Skate Ontario 3Turn3 - news & interviews

[Elizabeth]

PJ Kwong, Charlene Bailey, and Mazin Thomas have been doing weekly live video interviews that have been very enjoyable.

The latest interview, last Friday, was with Kurt Browning and it's well worth a listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpBKjaCdfSQ

Other episodes can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/3turn3

[Elizabeth]

This week's interview will be with Elvis Stokjo - it is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Friday.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLkVcMIXwAI ... name=small

The link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0afM6iXpLs

[Elizabeth]

Last week's interview was with Meagan Duhamel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N55xgne5blA
[With a guest appearance from her daughter Zoey and one of their dogs plus an Olympic souvenir ]

Today it was photographer Danielle Earl's turn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Wmq-qwb5g
She talked about her experiences at the Olympics among other things.

[kittykins]

I enjoyed the Elvis Stojko interview and thanks!

[Elizabeth]

Last week, the interview was with Astra Burka from the legendary skating family who has partnered with the Bata Shoe Museum to create "Boots and Blades - The Story of Canadian Figure Skating" exhibit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygY7ZjaKEGg
A great introduction to www.bootsandblades.ca


The interview this week, recorded prior to their departure for Worlds, will be with Evelyn & Trennt - 10 a.m. EDT Friday (March 18th) on the Skate Ontario YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLb3Ln ... rEGFLtkGAg

[Elizabeth]

Last Friday's interview was with Josée Chouinard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHIZi3uu9Ys

[Elizabeth]

On the Skate Ontario YouTube channel there is a 3Turn3 video that was done live on Sunday from the Ontario Provincials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n96M-HpgESs

Coming this Friday will be an interview with NEXXICE Sr's Team Captain Emma Daigle, leading up to the World Synchro Championships.


The link to the Skate Ontario YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLb3Ln ... rEGFLtkGAg

[Elizabeth]

3 Turn 3 returned today with a post-Canadians episode - special guests were 2023 Canadian Junior Ice Dance champions Nadiia Bashynska and Peter Beaumont.
The link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz_-eL8va9s&t=370s

[Elizabeth]

A new episode of "3Turn3" is scheduled for tomorrow, February 16th, at 1 p.m. ET. The YouTube link: https://t.co/p5CoskAKm3

[Elizabeth]

Tomorrow Chloe Choinard, a member of NEXXICE Senior, joins the team to talk about the state of synchro.

[Elizabeth]

On today's episode they talk about Junior Worlds and got caught up on all things skating in the Skate Ontario family!

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPRvE9Ls_pM


Charlene was responsible for the outfits for the "retrievers" at Canadians and for those at Jr Worlds.

[Elizabeth]

Giving a send off to Skate Ontario athletes off to Worlds in today's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4_Q9-_3IaY

[Elizabeth]

The weekly 3Turn3 YouTube sessions finished yesterday with a season in review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VVCTeZRVF8

The focus, as usual, was on Skate Ontario athletes and, instead of having a guest/guests, they included some snippets from previous shows, as well as talking about outstanding performances through the year.

The show is expected to return in the Fall. In the meantime, the earlier shows are available on YouTube.

One item that was discussed yesterday, in their "On Thin Ice" segment had to do with the mental health of athletes (as mental health week is next week). The impetus to some of the comments was a post from the group "Figure Skating for Change Canada" on Twitter of a letter sent to Skate Canada and the Minister of Sport for Canada: https://twitter.com/fsforchangecan/stat ... 1050866688
The two page letter:




Because of the timing of the show's broadcast, I don't believe they were aware of Skate Canada's response to this letter: https://skatecanada.ca/2023/04/skate-ca ... en-letter/

Skate Canada Statement regarding Figure Skating for Change Canada’s Open Letter
April 27, 2023/by Skate Canada

Skate Canada is deeply troubled by the allegations made in an open letter regarding a club in our organization (Champs International Skating Centre of BC).

Skate Canada would like to acknowledge the open letter that was posted to Twitter today by Figure Skating for Change Canada, we also received the letter via email. We have had no previous contact with this group and have not received any complaints or any communications regarding the matters listed in the letter.

Skate Canada is committed to providing an environment where everyone can experience the joy of skating in a safe and healthy manner. We take misconduct extremely seriously, and we have a comprehensive process to address allegations of such behaviour.

In accordance with our policies, Skate Canada has referred the allegations listed in the letter to Skate-Safe. All matters related to misconduct at Skate Canada are managed by Skate-Safe, a misconduct reporting system that is operated by IntegrityCounts a third-party service provider. Complaints received through Skate-Safe are submitted to an independent external Case Manager to ensure an independent review, investigation, and disposition.

Skate-Safe will review the information and determine if the matter should be redirected to Abuse-Free Sport and the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner. Complainants can also report directly to Abuse-Free Sport.

Skate Canada recognizes that historically we have not always had the proper policies and processes in place to address misconduct but since the launch of the National Safe Sport Program in 2019 we believe we are equipped to support our community. We know that trust must be earned, and we hope to rebuild that trust with any members who have been negatively impacted.

Our dedication to a safe environment is a top priority and we have responded directly to Figure Skating for Change Canada through email. We have invited them to work in collaboration to achieve our collective goals in making skating a safe environment for everyone.

I'm sure that most people are aware that the idea of abuse in all/many sports (in all forms, not just sexual abuse) is being investigated at many levels.

[Elizabeth]

Figure Skating for Change have now responded to Skate Canada, making it clear that the abuse issues exist across Canada and echoing the requests from many sports groups for a national inquiry.