August 19, 2024 • 7 mins
The 15 year old from Virginia will be representing USA Roller Sports next month at the World Figure Cup in Prato, Italy.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi, Hi, who's this.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Calenusky?
Speaker 1 (00:04):
Shut up? Are you serious?
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (00:08):
Oh my god, I'm just talking about you. Oh my god,
is it really you?
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (00:14):
Oh you're tired. Are you just waking up? You haven't
even probably gone potty yet?
Speaker 1 (00:18):
Potty?
Speaker 3 (00:18):
What are you like?
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Three? Kaylan?
Speaker 3 (00:23):
I was just I was reading your story and talking
about you.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
You're pretty impressive.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Thank you?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
That is like, that's ridiculous. Hey, Also, will you tell me?
Did you say your last name is Cusky?
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Okay, I gotcha. Hey, how long have you been skating?
Speaker 3 (00:43):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Well, yeah, since I was one?
Speaker 3 (00:46):
Oh wow, you know what. Props to your uh, props
to your parents. I waited till my kids were two
to get them on ice skates. Your parents are better
than me.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
The Hey, so I was.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Reading you head over to Italy at the end of September.
The how does like, are there a bunch of lead
up events that get you to be able to do that?
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Yeah, like regionals and nationals, and then there's a qualifier
event that you have to place them to be able
to go.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
So what is the to be on the on the
on the cadet team you have to go through and
kind of win all of all of those tournaments or
whatever it is to be selected to be on the team.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Yeah, hey does the team do you guys?
Speaker 3 (01:31):
Do you guys have team practices or does everybody kind
of have to do their thing on their own.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Well, I'd be so like, we have our own practices
until we go to Italy and then we have team
practices with like Italy coaches and stuff like that.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
Dude, that is freaking awesome. Hey, when do you leave?
When will you leave to go to Italy? I know
the event is until the end of September. When will
you leave to go.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
The twenty first? That's September?
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Wow, I assume somebody from the family is going with you.
Oh good, dude, that isn't wait hold on, yes, Tyler?
Speaker 1 (02:06):
How often is she? A great question? Hey, Kaitlin?
Speaker 3 (02:08):
How often are you on skates?
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Five days a week.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Week, six day? I love it? I love everything about it.
I love you.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
Hey the can you do? Can you do flips? And
stuff like that?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (02:28):
Right? Hey, you know Diane, she used to go to
whirl of Wheel uh in whatever in Franconia a million years.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Ago, but says he's a seven.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, She says she's because she can't even
go forwards to backwards. I know. Hey, so if you
when you go over to Italy, is it is it
like the article that I was reading Kaylan talks about
how it's really kind of the Olympics and in ice
(03:00):
skating in the Olympics that we've seen except do it
on on on roller skates the is Is everything the
same in terms of like you go out, you do
like the short program and then there's a bunch of
like jumps and spins and stuff like that.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Yeah, No, it's the exact thing. It's not Olympics.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
Wow, that is that is so impressive. We're what is
the is the surface just like synthetic ice? It would like, oh,
I got you, No, because some of the videos made
it look like people were on ice.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
Yeah, the floor can be white and it'll look like
ice sometimes.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
I gotcha. I gotcha.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
Has artistic roller skating ever been a part of the
Olympic program.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
That's a great question.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Have they tried it as kind of like a like
a demo sport in the Olympics.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
No, we've been trying to get it like on TV
and like on the Olympics and stuff, but they just won't.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Make it right now, because it was important that Raygun
be able to do break dance and you shouldn't be
able to do that.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Hey, so what is there? Can I ask you this?
Speaker 4 (04:05):
Like?
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Internationally, is there a pretty big artistic roller skating community?
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Oh my gosh, yes, there's more skaters there, like in
Europe and South America than there is in the USA.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
So overseas it's a little bigger.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Now it's saying that, how will the US team in
your opinion?
Speaker 1 (04:26):
Like, should we fare pretty well?
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Though normally we do get up there, but it's a
little bit harder a place like for a second and third?
Speaker 1 (04:37):
And do you forgive me for being ignorant? Will you?
Is it?
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Is it in pairs or are you by yourself like
when you do your your routine?
Speaker 4 (04:48):
No?
Speaker 3 (04:48):
What?
Speaker 1 (04:48):
No?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Not pairs and by myself of solo?
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Okay, let's you know what. Listen, little one, let's not
let's not let's not talk down to me and oh okay, yeah,
that's fine, that's fine.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Team disrespect.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
It says here that the roller skating is a varsity
sport at some colleges. Is this something you could do
when it comes to higher education?
