The Ice Skating Podcast

Welcome to the first episode of the new series of The Ice Skating Podcast!

2022 is here and all eyes are turning towards China and the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. 

We are looking forward to the Games with Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, Great Britain's great new ice dance hope. They are highly excited about heading to their first Olympic Games – can they capture their country's imagination in the way Torvill and Dean once did? 

Australia's Kailani Craine is heading to her second Games, after a fantastic experience at  PyeongChang 2018. The brilliant Aussie tells us all about how much she loves the Olympic experience, and her routines for the competition. 

We are also reporting back from the 2022 European Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands – an event with both prestigious medals and Olympic spots up for grabs. We speak to  Dutch legend Ireen Wust and Norway's Hallgeir Engebraten about their performances – and hopes for next month. 

The Ice Skating Podcast is the official pod of The International Skating Union, presented by Luke Norman and Nick Moore. 

Hello and welcome to the final episode of The Ice Skating Podcast this year!

We are wrapping up the rollercoaster ride that has been 2021, and discussing all the main talking points of this season. 

There is some top-flight Speed Skating action to review, including the ISU World Cups in Salt Lake City and Calgary, and we’ve got interviews with Joey Mantia, Femke Kok, Kjeld Nuis, Francesca Lollobrigida and Nils Van de Poel, among others.

From Anna Sherbakova to Nathan Chen, Guillume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis to Laura Barquero and Marco Zandron, there’s been so much to discuss in Figure Skating, while in Short Track it’s been an amazing year for Suzanne Schulting, Kristen Santos, the Liu brothers, Pascal Dion and many others. We run the rule across them all.

The Ice Skating Podcast is the official pod of the International Skating Union, and is hosted by Nick Moore and Luke Norman. 

 The pod will be taking a break over the holidays, and will return in early January. 

Welcome to episode 20 of The Ice Skating Podcast – brought to you by the International Skating Union. 

It's another very busy edition, with two Grand Prix figure skating events to report from – the  Internationaux de France from Grenoble and the Rostelecom Cup from Sochi.

We've got interviews with the stars of both meetings, including Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis, Anna Shcherbakova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, plus Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov.

The ISU World Cup Speed Skating season is also in full swing, and the action in Stavenger, Norway was thrilling – we’ve got a full report, including interviews with Joey Mantia, Isabelle Weidemann and Nils Van der Poel.

The ISU World Cup Short Track meanwhile took place in Debrecen, Hungary and Dordrecht, Netherlands – and we’ve got a full run-down, including interviews with Suzanne Schulting, Shaoang Liu, Kim Boutin and Sjinkie Knegt.

The Ice Skating Podcast is the official pod of the ISU, hosted every fortnight by Luke Norman and Nick Moore. 

Welcome to episode 19 of The Ice Skating Podcast – brought to you by the International Skating Union. 

It's another packed edition, with two Grand Prix figure skating events to report from – the Gran Premio d'Italia in Turin and the NHK Trophy from Tokyo. 

And we've got interviews with the stars of both meetings, including Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis, Anna Shcherbakova, Loena Hendrickx, Shoma Uno, Anastasia Mishina, Alexander Galliamov, Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsapalov. 

As if that wasn't enough, the ISU World Cup Speed Skating season kicked off last weekend in Poland, and produced some incredible results. 

We've got chats with Nils Van der Poel, Irene Schouten, Laurent Dubreuil and Brittany Bowe from that event. 

The Ice Skating Podcast is the official pod of the ISU, hosted every fortnight by Luke Norman and Nick Moore. 

Welcome to an action-crammed edition of The Ice Skating Podcast! 

This episode we are looking back on a fabulous Skate America and Skate Canada, with interviews from Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohoe.

As the Speed Skating season approaches, there is an in-depth conversation with former Netherlands racer Douwe de Vries, who has identifies some interesting ‘ones to watch’  for the forthcoming few months. 

We’ve also got a review of the first two ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating events in Beijing and Nagoya, featuring interviews with Suzanne Schulting, Kristen Santos and Italy’s surprise star of the meeting, Yuri Confortola. 

The Ice Skating Podcast is the official pod of the International Skating Union, brought to you every fortnight, hosted by Nick Moore and Luke Norman.  

Welcome to a bumper edition of The Ice Skating Podcast!

This episode we’ve got three top interviews.

