Daphne and Gina were joined by 2022 U.S. Solo Dance National Champion Lucas Appel, who recently competed in his first international competition in March. He won gold at the Maria Olszewska Memorial in Lodz, Poland. It was the first time a U.S. skater has competed internationally in solo dance. 

Follow Lucas Appel at https://www.instagram.com/lucas__appel/

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Daphne, Gina and Matteo wrap up the last few events of the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships.

Event results: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00117492.htm

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In this episode, Daphne, Gina and Matteo recap Day 2 of the World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Event results: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00117492.htm

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In this episode, Daphne, Gina and Matteo recap Day 1 of the World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Event results: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00117492.htm

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This Week in Skating producer and Ice-Dance.com journalist Matteo Morelli joins us to break down the competition at the 2024 ISU World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Daphne, Gina and Matteo will all be in Montreal for the World Championships.

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Worlds News

• Xizi Chen / Jianing Xing replace Shiyue Wang / Xinyu Liu at Worlds
• Mark Gorodnitsky was confirmed officially as Israel’s men’s entry

https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00117492.htm

• Deniss Vasiljevs will debut a new free program at Worlds to music of the Lion King movie. The selections are “The Rightful Knight” by Hans Zimmer and “He Lives in You” bu Kesha Shantrell and Matt Bloyd. https://twitter.com/goldenskate/status/1769004296425668928

Event Results Brief:

• Coupe du Printemps - https://cdp2024.online/2024/CDP/index.htm
• World Junior Synchronized Championships

http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2324/wjsysc2024/CAT001RS.htm

Recent Interview and Articles

Beverley Smith’s Pre-Worlds articles: Gilles and Poirier ready for gold

Madeline Schizas and the twiddly bits

A brain wave

Europe on Ice (Hiro Yoshida): Soucisse and Firus: Exploring new horizons

Adam Siao Him Fa flipping skating on its head

Smart and Dieck finding their niche

Olympics.com (Nick McCarvel): Olympians explain the making of a figure skating program: "We always have something to work on"

"I’m carving my own path": Jason Brown on his one-of-a-kind quest – and openness to the 2026 Olympics

GoldenSkate: Anthony Paradis: A peek behind the glam 

Anything GOEs: DeMougeot and LeMercier thrive on their differences

Wesley Chiu's appearance on CTV Morning Live

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2884509

Social Media Updates:

• Solene Mazingue’s vlogs chronicling her 2 weeks before Worlds : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuopiQHPd7LzGGDH_s4oxPAihzYhg55Hh
• Roman Sadovsky’s vlog (Canadian Nationals/4CC/practice footage before Worlds): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhvvBei2-2Q
• Scott Hamilton received the first-ever Midas Touch Golden Legacy Award at the 11th Annual Gold Meets Golden Event in Los Angeles, presented by Coca Cola. Kristi Yamaguchi presented him the award: https://twitter.com/ScottHamilton84/status/1767652655508201652

IDC and FSO spotlight

New at IDC: Czech Republic’s Kateřina Mrázková and Daniel Mrázek

Exhibition and practice photos from Junior Worlds

New at FSO: 2024 ISU World Championships Hub

Returning to Lillehammer 30 years later

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Daphne and Gina are joined by 2024 U.S. silver medalists Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko as they prepare for the 2024 World Championships in Montreal.

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Daphne and Gina are joined by two-time European medalists and 2024 Italian Champions Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini.

To read a transcription of the interview, click here.

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In episode three of our figure skating podcasters series, Daphne and Gina talked with Lilah Fear, host of the podcast, The Lilah Jo Show. Lilah and her ice dance partner, Lewis Gibson are getting ready to compete at their 8th World Championships, which is taking place in their training city, Montreal. Fear and Gibson are two-time European silver medalists and six-time British National Champions. 

