OCTOBER 2011
An interview with David Kirby, who knows everything there is to know about figure skating. His father show skated with Sonia Henie. His parents were Canadian champions. He’s been a Novice champion. He skated in Ice Capades. He owns ice rinks. He coaches. He was PSA President. He’s one of the first members of the IJS Technical Committee. He runs SkateRadio. He’s a consultant on skating movies. Did I miss anything? In other words, he is a very interesting interview subject! Hear about how he lived in a motor home with the Protopopovs, his opinion on how the mainstream media treats the television audience, and why Sonia Henie once gave him a quarter. 1 hour, 9 minutes, 18 seconds.
Win a copy of Michael Kirby’s Book!
One lucky winner can win a copy of the book written by David Kirby’s father Michael Kirby: “Figure Skating to Fancy Skating-Memoirs of the Life of Sonja Henie.” It’s a fascinating read about what it was like traveling the world with Sonia Henie and her shows, and thought on skating at the time. It’s a wonderful book for any skater’s library.
To enter, send me either through email, twitter or my Facebook page the answer to the following question about David Kirby: who was David Kirby’s pairs partner? Listen to the podcast to find out.
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I enjoy all of your podcasts, but I really liked this one in particular. Not only is it refreshing to hear a different opinion of the current judging system (and not lamenting the loss of the 6.0), but to hear some intelligent reasoning on WHY he doesn’t hate it. (For the record, I don’t like the judging system, but I do like hearing a differing opinion about it.) I especially appreciated his comments on how the skating commentators on TV haven’t done a good job of imparting information about it to the viewing public (which is something that I DO agree with). It really made me regret not getting the skate bug in Greensboro. Thank you again for sharing this interview.
Thanks Dina for your feedback!