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Just a few of the many colorful characters...

Leroy Donahue has every medal a story book figure skating champion could desire, but his life's a mess. Leroy's stuck in a bad marriage. Every day, he lives a lie. Leroy has a secret the fans must never know.

For ages 16 and up.

Larissa Lubovsky is lucky to be alive after years of sexual abuse by her figure skating coach and self-abuse after she defected from the old Soviet Union. She's finally at peace. Will Larissa find true love with Mia, the young Israeli beauty?

Igor is a bad man with a bad reputation. After years of womanizing and destroying his marriage and figure skating partnership, Igor is ready for a change—but is everybody else ready for Igor to change?

Seven year old Brittania Donahue has talent. She adores Leroy, her step-father. But her mother Cassandra, a former figure skating champion, hates everything about figure skating--and she's determined about one thing; Brittania will not be a figure skater!

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Summer 1997
Rec.sport.skating.ice.figure deployed flame throwers regarding what could and couldn't be discussed. All the most interesting things were toast: figure skaters' sexual orientation, abusive parents and figrue skating coaches, drinking, drugging and eating disorders. The Strong and the Sequined: A Figure Skating Soap Opera was born...

Winter 2006
What began nine years ago as an exploration of the unmentionable has blossomed into a 280+ chapter epic. The Strong and the Sequined: A Figure Skating Soap Opera has a following among figure skaters, figure skating fans, and figure skating officials.

The Strong and the Sequined: A Figure Skating Soap Opera

Past Seasons

Season 1 1997 - 1998Part 1 to Part 62Season 62002 - 2003Part 239 - 251
Season 21998 - 1999Part 63 to Part 126Season 72003 - 2004Part 252 - 260
Season 31999 - 2000Part 127 to Part 177Season 82004 - 2005Part 261 - 273
Season 42000 - 2001Part 178 to Part 212Season 92005 - 2006Part 274...
Season 52001 - 2002Part 213 to Part 238   
 

Season 2

Part 63: Jerry's KidsPart 95: One Of Them
Part 64: ExhaustionPart 96: What Sonja Wanted
Part 65: The Right PeoplePart 97: Letting it Out
Part 66: Rock & RollPart 98: Dealing With the Scary Stuff
Part 67: Family ResemblancePart 99: First and Second
Part 68: Road to RecoveryPart 100: A Little Accident
Part 69: The Boys On the BusPart 101: Christmas in November
Part 70: The Life of a CoachPart 102: Family Shame
Part 71: Larissa's FriendsPart 103: Needs
Part 72: Visiting FamilyPart 104: Thanksgiving Fiascoes
Part 73: The Quiet OnesPart 105: Cup of Russia
Part 74: Noises in the NightPart 106: A Night at the Improv
Part 75: A Day At Zug IslandPart 107: The Ladies of Landover
Part 76: Psycho AnalysisPart 108: Between Christmas and Hanukkah
Part 77: Four Pounds, Eleven OuncesPart 109: The Family Man
Part 78: Girl TalkPart 110: Other Family Men
Part 79: Family EmergencyPart 111: Snowbound
Part 80: Birth AnnouncementsPart 112: Tug of War
Part 81: Romantics and RealistsPart 113: Flu-like Symptoms
Part 82: GoodwillPart 114: Taking Messages
Part 83: A Year in the LifePart 115: Europeans
Part 84: HousesPart 116: Packing Baggage
Part 85: The Other Sides of LifePart 117: Wild Woody
Part 86: Mitzi Came HomePart 118: Cat People and Dog People
Part 87: From RussiaPart 119: Europeans in America
Part 88: More Psycho AnalysisPart 120: People From Different Continents
Part 89: A Coaching ChangePart 121: Friends Apart
Part 90: An Outsider's ViewpointPart 122: Comfort and Confrontation
Part 91: Wedding PlansPart 123: Small Town Sweetheart
Part 92: Maid of HonorPart 124: Quads and Other Important Things
Part 93: Cold FeetPart 125: More About Cats and Dogs
Part 94: Russian BabiesPart 126: What Mia Already Knew