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.

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EPISODE 102

General Skating News 

• ISU’s statement about disabling comments on YouTube for Junior Grand Prix

• Statement from United States of America Olympic Figure Skater Vincent Zhou (Global Athlete)

• Entries for Budapest Trophy, the sixth of the ISU Challenger Series events, were released Sept. 22.

Events Results Brief

• Nebelhorn Trophy | Results 
• ISU Junior Grand Prix Budapest | Results | Video Playlist 
• Challenge Cup | Results |
• Broadmoor Fall Classic | Results
• Chris Reed | Cathy’s Instagram
• Tokyo Regional | Results
• Chubu Regional | Results

Segment - Recent Interviews

• Fear and Gibson have “Sweet Dreams” for 2023-2024, by Ted Flett, Golden Skate
• Video: Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson: Sep 2023 Interview

• Ilia Malinin: A new look for a new season, by Claire Cloutier, A Divine Sport

• F.C. Area’s Budding Super Star Figure Skater Shines, by Lynn Rutherford, Falls-Church News Press

• Ilia Malinin aims to get ‘out of comfort zone’ in his second senior season, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics.com

• Beloved figure skater Alexandra Paul remembered for ‘dogged determination’ on and off the ice, by Beverely Smith, The Globe and Mail

• Maria Mokhova and Ivan Mokhov: Athletes, Siblings and Friends, by Marissa Pederson, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

• Alexia Paganini: a season to slay, by Reut Golinsky, Absolute Skating

• Lindsay Thorngren: Proud to Be Dominican, by Jillian L. Martinez, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

• Lucas Broussard seeks balance in skating, school, and health, by Anna Kellar, Anything GOEs

• Carolina Kostner: A new chapter, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate

• Interview with Louis Thauron, by Skate Info Glace

• Interview with Barbara Piton, by Skate Info Glace

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Amber Glenn posted that she had to withdraw from Nepela Memorial because she collided with another skater about two weeks ago, resulting in her being unable to do anything for 10 days. 

• 6-time U.S. Nationals senior competitor Sebastien Payannet announced his retirement from competitive skating.

Podcast episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/66607n4c3dw6H5Ed8Wz2zl  

• IMG agent David Baden posted that something big is happening and he cannot wait to share it all with you this week.

• Polina Edmunds posted that she got engaged to her boyfriend, Ian Bast, in Bali, Indonesia this past week.

• Canadian ice dancer Maddie Edwards posted that she got engaged earlier this summer in Greece.

• Isabeau Levito posted a video of herself and Lucas Broussard “coaching” each other during their respective Nebelehorn gala exhibition performances.

• Team USA won the Fritz Geiger Memorial Trophy at Nebelhorn with Canada 2nd & Germany 3rd.

Segment - Program Announcements

• Check out our website for a listing of program music announcements - will be updated as they are announced!
• Men
• Women
• Pairs
• Dance

Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week:

Nepela Memorial, Sept. 28-30, Bratislava, Slovakia

• Paid Livestream 
• Results
• Enter to win a code for the livestream 

Junior Grand Prix Solidarity Cup, Sept. 27-30, Gdansk, Poland

• Livestream
• Results

IDC and FSO spotlight

IDC: Remembering Alexandra Paul

IDC: Photos: 2023 Chris Reed Trophy

IDC: Photos: 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy

FSO: Photos: 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy

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EPISODE 101

Events Results Brief

• Autumn Classic | Results 
• A Divine Sport (Claire Cloutier’s website)
• ISU Junior Grand Prix Osaka | Results | Video Playlist 
• U.S. Solo Dance National Final | Results | Brooke Tufts’ Interviews
• Sydney Synchronized Skating Festival | Results
• Jelgava Cup | Results | 

Segment - General Skating News 

• Lithuanian president Gitanas Nauseda signed a decree stripping Margarita Drobiazko of her Lithuanian citizenship due to her “public support for the Russian Federation during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• Article in English: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2078254/president-strips-russian-ice-dancer-drobiazko-of-lithuanian-citizenship

• “I Have Nothing” starring comedian Carolyn Taylor, will debut on Saturday, Sept. 23 on Crave in Canada.
• Trailer 
• Press release
• The Australian documentary “Katya & Harley” is streaming on Netflix in the USA as of Sept. 15.

