Women’s Sports – Finding Balance on the Edge: Figure Skating & Travel Journeys by Carolyn Tir

Review of Ashley Wagner’s Skate & Sculpt Fitness Class (Part 2)

This post is the second in a two-part review of three-time US National Ladies Figure Skating Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Ashley Wagner’s Skate & Sculpt, an adults-only on-ice figure skating fitness class. In Part 2, I share a handful of key takeaways from the Skate & Sculpt class I took. I write about theContinue reading “Review of Ashley Wagner’s Skate & Sculpt Fitness Class (Part 2)”

Review of Ashley Wagner’s Skate & Sculpt Fitness Class (Part 1)

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending three-time US National Ladies Figure Skating Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Ashley Wagner’s Skate & Sculpt, an adults-only on-ice figure skating fitness class. Ashley Wagner tours around the USA leading Skate & Sculpt for skaters aged 18 and up. Image featured above: My friends and I with AshleyContinue reading “Review of Ashley Wagner’s Skate & Sculpt Fitness Class (Part 1)”

MCL Tear Recovery: Off-Ice Exercises for Figure Skaters (and all athletes!)

I sustained a high-grade tear to the MCL on my left knee this past summer. While initially it was devastating – requiring me to take a three-month break from figure skating – I worked hard to find a silver lining. I discovered two off-ice exercises on my road to recovery that not only helped maintainContinue reading “MCL Tear Recovery: Off-Ice Exercises for Figure Skaters (and all athletes!)”