Listen to The Lilah Jo Show at Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Skating News 

• Alysa Liu announces her return to competition (U.S. Figure Skating press release/Alysa’s video)
• According to Russian news agency TASS, appeal against the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to disqualify Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been registered in the Federal Court of Switzerland. 
• World entries have been announced. 

 In Solo Dance News

• The 2024 U.S. Solo Dance Handbook has been updated
• Registration is now open for the Washington Picken International, an international event for solo ice dancers.

Safe Sport Topics & Online Resources for Skaters, Parents & the Figure Skating Community

• Olympic commission suggests wide-ranging changes to SafeSport and USOPC (Associated Press, March 1): https://apnews.com/article/olympics-abuse-congress-e8cbecbcba48477c0506a7f80121b69f “
• Recommendation #2 in the report: “Congress should make SafeSport fully independent so that it can regain athletes’ trust and be held more accountable to the movement and the public: https://www.csusop.org/
• South Carolina FSC named in sexual abuse case: https://www.wistv.com/2024/02/29/south-carolina-figure-skating-club-named-growing-sexual-abuse-case/ 
• Eating Disorders Awareness Week Instagram Live conversation with Gracie Gold: https://www.instagram.com/neda/reel/C3_B6CTv_e9/
• “OutofShapeWorthlessLoserBook” review, by Izumi Yoneyama, Anything GOEs: https://anythinggoe.com/reading-outofshapeworthlessloser-a-memoir-of-figure-skating-f

Event Results Recap

• World Junior Championships (Results/Videos)

Segment - Recent Interviews 

• Shin Jia on the influence of Yuna Kim, her 2026 dreams and how the Youth Olympics changed her, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics.com
• Amber Glenn on her new role as U.S. champion and a renewed Olympic dream: ‘I really do see it as a possibility’, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics.com
• Mao Shimada Aiming for More History at World Junior Championships, by Jack Gallagher, Japan Forward
• Rio Nakata Captures Silver at the World Junior Championships, by Jack Gallagher, by Japan Forward
• Diversify Ice aims to get more Black and brown skaters on the ice, by Good Morning America
• How it started ... and how it's going (Part 2), by Rob Brodie, Rob Brodie Writes
• Interview with Dania Mouaden & Theo Bigot, by Solène Mathieu - Skate Info Glace
• Interview with Célina Fradji and Jean-Hans Fourneaux, by Solène Mathieu - Skate Info Glace
• Good as gold: Knierim still waiting to claim elusive medal, by Scott Gregor, Daily Herald 
• Javier Fernandez: Breaking the Ice, by Hiro Yoshida, Europe on Ice
• Bruno Massot: What Makes a Good Coach, by Anna Kellar, Future of Figure Skating Podcast
• Local Woman Writes Chapter Published As Part Of Book On Canadian Figure Skater, by Sara Holthouse

Segment - Upcoming Events:

• 2024 Sonja Henie Trophy, Oslo, Norway - March 8-10, 2024 
• 2024 Maria Olszewksa Trophy, Bombonierka, Poland - March 6-10 
• Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@polskate/streams
• 2024 Denver Invitational - Highlands Ranch, CO - March 7-10
• 2024 Magnolia Open - Alpharetta, GA - March 8-10
• Second Annual Solo Dance Camp in Denver Colorado on March 10
• British Solo Dance Qualifier Event - March 4-8 in Sheffield, UK

Next week

• World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships,Neuchâte, Switzerland, March 15-16
• Coupe du Printemps, Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, March 15-17
• Paid livestream info: https://www.coupeduprintemps.com/livestream-cdp
• 49th Annual Howard E. Van Camp Invitational - East Lansing, MI - March 15-17

IDC and FSO spotlight 

• IDC: World Junior Championships Photos
• IDC: World Junior Championships Recap
• IDC: Novice Canadian National Championships
• FSO: World Junior Championships Photos 
• FSO: How Cayla Smith and Jared McPike won Winter Youth Olympic silver after only five months together

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