• The Dick Button Artistic Figure Skating Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood and will feature ensembles such as Ice Theatre of New York and Ice Dance International, as well as Jeremy Abbott and The Haydenettes
• Tickets: https://scboston.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1488&r=9c6a5554b9d6490f902de53730d673ed

• U.S. Figure Skating updated its assignments in the U.S. Figure Skating International Assignment Page. 
• Fan Zone recap article (Sept. 15): https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2023/9/15/figure-skating-2023-grand-prix-selections-finalized-for-team-usa.aspx 

Segment - Recent Interviews

• Ahead of Autumn Classic: Wolfkostin and Tsarevski off to a fast start, by Claire Cloutier, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

• Video: Natalie Taschlerova and Filip Taschler aim higher for 2023-24, by Juduth Dombrowski, Golden Skate

• Game Changer: Mao Shimada ready to shine in the new season, by ISU

• Stellato-Dudek & Deschamps: Passion for skating gives Canadian pair purpose, by Hiro Yoshida, Europe on Ice 

• The Spero Show Podcast with Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko

• Talking the 2023-24 season with Fear/Gibson, Bekker/Hernandez and Karnes/Carr, by Sarah Knight, Anything GOEs

• An Evening with Champions Review, by Anna Kellar, Golden Skate

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Piper Gilles shared photos from her first Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk For Hope (Sept. 10).
• Kirsten Moore-Towers announced her engagement to Liam Firus on August 22 in Barcelona, Spain.
• Nadiia Bashyska vlogged her first Skate Canada High Performance Camp,, uploaded on Sept. 13.

Segment - Program Announcements

• Check out our website for a listing of program music announcements - will be updated as they are announced!
• Men
• Women
• Pairs
• Dance

Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week:

• Nebelhorn Trophy, Sept. 20-23, Oberstdorf, German
• 2023 ISU Junior Grand Prix Budapest, Sept. 20-23, Budapest, Hungary
• Challenge Cup, Sept. 21-24, Ardmore, Pennsylvania 
• Broadmoor Fall Classic, Sept. 21-24, Colorado Springs, CO

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC: 2023 U.S. Solo Dance Finals by Julia Wensley
• IDC: 2023 U.S. Solo Dance Finals by Charlotte Manfield 
• IDC: 2023 U.S. Solo Dance Finals by Miya Zamcho
• IDC: 2023 U.S. Solo Dance Finals by Bella Danic
• IDC: 2023 Junior Grand Prix Osaka Photos
• FSO: 2023 Autumn Classic Photos

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Episode 100

Daphne and Gina are celebrating 100 episodes and looking back. To listen to any of the episodes they mentioned, visit thisweekinskating.com/episodes

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EPISODE 99

Events Results Brief

• Lombardia Trophy | Results
• ISU Junior Grand Prix Istanbul | Results | Video Playlist 
• John Nicks Pairs Challenge | Results| 
• 97th Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships| Results | 
• Skate St. Moritz | NQS Results | Results

Segment - General Skating News 

• The Court of Arbitration for Sport has denied the U.S. figure skating team’s request for a seat in the Kamila Valieva Russian doping hearing at the end of the month in Switzerland. 
• Finlandia Trophy entries were published on Sept. 8. 
• Ondrej Nepela Memorial entries were published on Sept. 5.
• Junior Grand Prix #7 in Yerevan, Armenia initial entries were published on Sept. 5. 
• Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir will be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. 
• Nominations are being accepted for the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Class of 2024. 

