Yes, it is.

I haven't started to compete yet, but when I do I'd use my real name. I know Sasha Cohen has a skating name cause her real and full name is Alexandra Pauline Cohen. But her family and friends call her Sasha, so probably that's why she used it.

I don't consider using a nickname (and Sasha is a common nickname for Alexandra in (I think)Russian-speaking countries) is using a skating/stage name. It really is similar to an Elizabeth using Liz or Beatrisa using Bebe, as someone else said. I think of using a skating name as more meaning changing your name completely or dropping entire aspects of your name (ala Janet lynn, Rocky Marvel, and others that have been discussed). It would be more like me using "Elizabeth" rather than my name, Tracy, or my nickname, Tre.

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My nickname that I have gone by since high school w everyone but my family is on my passport as well as registered w the skating associations. If I were to compete, I would use it. It is completely unrelated to my legal birth name.

Kay

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Well, I suppose that in competitions, you have to use your real name, as in Singapore, we follow the ISI system, and you got to be a member of the ISI before you can compete, and you will use that ISI registered name for your competition.

londonicechamp

Presumably, though, even though you would be on the list under your legal first name, if it was a local competition and the announcer knew you, they would use your everyday name. I've seen (and introduced) Margarets as Maggie, Christines as Chris, Dorothys as Dottie, and so on. Conversely, I've hissed at a lot of announcers that they're pronouncing our last name wrong!

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Had I known back when I registered for ISI and USFSA that my age would be published and posted at the rink and online for competitions, I definitely would have used a stage name!

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