When the Yu-Na : Orser split happened, I had this wierd thought that Yu-Na might end up at the Kwan family's training center. Looks like my crystal ball was working that night. &) (Shoulda bought a lottery ticket, lol.)
http://sports.nationalpost.com/2010/09/06/kim-yu-na-leaves-toronto-after-split-with-orser/
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Kim's management agency AT Sports says that the 20-year-old South Korean is training at the East West Ice Palace in Artesia in the outskirts of Los Angeles.
Uh oh, I've been hiding under the bush ... Yu-Na is not with Orser anymore? :o
Yeah, they parted not-so-amicably. It's really sort of sad, the way it ended with he-said/she-said press conferences.
Brian Orser is a wonderful, classy, intelligent man who really cares about skaters. My kid has had the pleasure of working with him in the past ... It's a shame it all got into a mess/confusion/controversy. I hope they both move on and move past this and go on to further success.
I met him at a coaches' conference and thought he was a really nice guy, very smart, but most of all, FUNNY!
You could see the joy and pride in him when he spoke about Yu-Na, which is why the split was sad.
I also wish them both good luck with their futures. Hopefully, they'll be able to reconcile and not hold grudges.
Yu-Na's new coach is Peter Oppegard, Karen Kwan's husband. That explains the East-West Artesia connection. (I thought that would be the announcement.)
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2010-10-05-kimyunacoach_N.htm?csp=34sports
Quote from: FigureSpins on October 06, 2010, 08:59:34 AM
Yu-Na's new coach is Peter Oppegard, Karen Kwan's husband. That explains the East-West Artesia connection. (I thought that would be the announcement.)
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2010-10-05-kimyunacoach_N.htm?csp=34sports
Too obvious!
As for the split, her "management agency" (aka her mother, now) did a terrible job. Brian didn't move forward effectively from it, either