Olympic moms: It was no sacrifice

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM In the ice skating community, Cheryl Davis and Jacqui White are known as "the moms" because they have been nearly inseparable for 16 years. That's when their children, Meryl Davis and Charlie White, started skating together as ice dancers.
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The skating duo, Olympic silver medalists in Vancouver in 2010 and world champions in 2013, are favorites to bring home the first U.S. ice dancing gold medal in the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Their moms, who fly to and from every competition together, will be seated side by side at the Olympics: Davis always on the right, White on her left, CNN reports. "Even in an interview now, Jacqui will say, 'Wait a minute, she's on the wrong side,' " said Davis, a mother of two from West Bloomfield, Michigan. 'Lucky Uggs' It's just one of the many rituals these Olympic moms follow as they gear up for what could be a history-making weekend for their children. White always wears a pair of "lucky Uggs," and she doesn't change her jewelry, a habit that dates to her years as a hockey mom. (Charlie played 13 years of travel hockey and was part of a state championship winning team.) "The hockey moms used to see me come in. If I was wearing a different pair of earrings, they'd look at me (and say), 'Hey, you weren't wearing those earrings the last time we won, and it's the first time they scored on us. You are taking them off,' " said White, a mother of five, also from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. "So I am now superstitious ... and I can't get over it," she said, chuckling. Davis has her own rituals, including writing down every skater's scores. "I always take my pad with me, and I always write down every score, and then if I miss one, I'm like, 'Oh, darn ...' but it doesn't matter," Davis said with a laugh. The task is pointless, she admitted, since she never looks at the scores again. "It just keeps us thinking about something else," she said. "It gives us a little distraction." For full version go to

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