Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier join the podcast to talk about what their inspiration was for their programs this season and how they intend to stand out in a crowded Canadian ice dance field. Then, journalist Philip Hersh breaks down all the action from last week's U.S. International Classic in Salt Lake City and gives us his thoughts on the proposed changes the International Skating Union could be looking to make to the sport in the coming years.

Journalist Ted Flett attended Skate Canada's high performance camp two weeks ago, and he shares updates on all the top Canadian skaters with host Jackie Wong. Flett and Wong also preview this week's U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. Then, U.S. ice dancers Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker talk about the growing pains they went through in the 2015-16 season and their breakout performance at last year's NHK Trophy.

Australian champion Brendan Kerry tells host Jackie Wong what it's like training alongside Vincent Zhou and Karen Chen in Southern California and discusses his goals for the upcoming Olympic season. Then, Kerry's coach, Tammy Gambill, explains why she enjoys bringing skaters up from an early age and what it is about Zhou and Chen that makes them such great competitors.

Icenetwork contributor Lynn Rutherford just got back from Champs Camp in Colorado Springs, where the top American skaters were showing their programs to U.S. Figure Skating officials. She talks to host Nick McCarvel about the competition readiness of the likes of Karen Chen, Ashley Wagner, Nathan Chen, Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani, and others.

In this all-British edition of Ice Talk, ice dancers Penny Coomes and Nicholas Buckland join the show to discuss Penny's road to recovery following a serious knee injury and the team's preparation for the upcoming Olympic season. Then, the legendary Christopher Dean looks back on his storied career and discusses the challenges of choreographing under the IJS.

Olympic bronze medalist Joannie Rochette chats with Ice Talk about going to medical school, the lasting impact the Vancouver Games have had on her life and the rise of the Canadian lady in figure skating. Then, Jackie Wong joins host Nick McCarvel to share his thoughts on everything that's happened in the sport during this eventful offseason.

Bruno Marcotte joins the podcast to talk about what's it's like being married to a skater he coaches (Meagan Duhamel) and how much the pairs discipline has changed over the years. Then, Christina Gao looks back on some of her favorite moments from her competitive career and updates us on what she's been doing since she graduated from Harvard.

Jeremy Abbott has a big announcement regarding his competitive future, and he shares it exclusively with icenetwork on this week's podcast. Then, Sandra Bezic joins Ice Talk to discuss the positive and negative ways the IJS has impacted the sport and to reminisce about some of her favorite programs she's choreographed.

Icenetwork contributor Lynn Rutherford joins host Jackie Wong to share her thoughts on the recently announced Grand Prix assignments. Then, Ryan Bradley and Audrey Weisiger talk about the skating benefit show they are organizing in Fort Collins, Colorado, on July 11 for Jeremy Barrett and his wife, Lucy, the latter of whom is battling leukemia and recently gave birth to the couple's first child.

1988 Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano talks to host Nick McCarvel about how he got into cooking and mixology and explains his decision to come out four years ago. Then, another Olympic champion, Meryl Davis, joins the podcast to discuss a wide range of topics, from getting a new puppy to working toward finishing her college degree to helping launch Figure Skating in Detroit.