Segment - Recent Interviews

• 'A space to dream': Prescott opens Alaine Chartrand arena, by Ronald Zajac, The Recorder and Times 
• Madison Hubbell: From on the Ice to Behind the Boards, by Kristen Henneman, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
• Article & Video:Germany’s Grimm and Savitskiy rebound in hunt for gold, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
• Article & Video: Q&A with Ted Barton & Mark Hanretty  
• The 1960 European Figure Skating Championships, by Ryan Stevens, Skate Guard
• Currier And Ives: Skating Art For The Ages, by Ryan Stevens, Skate Guard

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Daniel Grassl announced on Sept. 5 that he will be coached by Edoardo De Bernardis in Torino, Italy. 
• An Italian news article published on Sept. 6, citing Russian media sources, that Grassl reportedly missed 3 doping tests last season due to not having updated his location in the doping control tracking system:: https://www.agi.it/sport/news/2023-09-06/grassl-pattinatore-salta-tre-controlli-anti-doping-22918576/
• Naomi Lang Strong posted on instagram her thoughts on being recognized by the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame. 
• Canada’s Roman Sadovsky uploaded a vlog on Sept. 10 about his knee and ankle injury that happened back in August.
• Guillaume Cizeron recently posted this Instagram reel video of him improvising to piano music played by Jean-Michel Blais in Switzerland. 
• Daisuke Murakami, who currently coaches at Great Park Ice in Irvine, CA, posted 2 photos on his Instagram on Sept. 8 that showed sisters Mao and Mai Asada visiting their former coach “Raf” at the rink.
• Associated Press published an article on Sept. 10 about Sarah Hughes’ announcement regarding. her decision not to run for Congress.

Segment - Program Announcements

• Check out our website for a listing of program music announcements - will be updated as they are announced!
• Men
• Women
• Pairs
• Dance

Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week:

• Autumn Classic, Sept. 14-16, Pierrefonds, Quebec
• Skating Order/Results
• 2023 ISU Junior Grand Prix Osaka, Sept. 13-16, Osaka, Japan
• U.S. Solo Dance National Final, Sept. 14-17, Chicago, Illinois 
• Sydney Synchronized Skating Festival, Sept. 15-17, Sydney, Australia
• Jelgava Cup, Sept. 13-17, Jelgava, Latvia

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC: Lombardia Trophy Photos
• IDC:New Team Series: Emma Goodstadt & Christian Bennett
• IDC: Meet ice dancer Shin Lei Case
• IDC: Competition Vlog: 2023 JGP Cup of Austria by Elliana & Ethan Peal
• FSO: Lombardia Trophy Photos
• FSO: Olivia Flores and Luke Wang Instagram Takeover (see highlight LivLukeTakeover)
• FSO: Ava Ziegler’s website
• FSO: Ava Ziegler: My goals are to be consistent and confident

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Piroutte World Edition

www.pirouette-online.de

Events Results Brief

• ISU Junior Grand Prix Linz | Results | Video Playlist 
• Golden West Championships | NQS Results | 
• Skate Houston | NQS Results | 

Segment - General Skating News 

• The roster for the Nebelhorn Trophy was released. There will be livestreaming at https://www.eislauf-union.de/de/events/nebelhorn-trophy

• Entries for Junior Grand Prix Solidarity Cup in Gdansk, Poland have been posted.

• Team USA’s Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia announced the end of their 5-year partnership.  

• ISU updated their Grand Prix assignments for women and pairs - https://isu.org/figure-skating/events/grand-prix-of-figure-skating

• Karen Chen’s “More than Medals” video (570 days and counting) 

• L'Obs (weekly French news magazine) reveals that the French Federation of Ice Sports seized Tuesday, August 29 a disciplinary commission against Brian Joubert. 

Segment - Recent Interviews

• Choreography Takes Strommer’s Skating to the Next Level, by Robyn Clark, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
• Video: Donovan Carrillo: 2023-24 Reboot, by Golden Skate
• Podcast: Episode 12: Stop the Music with Phil Hersh
• Video: Figure Skating Rule Changes Through Time, by Mark Hanretty and Ted Barton, Golden Skate

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Team USA’s Jenna Hauer and Benjamin Starr posted why they had to withdraw from their two Junior Grand Prixs
• Team USA’s Misha Mitrofanov confirmed his partnership with Alisa Efimova on Instagram
• Rika Kihira has withdrawn from her regional competition which is required for all skaters like her who do not qualify for a bye to Nationals. 
• Kaitlyn Weaver and Kirsten Moore-Towers both posted tributes to Alexandra Paul on their Instagram pages
• Piper Gilles shared some photos on the occasion of her and Nathan Kelly’s first wedding anniversary (September 3, 2022).
• Retired Canadian figure skater Michelle Long got married August 25 in Mississauga, Ontario.
• Yuzuru Hanyu has a new tour – The Re_Pray Tour is a sequel to Hanyu’s second solo show, “Gift”. The Repray Tour is scheduled with three stops between Nov. and February. November will be at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama; Saga Arena in Kyushu in January and Pia Arena MM in Yokohama in February. 
• Caroline Portesi Peroni has retired from competitive skating (posted in her Instagram story)

