I submitted what is below to SKATING MAGAZINE on November 13, 2025:
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One thing to note: I really did not know Janet well when I skated as a child and teen in Los Angeles. I’d see her on ice dance sessions in those days and she probably judged some of my ice dance tests.
When my kids worked on their numerous gold medal skating tests, she told me she judged them some of the time.
She and I became friends after I began spending a lot of time in Sun Valley starting in early 2020. Something in me told me to reach out to Janet as a friend. Every time I went grocery shopping in Hailey I would stop by and visit her or take her out for a meal.
Once she needed to live in assisted living, she had to move to Twin Falls. Her late husband’s brother Balazs Becht took care of her needs until the end and I did what I could to help.
Janet Becht passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025. She was 91. Janet was a US Figure Skating judge and adult competitive ice dancer. She also was a US Figure Skating Gold Medalist. She lived in Los Angeles before moving to Hailey, Idaho where she judged for the Sun Valley Figure Skating Club. Janet was once married to figure skating judge and adult ice dancer Andy Becht who passed away in the early 1990s. They met at the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club and skated and judged together for many years. In addition to loving figure skating, Janet loved horses and her cat Sadie. She will be missed by many.
(Note: This is not her husband Andy in the above photo.)
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