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EPISODE 128

General Skating News 

• The French Figure Skating Federation announced that Kevin Aymoz will not compete in any other competitions for the remainder of the season. 
• Skate Canada announced that Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac will compete at Four Continents in place of Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha.
• U.S. Figure Skating announced the 2024 Scholastic team.
• U.S. Figure Skating updated its roster for the 2024 U.S. Championships to show that Ava Marie Ziegler has withdrawn from the event. 
• The ISU released the nominations for this year’s Skating Awards. 
• U.S. Figure Skating announced Jackson Ultima Skates is an official supplier for the organization.
• U.S. Figure Skating announced a multi-year sponsorship with AmLactin, the #1 dermatologist-recommended moisturizer brand with lactic acid.

Event Results Recap

• 51st Volvo Cup
• Synchro: Mozart Cup
• Synchro: Budapest Cup
• Synchro: 2024 Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships
• Synchro: 2024 Pacific Coast Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships

Segment - Recent Interviews 

• Candeloro behind Siao Him Fa on backflip, by Hiro Yoshida, Europe on Ice 
• Kensuke Nakaniwa: "My approach involves accepting skaters for who they are", by Siyi Chen, Absolute Skating
• Ireland AM interview with Irish National Team Members Laura and Kevin Hegarty and Sophia Tkacheva, by Ireland AM
• Undefeated Ice Dancers Neset and Markelov Eye History-Making Third Consecutive Junior U.S. Championships Title, by Rachel Lutz, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone 
• ‘I’m coming back with a vengeance:’ Camden Pulkinen talks ‘23 season, Columbia University and the U.S. Nationals, by Izumi Yoneyama, Anything GOEs
• World Youth Olympics Blog
• Skaters aim to make history at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, by Lois Elfman, The New York Amsterdam News
• Bill Boeck celebrates 60 years as U.S. Figure Skating judge, by Abby Farrell, U.S. Figure Skating

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Jason Brown announced on Twitter that all of the stuffed animals thrown on the ice after his performances will be donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities in Columbus.
• Oakton Edge Skating Academy is hosting a Try Pairs Skating Clinic on February 9 in Park Ridge, IL.
• Hannah Miller posted on social media that she is looking for figure skaters, coaches, parents/guardians, and USFS affiliates for a study that she created to explore how figure skaters’ sport environments impact their well-being and performance.
• The Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Scott Hamilton’s Olympic gold medal with a fundraiser event on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. at Glide at Brooklyn Bridge Park. 
• Free dance of Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker, filmed by Jordan Cowan of On Ice Perspectives

Segment - Upcoming Events:

• 2024 U.S. Championships, Jan. 22-28, Columbus, Ohio
• Winter Youth Olympics, Jan. 19-Feb. 1, Gangwon, Korea
• 2024 Reykjavik International Games, Jan. 26-28, Reykjavik, Iceland
• Synchro: Midwesterns Synchronized Skating Jan. 24-28, Wichita, Kansas, 
• Synchro: Trophee D’Ecosse, Jan. 26-27, Dumfries, Great Britain

IDC and FSO spotlight 

• IDC: Catching up with… Koncius & Shchepetov
• IDC: Wolfkostin & Tsarevski focus on Nationals debut
• IDC: Ling & Wein Embrace the Choreographic Process
• IDC: Mullen Siblings Rebound from Injury to Successful Season
• FSO: Sarah Everhardt is ready to have a ‘good time’ in her senior nationals debut
• FSO: 2024 U.S. Championships Hub

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