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dance, and Madison Hubbell and Zachary Dono- hue were the 22nd team to compete. Te audience was anxious to cheer the first U.S. skaters as they took the ice. Imagine their surprise when the event an-
nouncer introduced Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin of Russia, who had already skated. “You laugh, it’s funny,” Donohue said. “I’ve been an announcer at competitions and it’s tough. We can practice what we do; they have to go for it on the fly and try not to mess anybody’s name up.” “Anything to lighten the mood,” Hubbell said. Te U.S. bronze medalists’ short dance to
“Hallelujah” has won raves all season, but a Level 2 on the first Ravensburger Waltz pattern kept them from their 70-point goal. Still, their seventh-place finish and 68.44 points helped them to place sixth overall, four spots up from 10th place last season. “We’ve always been people who love the sport,
but when you go out and time after time after time you feel a little disappointed or you feel like you’re falling back, it takes the wind out of your sails,” Hubbell said. “Tis season has just been so confi- dence boosting for us.”
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When the world came to Boston, Boston was prepared to communicate with the world — especially when it came to the communications department. Of the 24 media volun-
teers working at the event, 16 spoke other languages, includ- ing Russian, Chinese, Japanese and German. “It is very important to
have interpreters at Worlds, because there are quite a few athletes who don’t speak En- glish or cannot express them- selves very well in English,” Tatjana Flade, a member of the ISU communications team who is fluent in five lan- guages herself, said. “With the help of interpreters, these athletes can communicate with the media, which is important for both sides — athlete and media.” Troughout the week, volunteer interpreters were stationed in designated media areas, assisting
Russian translator Milena Weinstein helps World bronze medalist Anna Pogorilaya during a press conference.
with press conferences, ISU quick quotes and interviews with both the written press and television. In the end, more than 170 athletes representing 38 countries took the ice in Boston, with athletes hailing from eight different nations standing on the podium.
2016 U.S. World Team (back row, l-r) Chris Knierim, Danny O’Shea, Grant Hochstein, Adam Rippon, Max Aaron, Alex Shibutani, Evan Bates, Zachary Donohue; (front row, l-r) Alexa Scimeca, Tarah Kayne, Mirai Nagasu, Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold, Maia Shibutani, Madison Chock, Madison Hubbell
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