Talk:Rosie Malek-Yonan/Archive Nov 2007

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[edit] Verifiability of figure skating accomplishments

I can't find any reference other than Malek-Yonan's own statements that she and/or her sister qualified to skate at the 1980 Winter Olympics or were named to the Iranian Olympic team. She certainly never competed at any of the International Skating Union Championships (see [1]), and in fact, I do not think Iran was ever a member of the ISU (I'm pretty sure Israel was the first member country in the Middle East and that only happened some years after this timeframe, after a rink was built in that country). The ISU controls the figure skating competitions at the Olympics, and the ISU regulations clearly state that skaters representing ISU members can participate in skating events at the Olympics. Moreover, even if Iran were a member, under the qualifying rules of that time, which allotted entries based on finishes at the preceding World Figure Skating Championships, Iran would have been permitted only one entry in the competition, so there is no way that both sisters could have been named to the team unless at least one of them was competing in pair skating or ice dancing instead of ladies singles.

Malek-Yonan's story also lacks details that would assist in verifying its truth. At what rink or club did she train, and who was her coach? Dr.frog 14:40, 1 October 2006 (UTC)