Our founder @joel_savary is on a mission to open the first-ever Black-owned ice rink and skating museum called @districticerink βΈοΈπ
Donate to the GofundMe below to help us make history on and off the ice βΈοΈ #RiseWithTheRink
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@SylviaUnseen Thank you for amplifying this moment π€. We are so excited to have even more @diversify_ice ambassadors competing at the US champs this season such as Jacob Sanchez, Alexa Gasparotto, Emmanuel Savary, Mark & Nica, Anaelle & Yann, to name a few.
Weβre making skating colorful NOW
The @diversify_ice founder @joel_savary and team is so excited π to be part of the @KellyClarksonTV tomorrow! Tune in!
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πΊ Find out when/where to watch in your area here: https://t.co/Jh8TdBiD1K
The future of skating is colorful
@MayorBowser We would love to partner with you to increase diversity of figure skating at this new ice rink with our diverse coaches, and our talented competitive and showcasing skaters.
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SkateRaiser24 Chicago features the hottest π₯ talent of skaters of color performing live, Starr Andrews, Jacob Sanchez, Valentina and Max, Emmanuel Savary, Gisele and Kouvei, Maya James. Meet Olympian & World π Tai Babilonia and Debi Thomas! π«Tix https://t.co/JB3RlZGnUs
Joel Savary is on a mission to attract more Black and brown skaters to the sport.
The National figure skating coach founded the Diversify Ice Fellowship and Foundation seven years ago to combat the racism and lack of diversity he saw first as a skater.
https://t.co/mpTE4gSrgY
The founder of the Diversify Ice nonprofit, UD alumnus Joel Savary also coaches @HowardU's new team, which competed at the Blue Hen Ice Classic, a student-run figure skating tournament that brought 213 skaters from 21 universities to UD from Feb. 24-25.
https://t.co/0lz0HZRvur
ICYMI: Howard U. made history this week as the first HBCU competitive figure skating team βΈ
I spoke with coach @joel_savary about the roots of the team - and how he hopes its another step of getting more Black athletes into skating.
For @Olympics:
https://t.co/pcN1Sy4UUG
Congratulations to Joel Savary β11 and the Howard University Figure Skating team for making history on our campus this weekend!
Check out the full story hereπ https://t.co/iCQuc2GDxA
Congratulations @HowardU figure skating team.Β
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As the nationβs first HBCU intercollegiate figure skating team, you are breaking barriers and will inspire athletes for generations to come.
You make all of us Bison proud.
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The team will be coached by Diversify Ice's founder, Joel Savary, as part of the nonprofit's mission to make figure skating more inclusive to underrepresented groups. https://t.co/jGSq3DFOtc
#OnThisDay in 1986 Debi Thomas became the first Black American woman to win the World Figure Skating Championship. Check out this episode of If Cities Could Dance from @KQEDarts discussing the importance of representation in figure skating.
https://t.co/2uHeZOjVTD