Why subscribe?

Because you love figure skating and seek out thoughtful writing about the sport.

No, really, why should I subscribe?

It is not a big secret that the mainstream media isn’t giving as much coverage to figure skating as it used to. I wanted to create a newsletter dedicated to the sport that originally captured my heart as a child.

Why am I the right woman for the job? For the last decade, I’ve covered high school, college and Olympic sports for the Boston Globe and Boston Herald, written for New England Lacrosse Journal and New England Hockey Journal, among other regional sports publications. I have written about anything - from cyclocross to figure skating, field hockey to football, gymnastics to women’s ice hockey. (I am still freelancing for the Globe, and you can still read my work there.)

What can you expect in terms of style? I am inspired by the in-depth and thoughtful work Dvora Meyers has done for gymnastics (and back when I traveled to gymnastics meets more often, she was one of the most fun people on press row.) On the completely other hand, I also love the “Ten Things I Think I Think” section of Peter King’s football columns, formerly for Sports Illustrated and currently for NBC Sports. I used to devour those on the train every Monday morning, and want to bring that structure to figure skating. I will forever be influenced by that “Sunday notes” style of column that King does, which was pioneered by Will McDonough and lives on today in the Globe, and in “Notebook” version at the Herald. So I foresee a mix within this newsletter: sometimes a “Sunday notes” structure, other times, an in-depth look at a subject.

Ground Rules

I will not spam you with content. You can expect two emails a month for now. In addition to my freelance writing, I also work a full-time job that’s not writing and have two kids, one of whom has special needs. So…there’s not a lot of time for more than that.

Suggestions?

Do you have a figure skating topic you want me to write about? Someone you want me to interview? Email me at katcornetta@gmail.com

Thank you for joining me on my Substack adventure!