Segment - Program Announcements

• Check out our website for a listing of program music announcements - will be updated as they are announced!
• Men
• Women
• Pairs
• Dance

Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week:

• Lombardia Trophy, Sept. 8-10, Bergamo, Italy
• Results
• 2023 ISU Junior Grand Prix Bosphorus, Sept. 6-9, Istanbul, Turkey 
• 2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge, Sept. 6-9, Chelsea Piers, New York City
• 2023 Jelgava Cup, Sept. 6-10, Jelgava, Latvia
• 2023 Skate St. Moritz, Sept. 9-10, Oakland, California

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC: Photos from Junior Grand Prix Cup of Austria
• FSO: Photos from Junior Grand Prix Cup of Austria
• FSO: Recap from Junior Grand Prix Bangkok 
• FSO: Ava Ziegler’s official website

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EPISODE 97

Alexandra Paul’s Sudden Passing

• Video: CTV News Barrie News Report 
• GoFundMe for Charlie and Mitchell Islam
• Alexandra’s Obituary

Events Results Brief

• ISU Junior Grand Prix Bangkok | Results | Video Playlist 
• Battle of the Blades | NQS Results | Non-NQS Results
• Sherwood Invitational | NQS Results | Non-NQS Results
• Atlanta Open | NQS Results | Non-NQS Results
• Champs Camp | Monique Coleman’s Instagram
• British Ice Skating August Qualifier | Results
• Friends on Ice Japan | Instagram 

Segment - General Skating News 

• The roster for Junior Grand Prix Budapest was released. 
• ISU updated the men’s roster for the Grand Prix Series, adding Jimmy Ma to Grand Prix Espoo.
• ISU updated the women’s roster for the Grand Prix Series, removing Nicole Schott. 
• U.S. Figure Skating emailed a letter to Matthieu Reeb, director general of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, requesting a seat to observe Kamila Valieva’s closed hearing Sept. 26-29 in Lausanne, Switzerland. (USA Today story)
• U.S. Figure Skating announced its partnership with Riedell, a competitive skating boot company. Riedell will become an official supplier for U.S. Figure Skating.

Segment - Recent Interviews

• Chan and Howe: ‘It’s just the beginning’, by Anna Kellar, Golden Skate
• In Conversation with Team Japan: Shunsuke Nakamura, Yamashita/Nagata and Kishimoto/Tamura discuss their new programs and look ahead to the 23-24 season, by Izumi Yoneyama, Anything GOEs 
• How Three Dancers Became Figure Skating Coaches and Choreographers, by Julia Mary Register, Dance Magazine
• Kaiya Ruiter: 'Finding that light at the end of the tunnel', by Robert Brodie 
• Ted Barton and Mark Hanretty: A Coach’s Life, by Paula Slater, Golden Skate
• Breaking barriers, by Taylor Dean, U.S. Figure Skating
• The Elite 12 Division: A Painting in Progress, by Elissa Kempisty, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone\

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Ashley Wagner graduated from college
• Retired Canadian pair skaters Camille Ruest and Drew Wolfe got engaged
• Tara Lipinski has started a podcast called Unexpecting, which dives into her heartbreaking infertility journey.

Segment - Program Announcements

• Check out our website for a listing of program music announcements - will be updated as they are announced!
• Men
• Women
• Pairs
• Dance

Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week:

• Junior Grand Prix Linz, Aug. 30-Sept. 2, Linz, Austria
• Livestream 
• Golden West Championships, Sept. 1-2, Irvine, California
• Skate Houston, Sept. 1-4, Sugar Land, Texas
• Skate Canada High Performance Camp, Aug. 29-Sept. 1, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC: The Carharts: A Skating Family
• IDC: 2023 Junior Grand Prix Bangkok Photos
• IDC: New Team Series: Anna Waugh & Nikolai Balabardin
• IDC: Solo Dancing in the Desert (Part II)

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EPISODE 96

Events Results Brief

• Asian Trophy Open
• Minnesota L’Etoile du Nord Challenge
• Skate Ontario August Sectional Series
• BC Yukon Summer Skate

Segment - General Skating News 

• The roster for Lombardia Trophy was released this week. 

