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Caitlin Yankowskas Interview The Skating Lesson Podcast Transcript The Skating Lesson’s Interview with Caitlin Yankowskas Jenny Kirk: Hello, and welcome to The Skating Lesson Podcast where we interview influential people in the world of figure skating so they can share with us the lessons they learned along the way. I’m Jennifer Kirk, and by now I’m sure you know I’m a former US ladies competitor and a three-time world team member. Dave Lease: I’m Dave Lease. By now, I’m sure you know that I was nothing in the elite skating world! But I am a figure skating blogger and a current adult skater. Debi Thomas Interview Feedback Jenny: Before we talk about this week’s guest, Dave and I just want to thank you guys for all the comments and e-mails we received after our interview last week with Debi Thomas. That was not her best interview, and it was definitely, I think, a learning experience, kind of a rough experience as well. The interview that we ended up running was about an hour and a half. However, in its entirety, the interview was over two and a half hours. As the editor, I had to kind of do some manipulation and pick and choose what we were going to use because during the actual interview, there were a bunch of distractions, and we had some technical issues at the end. So it was a little bit disappointing, it was a tough interview. But again, we take all of your feedback and we really appreciate it. We’re digesting it all, we’re really working hard to improve our interviews in the future, and hopefully you’ll see those improvements with our interview this week. Dave: Yeah, it was not a fun or easy week for us, I think… a lot happened. So, we are extremely thankful for all of the comments we got, all of the constructive criticism, the Facebook comments, the e-mails, we are really taking it into consideration and look forward to improving. We don’t feel it was our best work, but we’re looking forward to the future. That said, we are extremely excited to welcome Caitlin Yankowskas to the podcast today. Caitlin is the 2011 United States National Champion in pairs. She placed 6th at that year’s world championships although she recently had to withdraw from nationals due to an injury. We’re excited to catch up with Caitlin about what life has been like and her plans for the future. [Caitlin enters] Josh and Caitlin out of Nationals Dave: So, Caitlin, you and Joshua Reagan recently withdrew from nationals due to injury. We’ve heard that you’ve both been battling injuries, so what’s that status of both of your health? Caitlin Yankowskas: We did have a few injuries this past season, and we weren’t able to compete at nationals, but you know, we’re both feeling better. You know, Josh is feeling better, and you know, I’m definitely getting healthy, and everything is going really well so far. Dave: So what were your injuries? Caitlin: Josh had a broken rib, and I just recently just tweaked my knee, but I mean, it wasn’t anything too major. But you know, we just – we weren’t able to really get it together fast enough. We only had like four weeks till nationals, and it just wasn’t enough time to put together, you know, two decent programs. You know, and when we compete, we want to be ready, you know, and we’re definitely working hard now for next season. Jenny: Great, Caitlin. And nationals were last week, so I’m sure you watched, and I’m wondering – what were your impressions of the pair event? Caitlin: To be honest, I really didn’t – I didn’t watch any pairs but I… Jenny: Was there a reason for that? Caitlin: Well, I mean, I was sad. You know, I really wanted to be there, but Josh and I were very, very busy training. You know, we’re very, very focused on each other and it was just a little bittersweet. You know, we’re doing so much better now, and nationals was just so soon, we just focused on ourselves. Caitlin’s “It” Factor Dave: So you’re known for having such a regal presence on the ice. People refer to it as the “it” factor. Is it something you worked on with dance training? Caitlin: Thank you! Dave: Is it something that can be taught, or… Caitlin: I have a huge background with ballet, I started with ballet, and I used to do ballet, lyrical, tap, jazz, hip- hop, all of that stuff. So I’ve always been a professional performer, and I really do think that having that background helps with my skating. You know, and I think it just – I’ve always been very addicted to ballet, and I love the stories that they tell. And I think I have always tried to portray that, but I – yeah, definitely! I think you can learn to present yourself, but I didn’t know that I had an “it” factor! That’s so cool! Jenny: Do you practice – do you practice ballet now, Caitlin? Caitlin: Yes, about twice a week. Just at the rink, it’s just to help skating. Jenny: Yeah, I grew up doing ballet as well, so it does, it really does help skating. And growing up in the sport, I was wondering, who were your idols? Who did you look up to? Caitlin: Oh, my gosh! Well, I loved your skating. I thought you were amazing. I loved Michelle Kwan, obviously, and… Jenny: Dave will like that, he’s a big Michelle Kwan fan! Caitlin: She’s amazing! She was at Champs Camp this past summer, and I was like in a state of shock and awe. It was like – I love you! But I’ve always really loved Shen and Zhou, and I’m a huge, huge fan of Aliona Savchenko. She’s always been a huge idol of mine. It’s been pretty cool to compete against her now. But I think she’s an amazing skater. Dave: Is it intimidating competing against someone you’ve looked up to? Caitlin: No. No, not at all. I think it’s actually kind of like an honor to be on the ice with them. I’ve never really been intimidated by that. Jenny: I like that. So Dave talked about your “it” factor, and I have to agree with him. I love – admire so much how you present yourself on the ice. But I want to know – what do you think are your strengths as a skater? Caitlin: I think my artistry is definitely a strength. You know, the past few years I’ve really been focusing on my jumping and I think that’s good. But I think that the overall musicality of my skating and my line, I think that’s very, very good. I’ve always been about the story and the elements just help to add to the story. So I think that’s always helped my skating to be different. Caitlin Getting Into Pairs Dave: How did you get into pair skating? Obviously, you started off in singles like many people. What made you want to get thrown and to really be the one being lifted, taking all the nasty falls? Caitlin: To be honest, when I first started pairs, I really wasn’t into it at all. I did it because one of my really good friends, Donny, had asked me to skate with him, and I was like – yeah, I would be really kind of cool to skate with, you know, one of your best friends. And I thought skating with a boy would be fun, and I always liked the idea of, you know, having the ability to do singles and pairs – you know, tell a story by yourself and then tell a story with your partner, and it kind of correlated with ballet in that way, you know. They have their solo, and they do their pas-de-deux, and I thought, you know, that it’d be really cool to do that with figure skating because figure skating was my real love. Caitlin and John Dave: How did you team up with John Coughlin? Caitlin: I had moved out to Colorado in 2007, and I was just working with Dalilah, and I moved out there without a coach and without a partner. And she that she would coach me and help me find a partner, and I was super excited to be out there – it was a different scene. [audio cuts out] You know, and she had made some calls, and I went down to Liberty to compete in the junior singles event. And we, like, bumped into each other, and at that point, John and his former partner Bridget had just broken up. Delilah was talking to John, and you know, we just kind of hooked up that way. And two weeks later, we had a tryout, and three weeks later, we decided to make it official and we decided to skate together. Dave: So what were your initial impressions of him? Caitlin: I thought he was huge! He was super, super tall, and I thought that he was wicked good. I thought he was way out of my league because I was just a baby novice, and he was, you know, this big shot junior/senior, and I was like a little girl like skipping to skate with him.
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