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2011 World Ice Dance Medalists Show the Importance of Perseverance and Resiliency

May 6, 2011 By Deb Chitwood 5 Comments

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The 2011 World Championships Ice Dance Medalists (Photo by Liz Chastney)
The 2011 World Championships Ice Dance Medalists (Photo by Liz Chastney)

This year’s ice dance podium at the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships is historic in a number of ways. It’s the first time the World ice dance champions have been from the U.S.; both the gold and bronze medalists are from the U.S.; the bronze medalists made the podium in their first Worlds; all the medalists are North American ice dancers; the medalists are all young ice dancers; each of the teams has been together for a long time; and they all have the same coaching team (Shpilband/Zoueva).

The 2011 World Champions, Meryl Davis and Charlie White, have been together since 1997. The 2011 World Silver Medalists (and 2010 Olympic and World Champions), Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir from Canada, have also been together since 1997. And the 2011 World Bronze Medalists, Maia and Alex Shibutani, at 16 and 20, have been ice dance partners since 2004.

Two quotes explain a lot of the success of the world medalists. And those same qualities needed for success in figure skating can be applied to life in general. Legendary college basketball coach John Wooden emphasized the importance of perseverance.

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I wrote about John Wooden’s ideas and inspiration a little over a year ago: Figure Skaters Need Patience to Create Excellence.

Roger Staubach, Heisman Trophy winner and Hall of Fame former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, attributes much of success to two qualities: perseverance and resiliency.

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Here’s the complete quote:

It comes down to perseverance and resiliency… When you get knocked down, you don’t give up. You hold onto your values, and you keep your faith. – Roger Staubach

In figure skating partnerships, there’s a special unison and beauty that comes naturally for teams who have been together for many years. While there can be many good reasons for a team to end their partnership, it’s wonderful to see three top teams who have persevered and made the most of their partnerships. And everyone who’s been involved in figure skating (or any sport) knows that resiliency is required to handle the ups and downs of both training and competition.

If you haven’t seen the free dances of the 2011 World Ice Dance Medalists, here they are:

Meryl Davis and Charlie White (USA), 2011 World Champions

Tess Virtue and Scott Moir (Canada), 2011 World Silver Medalists

Maia and Alex Shibutani (USA), 2011 World Bronze Medalists

 

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  1. Posh says

    May 6, 2011 at 5:19 pm

    Stopping by to follow and say hello.
    Have a great weekend!
    POSH
    http://poshonabudget.com/2011/05/happy-weekend-6.html

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    • Deb says

      May 12, 2011 at 7:33 pm

      Thanks so much! I hope your week has been great! 🙂

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  2. Kim says

    May 7, 2011 at 8:39 am

    We are HUGE Scott and Tessa Fans in our house! So glad to see them back competing at this comp after a rough year. Thanks for posting! (you forgot to mention that Scott and Tessa are from Canada in your post).

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    • Deb says

      May 12, 2011 at 7:38 pm

      Thanks for your comment, Kim! I think Scott and Tessa are awesome, too! Their 2010 Olympic free dance was one of my very favorite free dances EVER! It was great to see them back after a difficult year.

      I hadn’t put their country in the top of the post because I thought everyone knew where they were from after they won the 2010 Olympics and Worlds (I did have it above their video). I’ve added it in the first paragraph, though, just in case someone doesn’t know!

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