launch of their podcast, MEGAsequin, avail- able now on iTunes. “The aim of the podcast is to air the
wonderfully entertaining stories from the skating world that we know are out there,” Navarro said. “We’re having a blast with it. It’s something we want to be really inclusive and hope that people will share their favorite sto- ries with us.” Since retiring from competitive skat- ing in 2010, Navarro and Bommentre have enjoyed a professional career that includes stints with Holiday On Ice, Broadway On Ice, Sun Valley On Ice, the Ice Theatre of New York and the 2014 Olympic Tour of Stars On Ice. They have also performed in the Disson tele- vision skating specials “Shall We Dance On Ice” and the “Brian Boitano Skating Spectac- ular,” as well as the Scott Hamilton C.A.R.E.S Initiative shows
“An Evening With Scott
Hamilton and Friends” and “Scott Hamilton and Friends On Ice.” They were featured in an episode of the television show “Glee” and competed as part of the act “Aerial Ice” in the quarterfi nals of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” “Some of our favorite moments from
these past years have been the moments during which a group of skaters share some of their most embarrassing, most hilarious, or most touching stories from their skating experiences,” Navarro said. “It reminds us that we are indeed part of a great skating com- munity. Also, whenever Brent and I share these stories with nonskating people, they fi nd the stories fascinating. In this way, we are reminded that we are indeed part of a pretty unique community.” Navarro and Bommentre’s podcast can
be heard now on iTunes, or through the podcast link at
www.megasequin.com. To share your stories, visit
www.facebook.com/ megasequin or
http://megasequin.com/ about-me/#contact.
Davis, Hamilton join sports greats on Doha GOALS panel Olympic champions Scott Hamilton and
Meryl Davis represented the United States and the sport of fi gure skating as speakers at the fourth annual Doha GOALS (Gathering
Of All Leaders in Sports) Forum, the world’s leading platform for social and economic progress through sport, in Los Angeles in July.
Davis and Hamilton were joined by
more than 100 speakers, including world- class athletes, global CEOs, policymakers and 280 students from 23 top sport management programs in the United States and Canada to create a road map for social improvement through sports and launch cross-border ini- tiatives. “What an incredible privilege to sit on a panel with such inspirations yesterday,” Davis tweeted. “Thank you to DOHA Goals for in- cluding me.” Since its launch in 2012, the Doha
GOALS Forum has brought together more than 5,000 participants from 124 countries to discuss how sport can be used to solve some of the world’s greatest social and economic challenges.
HQ Profi le – Jason O’Hara I am the super senior director of doo-
dling. Just kidding. I’m a graphic designer. In a nutshell, I get to design many of the mate- rials that U.S. Figure Skating produces each year. Those include anything from a new Twitter background and posters for our affi li- ated rinks/clubs to logos for one of our many events. What is your favorite part of this job?
I enjoy the variety of design work that I get to be part of and contribute my creativity to- ward, and I enjoy the staff that I get to inter- act with to create the previously mentioned projects. What do you like to do in your spare
time? I enjoy painting, photography, play- ing volleyball, enjoying the great outdoors of Colorado and frequenting concerts and movies. I’m also a big foodie, so I am always excited to try new places or go back to an old favorite. I can also make a mean cupcake. What would people be surprised to
know about you? I kick-box like a boss. Oh, and I am a board member for the Colorado chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.
What would be your ideal vacation?
Something that combines mountains and scenic views with some sort of body of water. It has to have part road trip in there, too, with windows down, music turned up and loads of gas station snacks. Or you know, scratch all that and take me to Europe. I will gladly eat my way through Italy. Bring on all the carbs.” Tell us a little bit about your family!
Meryl Davis, seen here at the fi fth annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner, was joined by sports greats including Scott Hamilton, Nadia Comaneci, Bart Con- ner and Carl Lewis at the fourth annual Doha GOALS (Gathering Of All Leaders in Sports) Forum.
I’m the youngest kiddo of three. I usually joke that my amazing parents stopped hav- ing kids when they got perfection. No for real, that’s 100 percent true. My sisters and I are all close in age, so we are all friends and I
(l-r) Kristy O’Hara, Jason S. O’Hara, Heather O’Hara
love any time I get to spend with them. I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, and we are all proud to be from the Buckeye state, even though none of us live there anymore. An added perk of my family is that I will burn off all of the carbs from my magical Europe- an vacation I mentioned above from all the laughing we do when we are under one roof again!
Two-time Olympian and three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir was honored with a commemorative bob- blehead at a minor league baseball game in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on July 31. The fi rst 1,000 fans to enter Clipper Magazine Stadium received the souvenir, which depicts Weir in his famous “The Swan” costume. Weir, a native of Quarryville, Pennsylvania (14 miles from Lancaster), also threw out the ceremonial fi rst pitch.
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