Denney and Coughlin

Subject: Denney and Coughlin Tue May 17, 2011 3:34 pm

It's official. They are indeed going to compete as a pair next season. It almost feels like a made for TV special or something of that sort Shocked

http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110517&content_id=19179812&vkey=ice_pressrelease

Very interesting news for U.S. skating fans...I was a fan of Denney and Barret myself; I never really got that much into Yankowskas/Coughlin, so this should be fun to watch develop. Perhaps the slow death of pairs skating in America isn't quite so imminent after all.

Subject: Re: Denney and Coughlin Tue May 17, 2011 6:06 pm

I really liked Caitlin Yankowskas. Was not quite so crazy about Caydee Denney or Jeremy Barret. John Coughlin was good I guess, but I needed to watch him more to form more of an opinion (yeah I know I watched John and Caitlin the same number of times, but her talent stuck out a lot more to me). I hope to hear news of Caitlin finding a new partner.

Subject: Re: Denney and Coughlin Wed May 18, 2011 1:13 pm

I do as well. Following the olympics, Denney and Barret were local celebrities of a sort where I live in Fl., so I may have always had a bit of a bias towards them for that reason, but I did admire their speed as a pair.

I feel like watching vids of Coughlin and Yankowskas now, because I never did pay them much attention, even after they won nationals...although I did recognize the emotional impact/appeal of their Ave Maria program.