Sep 16, 2019
Bobbi
Brown McRae is one of the coolest women Christy
knows, and this was clear long before Christy learned that she’d
played a Smurf in the Ice Capades. The
longtime figure skater, coach, actress and all-around badass
discusses her life and career in the latest Breakfast All Day A La
Carte episode. Bobbi talks about growing up in Los
Angeles in the ’60s and ’70s, why she loves to perform
and how she fought nerves during
competition, and the joy she gets from coaching both
figure skaters and hockey players. We also take on some
serious topics: what can be done to keep young
athletes safe from both sexual assault and
psychological anxiety in such a high-pressure sport, as well as the
body image issues that are so prevalent. Over the past decade,
she’s forged a side career as an actress in
commercials, and she trains actors how to skate for movies
and TV. And because we are a film podcast, Bobbi talks about
the figure skating movies that get the
sport right. Lace ’em up and join us.