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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• Rika Kihira has withdrawn from her regional competition which is required for all skaters like her who do not qualify for a bye to Nationals.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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