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- ↑ Sasha Cohen at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Silvia Fontana at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Elene Gedevanishvili at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Sarah Hughes at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Ong, Bao (13 November 2007). "Life on the edge". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Saint Paul, Minnesota. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ↑ "Founder and Board". Figure Skating in Harlem. Archived from the original on May 14, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
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