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EPISODE 123

General Skating News 

• Canadian Olympic Nikolaj Sorensen investigated for alleged sexual assault.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2024/01/04/olympic-skater-canada-nikolaj-sorensen-investigated-alleged-sexual-assault/72105568007/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2024/01/05/olympic-skater-suspended-sexual-assault-investigation/72122531007/

(This Week in Skating addressed the situation in our Canadians Preview episode with Kirsten Moore-Towers)

• 2023 Canadian pairs silver medalists Brooke McIntosh and Benjamin Mimar and Canadian silver medalist ice dancers Marjoie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha are listed as withdrawn on the entries page. 

https://skatecanada.ca/2024-canadian-national-skating-championships/#starting-orders-and-results

• Marin Honda’s management announced that the 2016 World Junior Champion will retire at the end of the season. 

https://hochi.news/articles/20240105-OHT1T51147.html?page=1

• Ice Theatre of New York shared a Save-the-date for their 2024 Benefit Gala and Performance, which will be held on Monday, May 6. This year’s honorees include 2014 Olympic Champions Meryl Davis & Charlie White, 2006 Olympic Silver Medalists Tanith Belbin-White and Ben Agosto. The choreography award will be presented to Sandra Bezic.

https://www.icetheatre.org/2024-benefit-gala-and-performance.html

Event Results Recap

• Korean Nationals
• Skate Helena
• 96th JP Intercollegiate Champs

Segment - Recent Interviews 

• The Future of Pairs (Part 2), by Anna Keller, Anything GOEs
• Video/Article: Ice skating duo in Park Ridge striving to win national title this month, by FOX 32 Chicago
• Carreira and Ponomarenko focus on small details to reach big goals, by Claire Cloutier, U.S. Figure Skating
• Piper Gilles returns to Canadian figure skating championships after cancer scare, by Donna Spencer, CBC 
• From spins and jumps to drama and lifts, synchronized skating has it all. Now it wants its chance at the Olympics, by Robyn Doolight, by Globe and Mail
• Eva and Logan prepare for U.S. Championships, by John Kerezy, Eye on Cleveland.com 
• The Taschlers return from career threatening injury, by Claire Cloutier, A Divine Sport
• Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii's teamwork and friendship still firm ahead of Milano Cortina 2026 despite off-ice split, by ZK Goh, Olympics.com

Segment - Social Media Updates

• The ISU announced on social media that sports presenter Elma Smit and 4-time World champion Kurt Browning will be the hosts for the ISU Awards on February 11.

• Gracie Gold posted on social media that she was in the studio recording the audiobook for her book, OutofShapeWorthlessLoser, which is out on Feb. 6. 

• Dylan Moscovitch posted that he got married to his fiance, Mariana Mae, recently.

• Roman Sadovsky shared about his lost skates when he traveled to Warsaw for Warsaw Cup this season and provided some tips about traveling with skates in his latest video on his YouTube channel.

• Bol on Ice show took place Jan. 6 in Bologna, Italy. 

Segment - Upcoming Events:

• Canadian National Championships, Jan. 8-14 in Calgary, Alberta Canada
• European Championships, Jan. 8-14 in Kaunas, Lithuania
• The 2024 Lumière Cup, Jan. 11-14 in Eindhoven, Netherlands 

IDC and FSO spotlight 

• IDC: Catching up with… Lagouge & Caffa
• IDC: Lim & Quan strive to be memorable
• FSO: 2024 European Championships Hub
• FSO: Two-time Canadian champion Madeline Schizas feeling ‘most prepared’ for Canadians
• FSO: 2024 Canadian National Championships Hub

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