Meet Ashley
FAVORITES
Actor(s)/Actress(es):Emma Stone, Johnny Depp, and Audrey Hepburn
Movie: The Notebook
TV Show(s): Criminal Minds, Law and Order SVU, Gossip Girl, Botched
Magazine(s): SELF, Women’s Health, Architectural Digest
Song(s): Anything country
Color(s): Tiffany blue, Army green
Animal(s): Pigs, horses, giraffes
Food(s): sushi, brussel sprouts, sweet potatoes, cashews
Drink(s): Matcha green tea, black coffee, apple cider
| Birthday: | July 22, 1995 |
| Hometown: | Coppell, Texas |
| Coaches: | My parents! Peter and Darlene Cain |
| Training Center | Dr. Pepper StarCenter Euless |
| Skating Club | Skating Club of New York (Associate Club-Dallas Figure Skating Club) |
| Hobbies/Interests: | Cooking, working out, interior design, playing with my puppy, hiking, vlogging, Pinterest, coffee enthusiast, fashion, riding horses |
| When did you begin skating?: | I was 2 years old when I had my first skating experience. It was on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa with my grandparents. I first competed when I was 4 at a local competition. |
| How did you begin skating?: | I come from a skating family. My dad competed for Australia in pairs at the 1980 Olympics and my mom competed for Canada in ice dance. I have many other family members who skate as well and my brother is a hockey player. |
| What is your favorite thing about skating?: |
The list could go on and on! I love the freedom I feel, the rip of the edge on the ice, the structure of being an athlete, and the expression of my thoughts and feelings through my movements.
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| What is your least favorite thing about skating?: | The negative people who will say whatever they feel whether you skate good or bad. The fear that can creep up on you when you least expect it. Skating takes a lot of mental strength and if you aren’t all in, then there can be falls or injuries. |
Meet Timothy
FAVORITES
Actor(s)/Actress(es): Jennifer Lawrence, Bette Davis, Jake Gyllenhaal
Movie(s): The Parent Trap, The Fountain, Steel Magnolias, The Heat, National Treasure
TV Show(s): RuPaul’s Drag Race, Cosmos, Game of Thrones
Magazine(s): The Atlantic
Song(s): any song by “Marina and the Diamonds”
Color(s): Black
Animal(s): Bears!
Food(s): Fried Chicken
Drink(s): Simply Orange
| Birthday: | May 4, 1990 |
| Hometown: | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Coaches: | Peter and Darlene Cain |
| Training Center: | Dr Pepper StarCenter, Euless |
| Skating Club: | Los Angeles Figure Skating Club |
| Hobbies/Interests: |
I love most outdoor activities like kayaking, paddle boarding, and rollerblading. I also love yoga and dance.
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| When did you begin skating?: | After watching the 2002 Olympics, I was very enamored with the sport. A few months later, I attended a school field to the ice rink where I took my first steps on the ice, and I instantly fell in love with the movement. A few months later, my parents surprised me by signing me up for the Learn to Skate program and I was overjoyed. I began in floppy rental skates in the “Adult and Teen 1” level. Monday nights couldn’t come soon enough each week because that was Learn to Skate night and I began to skate more public sessions to practice. About a year after when I was nearly 14 years old, my parents agreed to pay for private lessons. Now at 26, I’ve made this sport my life and I couldn’t be happier. |
| What is your favorite thing about skating?: | I love the movement. I’ve always been attracted to the moving arts and to see people create art to music on such an interesting medium will always be thrilling to me. I also love when skaters really get into the music and start “Kwaning” (named for Michelle Kwan, she always had a wonderful way of loosing herself in the music). |
| What is your favorite thing about skating? | I dislike the pressure and expectation put upon skaters to look a certain way and to be a certain weight, and I would like to see more promotion of positive body images. |