insight Stories - Required Elements
Carroll: Judges are Political
Here's a Chicago Tribune article (by Philip Hersh) that discusses Evan Lysacek's prep following his second place showing at Cup of China. Apparently, Lysacek received an edge downgrade for his triple flip but he and coach Franch Carroll could not understand why. Additionally, Carroll has some...
Jeffrey Buttle Lays it Out
2008 World Champ Jeffrey Buttle of Canada explains his decision to retire last year in the Los Angeles Times. Here is an excerpt: I started competing at an early age, about 6 years old, and that became my platform for performing. As long as I continue to compete, I will have an audience and an...

