The 2024 Canadian National Skating Championships, better known as Canadians, will take place from January 8-14 at the WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta.

To help Daphne and Gina preview Canadians, they were joined by four-time Canadian National Champion and Olympic silver medalist Kirsten Moore-Towers.

Before their event discussion, Daphne and Gina briefly addressed the USA Today article by Christine Brennan, which details a sexual assault allegation against 2022 Olympian Nikolaj Sorensen.

Below our links to the news articles regarding Sorensen (Please note that articles do contain graphic descriptions of sexual abuse that may be offensive to some readers or painful to survivors of sexual assault, so please use caution when reading them.)

• Olympic skater being investigated for alleged sexual assault of former American skater, by Christine Brennan, USA Today
• Attorney calls for suspension of Olympic skater being investigated for alleged sexual assault, by Christine Brennan, USA Today
• Canadian ice dancer Nikolaj Soerensen reportedly under investigation for alleged sexual assault, by the Canadian Press
• Skate Canada statement on the USA Today article

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman and is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday.

Website: http://www.thisweekinskating.com

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskating

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskating

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinskating

Thread: https://www.threads.net/@thisweekinskating

Patreon: patreon.com/ThisWeekinSkating

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-skating-podcast/donations

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy