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[SPEAKER_04]: Hi everyone, I'm Vincent Jo.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Hi, I'm Kathy Reed.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And I'm Allison Reed.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Hi, I'm Ashley.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Hi, I'm Grace.
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[SPEAKER_03]: We're from the Hidden House.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Hi, I'm Martin Rezzi.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Hello everyone, how are you?
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[SPEAKER_02]: Thank you very much.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We're going to see you tomorrow.
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[SPEAKER_02]: This week in Skatey.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to this week in Skating, the weekly podcast bringing you the latest news from the world of figure skating.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Here are your hosts, Daphne, Gina, and let's say it.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And before the show, I had the opportunity to speak with some of the cast members.
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[SPEAKER_03]: This time around, I was able to do my interviews in a conference room, so it was quite quiet.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And I had the microphone with me, so I recorded our conversations.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I spoke with Olympic champions, Ellie Cam and Danny O. Shay, and 2026 Olympian Andrew Torgashev.
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[SPEAKER_03]: 10 minutes.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So I didn't have a chance to ask a lot of questions, but I did the best I could.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And so here you go, take a listen to my chat with Ali and Danny and Andrew.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So I'm gonna start with the question that I ask every off seat, well, once we get to the off season.
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[SPEAKER_03]: You can sum up this Olympic year in one word, what would it be in why?
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[SPEAKER_02]: One word.
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[SPEAKER_05]: For me, it's just proud, I'm so proud of the team, the effort that we put in to everything and being able to show up for everything that we wanted to do.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And I'm proud of myself, I'm proud of Danny, and I'm proud of like Team USA, our team, what we were able to accomplish at the Olympics.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think everything is so cool, and I'm just proud to be a part of it, and yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I agree with that fully, I would also say joy.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: joyous word that we we used to describe how we were going to approach every day.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We have so much joy in this part.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's given so much to us and we have the opportunity to try and spread a little bit of joy to others.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And when we focused on just enjoying the moment in every second we stepped on the ice at the Olympics, it was our best performances really like all together and I would say joy.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What were your favorite moments from Malone?
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[SPEAKER_03]: I was in Malone.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I have my favorite moments.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I want to know what your favorite moments are.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think one of one of my favorite moments is just such a silly one.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's like the first time I saw all of my girls so excited about the lava cake.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It was a lot of a cake.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I was in the...
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[SPEAKER_02]: It could be a whole...
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[SPEAKER_02]: Okay, that's not catering, but... And then you're dining just like the rest of it.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_05]: It's like the best thing that they serve there.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And the first thing.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Ellie the first day she got, she's like, it's cold, but it's still moist and gooey inside of her.
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[SPEAKER_02]: She's like, they do it.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's so good.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Right?
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[SPEAKER_02]: It was really funny.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But I mean, seriously, they're both the most upset.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's getting to see our parents after the events.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I mean that that's hard to beat for sure like our whole support group they we got to see them after we finish the individual event and just like seeing them all there and being able to like feel that moment with us was so special and Then I mean it's it's also hard to beat like when we finished our program in the team event like so much relief
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[SPEAKER_05]: like the relief is like it was crazy like and we just like stood there and we screamed at each other and you could like feel how big that moment was for us and
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[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, it was so special and I mean, the National Anthem was like, like it made me cry like it just there's so many moments that like it felt like we had struggled so much in that year like you know, we had so many injuries like six months off and
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[SPEAKER_05]: It was hard to get to the games, and we were just so grateful to be there, but then to also accomplish so many things that we probably didn't even think was going to be possible, was so crazy, out of my wildest dreams for sure.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay, so now you guys are touring with Stars on Ice.
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[SPEAKER_03]: You're very first.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Stars on Ice.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What's it been like?
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[SPEAKER_02]: and so much fun on this kind of world when the way we described the beginning of our partnership I would also use to describe the beginning of this tour two or three days of, I mean the first day was mainly off ice, so that's why we say two or three, but of rehearsal, and then we're just like jumping into a full show, and
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[SPEAKER_02]: and like we don't we don't like we've never done shows like this before with like big group numbers and other stuff like that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's been so much fun learning how to manage energy has been really important for the two of us learning how to manage the nutrition and like sleeping on a bus is hard right and the the different schedules and
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's a dopamine rush every single adrenaline dopamine every single night, right?
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[SPEAKER_02]: So like learning how to manage that with your body, too, because it's like, hi, love, hi.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's just been very interesting for us, but so much fun.
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[SPEAKER_05]: A lot of fun, yeah.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And it's so great to like see all our friends and stuff.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like we kind of felt like a family, a little like, I mean, you family at the Olympics and then getting to travel with them for like two months right now.
