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EPISODE NOTES

ISU Grand Prix Assignments

• Men Assignments
• Women Assignments
• Pairs Assignments
• Dance Assignments

Event Results Brief

• Skate Detroit
• Skate Ontario Sectional Series competition and Skate Canada NextGen Team Camp Simulation
• U.S. Collegiate Championships and Collegiate Invitational
• Sun Valley Summer Championships

General Skating News

• Yuzuru Hanyu announced his retirement from competitive skating on July 19. 
• Mao Asada’s national tour schedule has been released.

Social Media Updates

• Kirsten Moore-Towers posted a little teaser on social media to a new project she’s planning to launch in September. It appears it is a mentorship program. 

• Brandon Frazier posted on Instagram that he will be playing poker on Hustler Casino Live, which is LA’s Premier Poker Show, on July 25. The livestream will start at 4 p.m. pacific time and will be available to watch til 9 p.m. pacific time. 

• U.S. Olympian Jean-Luc Baker announced that he will be teaching Zoom dance classes on Tuesday, July 26 and Wednesday August 3. The cost is $20. 

Upcoming Events for the Week

• Lake Placid Ice Dance International and Ice Dance Championships will take place July 27-29 in Lake Placid, NY

• Glacier Falls takes place July 27-31 in Anaheim, California - 2022 High Performance Singles Camp will also take place in Anaheim July 31. 

• DuPage Open, which is a National Qualifying event for singles, takes place July 29-31 in Evanston, Illinois. 

Segment - IDC and FSO spotlight

• New Team Series: Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik 

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