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Meet Team USA Figure Skating: Emily Chan and Spencer Howe

2/20/202614 min

In the next episode of Meet Team USA Figure Skating (Frozen Waters), a special mini-series from Unfiltered Waters, Katie sits down with Emily Chan and Spencer Howe, two-time Four Continents silver medalists and one of Team USA’s Olympic pairs teams. Emily and Spencer reflect on the emotional roller coaster of nationals, bouncing back from a rough short program to secure their Olympic spot, and the injuries and setbacks that nearly derailed their journey. They open up about the power of routine under pressure, the level of trust required to throw and catch at full speed, and how eight ye...

Clips

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Routine, Routine, Routine
Trust At Full Speed
The Backflip Analogy
From Breakthrough To Setbacks
Faith Over Fear
Eight Years Of Growth
Calm Meets Chaos
Small Moments, Big Impact
Inspired To Change Careers
Resetting After A Rough Skate

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Katie Hoff· Host0:00

    We welcome Emily Chan and Spencer Howe to the podcast. They are one of our two pairs competing for Team USA in Milan. They are two-time Four Continents silver medalists, and Spencer also shares my love of saunas and all [laughs] things science. So please enjoy my conversation with Emily and Spencer. [upbeat music] Emily and Spencer, welcome to Frozen Waters.

  2. Spencer Howe· Guest0:36

    Thank you so much.

  3. Emily Chan· Guest0:37

    Thank you.

  4. Katie Hoff· Host0:38

    Uh, how do you guys even begin to process the emotions that you went through in the last 72 hours?

  5. Spencer Howe· Guest0:45

    Yeah, I mean, it's been unreal for us. Uh, for those who have followed our skating journey in this competition in particular, it was not easy for us to get to this point. [laughs] It was a, a, you know, a rougher skate when we got into the short program, and we had a, thankfully, a strong finish in the long program that inevitably really helped get this spot for us. But yeah, I mean, it was just a, for us, I think this nationals was a crazy rollercoaster.

  6. Katie Hoff· Host1:14

    Yeah.

  7. Spencer Howe· Guest1:14

    But at the end of the day, being able to go through what we did has made it that much more special, and I think also that much more unreal. I keep telling everyone it's just, it's a m- it's feels like a miracle, honestly.

  8. Katie Hoff· Host1:26

    [laughs] How do you keep composure in, in-

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