season of New Stories Ahead!
A little PSA - Skate Guard Blog is taking a bit of a summer/early fall break and will return to its regular weekly schedule in November. In the meantime, there are hundreds of articles about figure skating history to explore.
I've already written a whole slate of new blogs for the 2026–2027 skating season, so there's lots to look forward to!Behind the scenes, I've also finished two new figure skati Read more of this blog post »
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| A wonderful behind-the-scenes look at the heyday of the great American touring ice revue from Jimmy Lawrence, a principal skater in the Ice Capades. Lots of interesting behind-the-scenes tidbits about what life was like on the road, and about some of ...more | |
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Some Canadians might know Rod Black for his work as a commentator for hockey, football, baseball or golf... but to many of us, he will always be best remembered as the voice of Canadian figure skating. In figure skating's glory days in the 1990s, Bla ...more |
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added a status update: Save the date: January 14, 2026. I'll be speaking about Barbara Ann Scott in the Historical Society of Ottawa's Speakers Series. ⛸️
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Toller Cranston: Artistic Impressions is an absolute treasure trove for anyone who has ever been moved by Toller Cranston's artistry. I'm first and foremost a fan of Toller's skating, but I have a great appreciation for his artwork as well. That said ...more |
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“The natural course of my skating career, of my painting career, of my life, has always been to run against the current. If others are
going downstream, I’m going upstream, leaping over waterfalls... That is the nature of the beast within me. If people think that I do it for effect, the truth, on the contrary, is that I’m following - and always have - my natural inclination.” Toller Cranston |
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“Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“Just like Toni Braxton couldn't unbreak her heart, I couldn't unbreak my foot.”
― Beautiful on the Outside
― Beautiful on the Outside
“There's something about putting on a pair of skates, and getting out there and moving like nobody else can. Freedom is a word that comes to mind.”
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“I was scared. Not of the writing – but of remembering. Of telling the truth about the moments I was still scared to speak about out loud. The drugs. The betrayal. The jail cell. The blood on the sheets. The men who hit me. The ones I went back to anyway. The shame. The silence. But I knew this was the right time. Because I finally didn’t care about being judged. I cared about being real. That was the day I realized – telling my story wasn’t about fixing the past. It was about finally letting it go.”
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“The natural course of my skating career, of my painting career, of my life, has always been to run against the current. If others are
going downstream, I’m going upstream, leaping over waterfalls... That is the nature of the beast within me. If people think that I do it for effect, the truth, on the contrary, is that I’m following - and always have - my natural inclination.”
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going downstream, I’m going upstream, leaping over waterfalls... That is the nature of the beast within me. If people think that I do it for effect, the truth, on the contrary, is that I’m following - and always have - my natural inclination.”
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