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Meryl posted something on instagram in early April saying she finally finished her degree.Meryl and Charlie both attended (are attending still?) the University of Michigan.
Meryl posted something on instagram in early April saying she finally finished her degree.Meryl and Charlie both attended (are attending still?) the University of Michigan.
Don’t know if it’s been mentioned but Max Aaron graduated a few years ago with his major being in finance (correct me if I’m wrong)
Tatsuki completed his master’s degree at Waseda University Graduate School of Sports Science and is continuing his research as a PhD student, also at Waseda.
Nathan and Vincent, both studying at prestigious US universities (the former in medicine), Yuzuru doing Human Informatics and Cognitive Sciences at the equally prestigious Waseda, Tatsuki Machida's Master's in Sport Management, also at Waseda (I think I read he's now graduated? I'm not sure), and isn't Mikhail Kolyada also at university?
This is, by the way, not at all to denigrate or make light of Alena's ambitions or her high intelligence. But let's not discount the other academically impressive stars we do have.
He just got his PhD degree this March, and later published a book introducing "artistic sports" based on his doctoral dissertation.
... Armin Mahbanoozadeh, Dartmouth, (was accepted, but gave up his spot to continue training, re-enrolled in 2013); unsure if he has completed his undergraduate work
... Christina Gao: Harvard, Bachelor degree, Finance ...
.... Mirai Nagasu: Univ of Colorado at Colorado Springs, business classes, (unclear as to if she completed her undergraduate work)
... Angela Wang, Univ Colorado Colorado Springs, classes in Exercise Science (not available as if she completed her degree) ...
... Kiira Korpi is studying for a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in a school in NY.
General comment that this thread could go on and on ad infinitum (and I would be perfectly happy :yes: if it did)...
What I am saying is that an exhaustive list of skaters who have studied (or are studying) at the college/university level (or beyond) would be extreeeeeeeemely long. My great respect to all of them.
I think that about two-thirds of U.S. high school students go on to college the following year. No reason why the statistics would be different for ice skaters.
Thank you VERY MUCH for the info!! Tatsuki Machida is brilliant! A brilliant skater and persona. Glad to hear about his book. What exactly is a title of the book? I assume no translation available in any other language (yet)..
Most of the examples listed are North American/Western Hemisphere skaters, though. It would be interesting to see if the tertiary education rate varies for skaters from countries with different cultural/economic trends, particularly regarding skating demographics. For instance, I wonder if in Russia (with considerable state funding for figure skating even at sub-national level) skaters might come from a slightly wider range of socioeconomic backgrounds (e.g. Kolyada's dad was a carpenter (I think), while Kostornaia rides horses). Like it or not, educational status is strongly dependant on family income level. In America at least, only the upper middle class can generally afford to skate - the same demographic which tends to do well academically and can also pay for university. Other people can't afford both skating and a quality education (especially when the US education sector is so privatised :scowl
Most of the examples listed are North American/Western Hemisphere skaters, though. It would be interesting to see if the tertiary education rate varies for skaters from countries with different cultural/economic trends, particularly regarding skating demographics. For instance, I wonder if in Russia (with considerable state funding for figure skating even at sub-national level) skaters might come from a slightly wider range of socioeconomic backgrounds (e.g. Kolyada's dad was a carpenter (I think), while Kostornaia rides horses). Like it or not, educational status is strongly dependant on family income level. In America at least, only the upper middle class can generally afford to skate - the same demographic which tends to do well academically and can also pay for university. Other people can't afford both skating and a quality education (especially when the US education sector is so privatised :scowl
I wouldn't say that is 100% true. Myself and other top level skaters have done both, and we weren't from rich or even upper middle class families.
ETA: And I'm talking about being able to do so before becoming elite level.