I agree. Stick with the name you made. She was Gold Medalist Coburn before her marriage and the fanbase needs consistency. Remember, Mary Decker, went from Mary Decker to Mary Decker Tabb to Mary Tabb, divorced back to Mary Decker, then to Mary Decker Slaney to Mary Slaney.Suzy Favor had the best name ever but changed it to Hamilton (again confusing to the public). Russian athletes are the worst. Tatiana XXXXX, a 3:58 runner can suddenly become Tatiana YYYYY, a 3:58 runner and we think there are two of them. Sport is entertainment and athletes must think of how marketing works.
Crested Butt watcher wrote:
Will Emma Coburn be changing her name to Emma Bosshard when they marry this weekend? or stay Coburn or hyphenate?
I would think changing would be a bad marketing move.