Dr Ami Parekh

Dr Ami Parekh made history as the first skater to represent India at the World Championships. She now works as a physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor. She is passionate about helping skaters be healthy at all stages of their career, and frequently works as the medical director at competitions. Ami is also the Executive Director of the Chicago Youth Foundation, an organization which brings figure skating and hockey to underserved communities. https://youtu.be/MOouEgSLzfA Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_4p7mYDm2plc2yYwI5Wfy3eZ34-LYqxgrmfcpRyqMe4/edit?usp=sharing You can reach me with comments or suggestions for topics and people I should talk to, by email at [email protected] or Instagram @futurefspodcast If you appreciate the podcast, you can also support my work with a one-time or monthly contribution at ko-fi.com/futureoffigureskating https://www.chicagoyouthfoundation.org/ Ami Parekh India Worlds 2007 Short program Ami Parekh INDIA "Raga Jazz" 2014 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Taipei, Tawain Ami Parekh - 2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships,Osaka LP Chicago Youth Foundation on local news https://youtu.be/gxh4fainK48?si=Nh4SUqgRtq2S-ZrQ Bharatnatyam on Ice: https://www.facebook.com/thebetterindia/videos/2879877888944953/?rdid=TZ6lsbLjUvDlB3Fn Meryl and Charlie Bollywood OD 2010 https://youtu.be/Pn37SMb_5NM?si=4VaNIB2TsuvT4baW Tara Prasad https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2cQ4QjTNEAw Kat Arbour, Ice Dynamics off-ice training https://icedynamics.app/ Helmet Safety https://youtube.com/shorts/DFwCupGDqtQ?si=SQUNu4LUFmu4cpUz Early specialization and talent development in figure skating: Elite coaches’ perspectives https://ciss-journal.org/article/view/8744/13311 Health Consequences of Youth Sport Specialization https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6805065/