The Olympic season is upon us with our first notable singles competition, Cranberry Cup. We talk about exciting wins from Isabeau Levito and Roman Sadovsky, a standout showing from Sofia Samodelkina, and Sonja Hilmer's marvelous short program. Plus news and other program debuts.

Stargate Fandom Podcast Appearance

You can hear — and SEE — Wendy and I as guests on the Stargate Fandom podcast! We talk with hosts Alyssa & Emily about our mutual fandom crossovers between Figure Skating and Sci-Fi/Fantasy. We had a terrific time with them in this wide-ranging conversation, and we hope you give it a listen and a Like! Watch it here: https://youtu.be/R23QXvLQmxI

Chapters

0:00 — Intro 1:56 — Stargate Fandom Podcast Appearance 4:19 — Cranberry Cup 2025 5:15 — Women's Competition 19:43 — Men's Competition 35:07 — Other News 35:23 — Fear and Gibson and Spice Girls 36:33 — Smart and Dieck and Dune Part Two 39:18 — Yuma Kagiyama debuts his free skate 43:13 — Mai Mihara brings back her best programs 44:50 — Jason Brown brings back Riverdance 46:59 — Sarah Everhart's Poor Things free skate 48:21 — Wrap-Up