Author / Jacob Simon
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How I Broke 42 World Records
It was a year and a half after I dislocated my right shoulder, effectively ending my competitive skating career. Physical therapy was going strong and I gained a lot of strength and range of motion back. But I wasn’t satisfied just sitting around and studying. I needed something competitive, passionate, and incredible to do. And…
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What It’s Like to be Drug Tested by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA)
In 2016, at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, I was randomly selected to be drug tested. Drug testing is standard in elite sports, though the transparency and knowledge of the process isn’t widely known. At every figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), there are two athletes randomly…
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An Athlete Abroad – What it’s Like to Travel the World as a Figure Skater
Figure skating is not a mainstream sport in most countries. It’s a 4-year sport, meaning the general population watches it once every four years, at the Winter Olympics. Despite being the most popular Winter Olympic sport in the U.S., the number of year-round fans pales in comparison to most others. Even the U.S. Figure Skating…