• The roster for the Autumn Classic was released this week. 

• The roster for the fourth Junior Grand Prix event in Osaka, Japan was released this week. 

• Day tickets for the 2024 ISU World Championships will go on sale Aug. 24. 

Segment - Recent Interviews

• Life after competing Eric Radford: Appreciate what you have accomplished, by ISU
• Video: Ted Barton and Mark Hanretty talk about the 1980’s rhythm dances, by Golden Skate
• Video/Article: Ghislain Brand: Life is Action, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
• The Future of Pairs (Part I), by Anna Keller, Anything GOEs
• Video: ‘Maul, we’re here for you’: Olympian Kristi Yamaguch pledges to help island community rebuild, by ABC 7 Bay Area

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Cong Han announced his retirement from competitive skating on Weibo. 

• Jonathan Rogers announced on his Instagram story that his new partner, Anya Lavrova has decided to retire from skating due to medical reasons. 

• Brian Boitano and Jason Brown were in Columbus this week to promote the 2024 U.S. Championships. 

• Madison Chock is starting Madison Chock Design to share her passion for costume design with the skating community. To book a consultation, contact [email protected].

• Nadiia Bashynska posted on social media that she and Peter Beaumont had to withdraw from an event in Kitchener due to her back injury. 

• Piper Gilles is walking on September 10 in Burlington, Ontario for Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope - fundraising goal is $2,500. 

Segment -  Program Announcements

• Check out our website for a listing of program music announcements - will be updated as they are announced!
• Men
• Women
• Pairs
• Dance

Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week:

• Junior Grand Prix Bangkok, Aug. 23-26, Bangkok, Thailand
• Livestream 
• Battle of the Blades, Aug. 24-26, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Sherwood Invitational, Aug. 24-27, Sherwood, Oregon
• Livestream
• Atlanta Open, Aug. 25-27, Alpharetta, Georgia
• U.S. Champs Camp, Aug. 23-28, Las Vegas, Nevada

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC: Meet ice dancer Amanda Urban
• IDC: Photos: 2023 Sun Valley Show 
• FSO: 2023 Cranberry Cup International 

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EPISODE 95

Interview with Tatjana Flade

Events Results Brief

• Cranberry Cup 

(Winners of the senior men’s event were Mark Gorodnitsky (ISR), Wesley Chiu (CAN) and Jimmy Ma (USA)

(Our special correspondent from Cranberry Cup was Kat Cornetta. You can follow Kat at https://twitter.com/KatCornetta)

• Cranberry Open
• Quebec Summer Championships
• Gensan Summer Cup
• Kinoshita Trophy
• Copper Cup

Segment - General Skating News 

• The roster for Japan Open was released this week. 
• The roster for the Junior Grand Prix event in Istanbul, Turkey was released this week. 
• The cast for the 51st An Evening with Champions was posted. 
• Single session tickets for the 2024 U.S. Championships go on sale Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. 

Segment - Recent Interviews

• First Stop Lombardia Trophy for Italy’s Lara Naki Gutmann, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
• Video: Sakoto Miyahara lives out her dream in Champery, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
• Goals set for Denis Vasiljevs’ ninth senior season, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
• Leatrice Bulls: Giving Back Through Passion, by Marissa Pederson, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
• Podcast: Highs and Lows and Ongoing Journey with Bradie Tennell, by Polina Edmunds
• Podcast: Rob Koehler of Global Athlete HQ, by Anna Keller, Future of Figure Skating Podcast
• Podcast: Summer News and Mailbag Episode, by Ashley Wagner and Adam Rippon, The Runthrough

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Jordan Cowan’s video of Stephanie Lambiel and Guillaume Cizeron performing an improvisation choreography exercise created by Khoudia Touré, set to Henryk Gorecki's "Symphony No.3, Op.36"



• Sonia Baram and Daniel Tioumentsev have ended their partnership
• Sonia’s post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvnCVykRWw-/?img_index=1
• Daniel’s post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvnPLuXPDY2/?img_index=1

• Julia Szczecinina (Ioulia Chtchetinina) / Michał Woźniak are a new pairs team for Poland.