Speaker 3 (05:16):
I mean, I would hope though, where like, where is
it a where is it a varsity?
Speaker 1 (05:20):
I'm assuming if it is, you're being looked at already.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
I haven't seen any in my area that have it.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
No, no, But like Tyler was saying, there are some
colleges that offer it as a Division one sport. You
don't know if it's Division one varsity or varsity sport
where you would be able to go and participate in college.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Oh, I guess I'd have to look into it. That
sounds pretty fun.
Speaker 3 (05:45):
Right, I'll look into it. I'll get that done. I'm
surprised your mother has an on to be honest with you.
All right, all right, Kaylin.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
Two things.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Number one, do you already have whatever your costume is?
And I hope that's not an offensive term, but whatever
you're costume is for the international tournament?
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Do you already have that selected and made up? Oh?
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Yeah, I already have it. So we have someone that
makes the outfits for like everyone on the team, so
we all have to wear the same outfit. But mine
came in like a couple of weeks ago, and it
looks super cool.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Awesome. That's good to hear.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
And hey, oh, one other thing, like the skates that
you have what is like, what is the big company
in making roller skates? Is it Impala?
Speaker 2 (06:31):
It's wrist sport and a day of.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
You have the main one, right, and you have custom skates.
I'm assuming yeah, yeah, of course you do, all right.
Two things. Number one, I want to give you an
Elliott in the Morning shirt. You don't have to wear
it during your routine, but maybe during warm ups or something, okay,
all right, yeah, and I'll give one to your mom
and your dad and the whole thing. Also, am I
(06:58):
going to be able to talk to you while you're
there or am I going to wait till you get back?
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Well, we should find time. We won't be skating the day,
all right.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
We're going to figure that out, all right, Kaitlin. I'm
so glad that you called. So you hold tight one second.
I will get I'm gonna Kristen's going to talk to you.
I want to make sure I get you some shirts.
And I want to make sure we have a way
that we can stay in touch when you go over there.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Okay, okay, thank you.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Bring back first place if you don't mind, Okay, I'll try,
all right, very.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Good, Kaitlin, hold on one second for me, how freaking
that's my new friend asking you shall receive that is
my new friend?
Speaker 4 (07:39):
Good for her, Just like I was looking at the
skates my daughter asked for that.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
We did get her.
Speaker 3 (07:44):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
They not only light up at night but also glitter
in the daytime. They're more for the amateur world than
what is doing
Hi, Hi, who's this.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Calenusky?
Speaker 1 (00:04):
Shut up? Are you serious?
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (00:08):
Oh my god, I'm just talking about you. Oh my god,
is it really you?
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (00:14):
Oh you're tired. Are you just waking up? You haven't
even probably gone potty yet?
Speaker 1 (00:18):
Potty?
Speaker 3 (00:18):
What are you like?
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Three? Kaylan?
Speaker 3 (00:23):
I was just I was reading your story and talking
about you.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
You're pretty impressive.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Thank you?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
That is like, that's ridiculous. Hey, Also, will you tell me?
Did you say your last name is Cusky?
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Okay, I gotcha. Hey, how long have you been skating?
Speaker 3 (00:43):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Well, yeah, since I was one?
Speaker 3 (00:46):
Oh wow, you know what. Props to your uh, props
to your parents. I waited till my kids were two
to get them on ice skates. Your parents are better
than me.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
The Hey, so I was.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Reading you head over to Italy at the end of September.
The how does like, are there a bunch of lead
up events that get you to be able to do that?
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Yeah, like regionals and nationals, and then there's a qualifier
event that you have to place them to be able
to go.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
So what is the to be on the on the
on the cadet team you have to go through and
kind of win all of all of those tournaments or
whatever it is to be selected to be on the team.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Yeah, hey does the team do you guys?
Speaker 3 (01:31):
Do you guys have team practices or does everybody kind
of have to do their thing on their own.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Well, I'd be so like, we have our own practices
until we go to Italy and then we have team
practices with like Italy coaches and stuff like that.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
Dude, that is freaking awesome. Hey, when do you leave?
When will you leave to go to Italy? I know
the event is until the end of September. When will
you leave to go.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
The twenty first? That's September?
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Wow, I assume somebody from the family is going with you.
Oh good, dude, that isn't wait hold on, yes, Tyler?
Speaker 1 (02:06):
How often is she? A great question? Hey, Kaitlin?
Speaker 3 (02:08):
How often are you on skates?
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Five days a week.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Week, six day? I love it? I love everything about it.
