Here's an interesting hubbub in the skating world that rarely gets attention.
Finding the right pairs or dance partner is no easy feat. And oftentimes, at the elite level, the right pairs partner for you is someone who is native to another country. And together, the two of you must jump through bureaucratic hoops in addition to jumping on the ice in order to be eligible to compete in ISU events.
In this case, the French Ice Sports Federation is being bajiggity about letting Bruno Massot and two other French skaters team-up and compete for other countries with their respective partners. I don't understand enough of the politics surrounding these particular cases, and the change.org petition is not very well-worded, but you will get the idea. It seems like France doesn't want to let go of its good skaters? I don't blame them.
As a journalist, I don't sign petitions as a general rule. But I won't deny that a Bruno Massot/Aliona Savchenko team-up would be formidable on the competitive circuit.
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