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After putting off the inevitable for a while, Timothy Dolensky decided now in 2017 was the right time to seek out a more competitive training facility and leave his hometown and longtime coaches, Debbie Prachar and Brittney Bottoms, in Atlanta.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the lack of coaching for me, because I loved mine so much and they were like second moms to me. They (Prachar and Bottoms) still pushed me and it wasn\u2019t like I was too comfortable. I didn\u2019t really want to leave them, but for me it was an environment thing,\u201d said Dolensky, noting that for several years he was the only elite skater training in Atlanta.<\/span><\/p>\n The 2017 U.S. Nationals 7th place finisher said he needed a good environment where skaters were doing the same things that he was doing. When thinking of new training locations, the first place he thought of going was Texas and working with Peter and Darlene Cain.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI like the family-type atmosphere,\u201d said Dolensky, of the Cains. <\/span><\/p>\n Dolensky is listing Prachar as a secondary coach and plans on working with her whenever he\u2019s back home in Atlanta. He says he keeps in touch with her regularly by text and phone.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe was completely behind me and she said she was there for me with whatever I chose to do,\u201d Dolensky said of Prachar.<\/p>\n Though making changes to his coaching staff and training location, the 24-year-old will retain his short program to \u201cAwake My Soul\u201d by Mumford and Sons, which was choreographed by Ryan Jahnke. Keeping his short program was a decision, Dolensky said, that was based on a bunch of different reasons, including advice from friends and fans.<\/span><\/p>\n For his free skate, Dolensky traveled to Colorado Springs in March to work with Ryan Jahnke on his new free skate. He shared on his Instagram (along with their photo, on left) that he will skate to \u201cFaux\u201d by Novo Amor, a piece from one of his favorite alternative artists. He told Figure Skaters Online<\/i> that he\u2019s wanted to skate to it since mid-season this year. <\/span> <\/p>\n \u201cIt is like me to a T,\u201d he said, in describing his music. \u201cIt\u2019s completely me and I love it. It is going to be my favorite program I have ever done so far. It already is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n As he continues his training into this summer, Dolensky said he is well aware of the fact that he needs a quad, or two, to compete with the top skaters in the men\u2019s field. He says he is working on getting his quad salchow consistent and that he has started practicing the quad toe loop over the past couple of weeks, a jump he hasn\u2019t tried before due to past tendinitis problems in his left (picking) foot. He is also playing around with the quad flip and is going to keep working on his components.<\/span><\/p>\n Dolensky plans to skate his short program at the Atlanta Open in early June. He will skate it again two weeks later at the Broadmoor Open in Colorado Springs, where he will also debut his free skate. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI feel like I need to be ready a little bit early this year, kind of similar to all my past years, because I feel it gives me the best chance to get selected for internationals,\u201d Dolensky explained.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-14-at-3.13.26-PM-300x183.png\")
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