I love you.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
Hey the can you do? Can you do flips? And
stuff like that?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (02:28):
Right? Hey, you know Diane, she used to go to
whirl of Wheel uh in whatever in Franconia a million years.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Ago, but says he's a seven.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, She says she's because she can't even
go forwards to backwards. I know. Hey, so if you
when you go over to Italy, is it is it
like the article that I was reading Kaylan talks about
how it's really kind of the Olympics and in ice
(03:00):
skating in the Olympics that we've seen except do it
on on on roller skates the is Is everything the
same in terms of like you go out, you do
like the short program and then there's a bunch of
like jumps and spins and stuff like that.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Yeah, No, it's the exact thing. It's not Olympics.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
Wow, that is that is so impressive. We're what is
the is the surface just like synthetic ice? It would like, oh,
I got you, No, because some of the videos made
it look like people were on ice.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
Yeah, the floor can be white and it'll look like
ice sometimes.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
I gotcha. I gotcha.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
Has artistic roller skating ever been a part of the
Olympic program.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
That's a great question.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Have they tried it as kind of like a like
a demo sport in the Olympics.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
No, we've been trying to get it like on TV
and like on the Olympics and stuff, but they just won't.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Make it right now, because it was important that Raygun
be able to do break dance and you shouldn't be
able to do that.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Hey, so what is there? Can I ask you this?
Speaker 4 (04:05):
Like?
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Internationally, is there a pretty big artistic roller skating community?
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Oh my gosh, yes, there's more skaters there, like in
Europe and South America than there is in the USA.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
So overseas it's a little bigger.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Now it's saying that, how will the US team in
your opinion?
Speaker 1 (04:26):
Like, should we fare pretty well?
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Though normally we do get up there, but it's a
little bit harder a place like for a second and third?
Speaker 1 (04:37):
And do you forgive me for being ignorant? Will you?
Is it?
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Is it in pairs or are you by yourself like
when you do your your routine?
Speaker 4 (04:48):
No?
Speaker 3 (04:48):
What?
Speaker 1 (04:48):
No?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Not pairs and by myself of solo?
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Okay, let's you know what. Listen, little one, let's not
let's not let's not talk down to me and oh okay, yeah,
that's fine, that's fine.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Team disrespect.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
It says here that the roller skating is a varsity
sport at some colleges. Is this something you could do
when it comes to higher education?
Speaker 3 (05:16):
I mean, I would hope though, where like, where is
it a where is it a varsity?
Speaker 1 (05:20):
I'm assuming if it is, you're being looked at already.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
I haven't seen any in my area that have it.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
No, no, But like Tyler was saying, there are some
colleges that offer it as a Division one sport. You
don't know if it's Division one varsity or varsity sport
where you would be able to go and participate in college.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Oh, I guess I'd have to look into it. That
sounds pretty fun.
Speaker 3 (05:45):
Right, I'll look into it. I'll get that done. I'm
surprised your mother has an on to be honest with you.
All right, all right, Kaylin.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
Two things.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Number one, do you already have whatever your costume is?
And I hope that's not an offensive term, but whatever
you're costume is for the international tournament?
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Do you already have that selected and made up? Oh?
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Yeah, I already have it. So we have someone that
makes the outfits for like everyone on the team, so
we all have to wear the same outfit. But mine
came in like a couple of weeks ago, and it
looks super cool.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Awesome. That's good to hear.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
And hey, oh, one other thing, like the skates that
you have what is like, what is the big company
in making roller skates? Is it Impala?
Speaker 2 (06:31):
It's wrist sport and a day of.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
You have the main one, right, and you have custom skates.
I'm assuming yeah, yeah, of course you do, all right.
Two things. Number one, I want to give you an
Elliott in the Morning shirt. You don't have to wear
it during your routine, but maybe during warm ups or something, okay,
all right, yeah, and I'll give one to your mom
and your dad and the whole thing. Also, am I
(06:58):
going to be able to talk to you while you're
there or am I going to wait till you get back?
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Well, we should find time. We won't be skating the day,
all right.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
We're going to figure that out, all right, Kaitlin. I'm
so glad that you called. So you hold tight one second.
I will get I'm gonna Kristen's going to talk to you.
I want to make sure I get you some shirts.
And I want to make sure we have a way
that we can stay in touch when you go over there.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Okay, okay, thank you.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Bring back first place if you don't mind, Okay, I'll try,
all right, very.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Good, Kaitlin, hold on one second for me, how freaking
that's my new friend asking you shall receive that is
my new friend?
Speaker 4 (07:39):
Good for her, Just like I was looking at the
skates my daughter asked for that.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
We did get her.
Speaker 3 (07:44):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
They not only light up at night but also glitter
in the daytime. They're more for the amateur world than
what is doing
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