Spanish former Figure Skater Javier Fernandez, a bronze medalist at PyeongChang 2018, is the perfect man to preview the season ahead - and the road to Beijing 2022. 

He tells us what he’s been up to, highlights his “ones to watch” for Olympic medals - and speaks about his pride in the continuing success of Spanish Figure Skating.

Meanwhile, the Short Track Speed Skating season gets underway this week in Beijing - and we’ve got two perfect guides.

Yang Yang of China is the most successful female Short Track racer of all time, and joins us live from Beijing to tell us about how the Chinese capital is preparing for the biggest event of all - and her admiration of Dutch racer Suzanne Schulting. 

Charles Hamelin of Canada meanwhile is Short Track’s most experienced male skater - can he grab another Olympic medal at the grand old age of 37? We’ve got the inside track.

The Ice Skating Podcast is the official pod of the International Skating Union, brought to you every fortnight, hosted by Nick Moore and Luke Norman. 

The Ice Skating Podcast, episode 16: Olympic Qualifiers with Mark Hanretty, Junior Grand Prix with Ted Barton and mental health with Canada's Fabien Abejean

Welcome to another packed episode of The Ice Skating Podcast! 

This episode we are reflecting on the Nebelhorn Trophy – and the final places for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games being secured. There were thrills and spills, heartache and joy at the Nebelhorn, and commentator Mark Hanretty guides us through it all. 

The Junior Grand Prix is almost at its conclusion, meanwhile, and commentator Ted Barton guides us through some of the young figure skaters to watch over the rest of the season – and those to come. 

Finally, Canada's Short Track Speed Skating mental preparation coach Fabien Abejean features in the third of our mini series exploring the importance of mental health and well-being in skating. 

The Ice Skating Podcast is the official pod of The International Skating Union, and is hosted by Luke Norman and Nick Moore every fortnight. 

Nebelhorn Trophy preview: Republic of Korea's Yura Min and Spain's Laura Barquero and Marco Zandron; plus GB sports psychologist Mike Rotheram   

Welcome to episode 15 of The Ice Skating Podcast!

We are at a crucial point in the Figure Skating season, with places for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games on the line at the Nebelhorn Trophy.

Korea's Yura Min, who has qualified for the Olympics via this route before, tells us all about the nerves and excitement before this big occasion, as well as about dancing with a chicken – while Spain's Laura Barquero and Marco Zandron see it as one of the biggest moments of their life.

There's also a chat with GB sports psychologist Mike Rotheram, who is currently working with the British Short Track team who hands out some advice we can all benefit from!

The Ice Skating Podcast is the official pod of the International Skating Union, hosted by Luke Norman and Nick Moore. 

Training special with Miriam Ziegler and Severin Kiefer, Patrick Roest and Dr Nick Galli

It's a bumper episode of The Ice Skating Podcast! 

This week we've got a training special, giving you insight into how elite athletes work all summer to ensure they're at their very best in the winter.

We've got an exclusive interview with evergreen Austrian figure skating pairs athletes Miriam Ziegler and Severin Kiefer. The duo are getting better year on year – and tell us how they're training this summer as they target success at Beijing 2022. 

There's also a chat with three-time World Champion speed skater Patrick Roest from the Netherlands. How does he cope with a brutal training regime through spring and summer? 

Finally, we speak to US Speed Skating mental skills coach, Dr Nick Galli. He's a fascinating figure with a huge amount of insight about how mental preparation can benefit physical wellbeing and performance. 

The Ice Skating Podcast is the official pod of the International Skating Union, brought to you every fortnight by hosts Luke Norman and Nick Moore. 

Satoko Miyahara on Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022; Kristen Santos on her Short Track dreams; ISU Junior Grand Prix interviews

Welcome back to The Ice Skating Podcast – it's a packed episode as the season gets underway!

This pod we are speaking to Japan's Satoko Miyahara about her love of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, her ambitions for Beijing 2022 – and her talented teammates.

Short Track sensation Kristen Santos joins us to discuss speed, disqualifications, Simon Biles and vinegar flavoured snacks – while Ted Barton reports in from an exciting first weekend of action at the ISU Junior Grand Prix. 

Join hosts Luke Norman and Nick Moore each week on The Ice Skating Podcast for the best news, interviews and features from around the world of ice skating.

The Ice Skating Podcast is the official pod of the International Skating Union.