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Episode Notes Three-time Olympian Kirsten Moore-Towers is one of the most highly-decorated Canadian skaters of her generation. Kirsten has also been an outspoken advocate for athlete mental health and eating disorder awareness, including participating in the TSN documentary Disorder where she spoke openly about her own struggles with body image and bulimia. Kirsten and Mike retired from competitive skating at the end of the last season, and have since toured with Stars on Ice and begun coaching. My pairs partner Erica and I were lucky enough to work with them this past August! Kirsten's new consulting venture is KMT Performance and she's on Instagram and Twitter @Kirsten_MT.  We discussed the Skate Canada Body Positive guidelines, and comments by Gabi Papadakis about gender presentation in the documentary Le Couple de Feu. Transcripts are available for each episode here, You can reach me with comments or suggestions for topics and people I should talk to, by email at fsfuturepodcast@gmail.com or on Instagram and Twitter @futurefspodcast Remember to subscribe to The Future of Figure Skating podcast on whatever platform you use, and share it with your friends! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

<h1>Episode Notes</h1> Three-time Olympian Kirsten Moore-Towers is one of the most highly-decorated Canadian skaters of her generation. Kirsten has also been an outspoken advocate for athlete mental health and eating disorder awareness, including participating in the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW15n40IlQ8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TSN documentary Disorder</a> where she spoke openly about her own struggles with body image and bulimia. Kirsten and Mike retired from competitive skating at the end of the last season, and have since toured with Stars on Ice and begun coaching. My pairs partner Erica and I were lucky enough to work with them this past August! Kirsten's new consulting venture is <a href="https://www.kmtperformance.ca/meetkirsten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KMT Performance</a> and she's on Instagram and Twitter @Kirsten_MT. We discussed the Skate Canada <a href="https://skatecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/BodyPositiveGuidelines_EN_Dec2.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Body Positive guidelines</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/tegomass/status/1569703817452654593?s=10&amp;t=2x7UNu5biRxvBE_fZRuDEg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">comments by Gabi Papadakis</a> about gender presentation in the documentary <a href="https://www.tv5unis.ca/videos/arabesque" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Le Couple de Feu</a>. Transcripts are available for each episode <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VqsmuoDggmDnR5ktjO_XSZWearNWjNKu?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, You can reach me with comments or suggestions for topics and people I should talk to, by email at fsfuturepodcast@gmail.com or on Instagram and Twitter @futurefspodcast Remember to subscribe to The Future of Figure Skating podcast on whatever platform you use, and share it with your friends! This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinecast</a>.

S1E4 - Kirsten Moore-Towers

Our guest this week is a 3X National Champion, 2X Olympian, 4X Grand Prix Final competitor, and Mike’s better half. You guess it; it’s Kirsten Moore-Towers. We talked about how she got started in the sport, what drove her to compete as a young athlete, and her transition into pair skating. Kirsten has a passion for working to shift the culture of sport and improve mental health in figure skaters surrounding body image. We talked about all of that plus some fun Olympic stories and friendly training anecdotes among the three of us. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!Instagram: @kirsten_mtTwitter: @kirsten_mt

Our guest this week is a 3X National Champion, 2X Olympian, 4X Grand Prix Final competitor, and Mike’s better half. You guess it; it’s Kirsten Moore-Towers. We talked about how she got started in the sport, what drove her to compete as a young athlete, and her transition into pair skating. Kirsten has a passion for working to shift the culture of sport and improve mental health in figure skaters surrounding body image. We talked about all of that plus some fun Olympic stories and friendly training anecdotes among the three of us. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did! Instagram: @kirsten_mt Twitter: @kirsten_mt

Episode 12 with Kirsten Moore-Towers

The 2019 Skate Canada grand prix underscores the new normal on the national figure skating scene. Today's skaters are younger, and to the casual fan, less familiar than the stars of recent vintage.With one exception: Kirsten Moore-Towers. The reigning Canadian Pairs champion is keenly aware that she alone has yet to retire from her star-studded generation. Does that make her wistful? Not at all. For 'KMT', it's all about being grateful to still be at the apex of her sport, still loving competition.She joins host Anastasia Bucsis to talk about the maturing athlete's changing relationships with coaches and partners. Kirsten is a fierce competitor on the ice, and a constantly thinking athlete the rest of the time. She has a growing desire to help shape the sometimes unhealthy body image (and eating disorder-prone) culture of her sport. Moore believes we can avoid the messaging that all too often accompanies rewarding female figure skaters for being lithe and lean and preformative in skimpy outfits.   At the ripe old age of 27, the veteran has a plan to leave her sport better than when she found it.

The 2019 Skate Canada grand prix underscores the new normal on the national figure skating scene. Today's skaters are younger, and to the casual fan, less familiar than the stars of recent vintage. With one exception: Kirsten Moore-Towers. The reigning Canadian Pairs champion is keenly aware that she alone has yet to retire from her star-studded generation. Does that make her wistful? Not at all. For 'KMT', it's all about being grateful to still be at the apex of her sport, still loving competition. She joins host Anastasia Bucsis to talk about the maturing athlete's changing relationships with coaches and partners. Kirsten is a fierce competitor on the ice, and a constantly thinking athlete the rest of the time. She has a growing desire to help shape the sometimes unhealthy body image (and eating disorder-prone) culture of her sport. Moore believes we can avoid the messaging that all too often accompanies rewarding female figure skaters for being lithe and lean and preformative in skimpy outfits. At the ripe old age of 27, the veteran has a plan to leave her sport better than when she found it.

Kirsten Moore-Towers on the leading edge