• Nadiia Bashynska’s Lake Placid Ice Dance International Vlog.

• Nora Rothenbühler and Mozes Josef Berei are a new junior pairs pairs team representing Hungary.

Segment - Program Announcements

• Check out our website for a listing of program music announcements - will be updated as they are announced!
• Men
• Women
• Pairs
• Dance

Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week:

• Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, Aug. 16-19, 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
• Minnesota L'Etoile du Nord Challenge, Aug. 17-20, 2023, Bloomington, Minnesota

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC: Photos: Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships/International
• IDC: Anne's Take: 2023 Lake Placid IDI and IDC
• IDC: New Team Series: Kayleigh Maksymec & Félix Desmarais
• FSO: Photos: Lake Placid Ice Dance International
• FSO: Photos: Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships
• FSO: Photos: 2023 U.S. Collegiate Championships and Invitational
• FSO: Photos: 2023 Cranberry Cup

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In Episode #94, we are joined by Tatjana Flade, figure skating journalist and author, who is starting a new English-German skating magazine, Pirouette World Edition.

To learn more about Pirouette World Edition Kicker Starter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pirouette/pirouette-world-edition-figure-skating

Follow Tatiana Flade on Instagram, Twitter and through her website: https://www.tatjanaflade.de/

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EPISODE 93

Events Results Brief

• Lake Placid Ice Dance International 
• Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships 
• U.S. Collegiate Championships and Invitational
• Silicon Valley Open | NQS for dance | Other results
• Scott Hamilton Invitational
• 2023 National Showcase 

Segment - General Skating News 

• Amber Glenn wins SKATING magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards.
• U.S. Figure Skating’s CEO Tracy Marek was named to Forbes 50 Over 50 Lifestyle list.
• Single-session tickets now on sale for 2023 Skate America.  
• Entries for the second Junior Grand Prix in Linz, Austria have been posted.
• The deadline to apply to become a volunteer for Autumn Classic is August 14.
• Kaori Sakamoto has been selected as a finalist for the 2023 Sportswoman of the Year Award. Voting concludes on Aug. 8. 
• Gracie Gold’s book cover for “outofshapeworthlessloser” has been unveiled. Book is available to pre-order. 
• Pirouette has started a Kickstarter campaign for a world edition figure skating magazine. 

Segment - Recent Interviews

• Japan’s Koshiro Shimada sets goals for 2023-24 season, by Anna Kellar, Golden Skate
• Wren Warne-Jacobsen thrives balancing both college and skating, by Grace Knoop, U.S. Figure Skating
• New chapter for Hungary’s Pavlova and Sviatchenko, by Tatjana Flade, Golden Skate 

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Sonia Baram and Daniel Tioumentsev have ended their partnership
• Sonia’s post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvnCVykRWw-/?img_index=1
• Daniel’s post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvnPLuXPDY2/?img_index=1

(Editor’s Note - the news of Sonia and Daniel came after we finished recording. Will discuss on next week’s episode)

• Lou Koch / Alexander Buchholdt are announced as a new ice dance team
• Yuzuru Hanyu announces marriage https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/08/5c952ffd6a5a-breaking-news-japanese-figure-skating-icon-yuzuru-hanyu-announces-marriage.html

https://olympics.com/en/news/olympic-figure-skating-legend-hanyu-yuzuru-announces-his-marriage

Segment - Program Announcements

• Check out our website for a listing of program music announcements - will be updated as they are announced!
• Men
• Women
• Pairs
• Dance

Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week:

• Cranberry Cup/Cranberry Open, Aug. 9-13, Skating Club of Boston, Norwood, MA

https://scboston.org/cranberry/

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC: Photos: Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships/International
• FSO: Photos: Lake Placid Ice Dance International
• FSO: Photos: Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships

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