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[SPEAKER_05]: It's so nice because usually after the season's done you don't get to see any of your friends at all until the season starts again But to do that and then also see all the fans and this support and the love like I mean Alyssa and I like they're so great that like they've been able to bring such a big
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[SPEAKER_05]: fan group to stars plus with all the people that have been coming for years and years.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like, you can feel the love as soon as you step on the ice.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like, when we do our opening number, it's like, yes.
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[SPEAKER_05]: This one is like insane.
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[SPEAKER_05]: You can't get used to it.
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[SPEAKER_05]: It's such a rush and it's so much fun.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I have to ask, are you okay, injury wise?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Because I've been seeing that all along the internet.
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[SPEAKER_05]: So that's like, I think that's part of it with the tour life that we haven't gone through such a long tour before.
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[SPEAKER_05]: So managing energy and everything and also just like managing elements like we really wanted to be.
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[SPEAKER_05]: the pair of team that showed everybody like the best parts about being pairs so we wanted to show everything but I think like we're gonna manage our programs a little bit better and we arranged them a little bit so that like we can show everybody everything that's great but then also like you'll be safe for 29 shows like the end of it um we're both okay Danny got a little bump on the head I've a little caught on my leg but like it happens like injuries happen it's okay like we're
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[SPEAKER_05]: for excited for today's show.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yes.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Very thankful that it was not more than that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We'll linger be sliding between always like.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Oh, I don't get to see it.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Oh, it's good day.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It's good day.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What was it like working on the group numbers?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Because you guys skate just the two of you.
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[SPEAKER_03]: But now you're with the team.
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[SPEAKER_03]: That was it like learning the group numbers?
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[SPEAKER_03]: One kind of thing.
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[SPEAKER_04]: It was so stressful for me.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I don't learn stuff super well like super fast.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like I think once I get it, like we are both big enough.
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[SPEAKER_05]: But we have very different like learning styles.
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[SPEAKER_05]: But it was really stressful in the beginning because everybody is so like everyone's such a good skater.
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[SPEAKER_05]: So if you don't like get your A game on then like you're gonna be the one odd one out It's not like we're like the big fish and the little pond we are the little fish So like we're just trying to like catch up with the people who have been doing so many shows for so many years Like you know Maddie and Evan have so many other thoughts So just like asking them for help and like where to help catch up in the group numbers and like we're We're lacking like they've been super helpful with every night But in curtain lists, we're really helpful just like
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[SPEAKER_02]: All right, we're going to move on.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We'll come back to this.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We'll work on it, right?
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think they were a little stressed too, because we only had, like, literally two days to put a whole show together.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And there was five of us that were brand new to stars, like, never toured anything like this.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And then the other group was coming in from Japan, no rest.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So that first day, they all took the day off.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And then I just joined us, right?
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[SPEAKER_02]: So it was, yeah, just, but hard on the choreographers for sure.
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[SPEAKER_05]: But you could see that, like, as we've done more shows, the better the show has gotten, especially with the group numbers.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like we're getting closer together, we're getting better timing.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And like you can see how it's like mending for all of us.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And we're all just like kind of becoming a cohesive group.
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[SPEAKER_05]: So it's been really fun to see.
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[SPEAKER_05]: It's one of my favorite parts of the show.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The two are not number is so good.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I hope you like it.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: All right, I was going to ask for anyone who didn't have tickets.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Why should they come to see stars on us?
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[SPEAKER_03]: But I know most of the tickets are sold.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Oh, yeah, it's been pretty sold out, but if you can't get into it this year come next year Right, like stars on ice is such an amazing experience to be able to see the athletes in like the playground mode Right, we're having fun.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We're getting to do things that we might not normally do
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[SPEAKER_02]: we're interacting with the other skaters.
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[SPEAKER_02]: There's a whole number where there's a ton of us just talking to the crowd on the microphone, right?
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like there's a lot of enjoyable moments and experiences and joking, and you see the personalities of the skaters, which is something you don't like in that quick, four and a half minutes that you see us running programs, you don't see, right?
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[SPEAKER_02]: So,
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[SPEAKER_05]: Right, and then normally we're like so stressed at all to just have like, it's hard for like our personalities to show it through because we're just like trying to be perfect.
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[SPEAKER_05]: They're trying to like do a good performance for, you know, like that international or something.
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[SPEAKER_05]: So it's so stressful.
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[SPEAKER_05]: But I also think that with the shows, it's been nice to like,
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[SPEAKER_05]: have the freedom to do the programs that we want to do and just after the Olympics I was like scrolling through Twitter or whatever and people were like oh my god like my new favorite skater was this like X Y Z like I don't get to see them for another four more years and we're like no like we compete every single year we do these shows every single year so like we hope to come back to stars on ice but
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like, stars is something we hope to gain popularity again, and to run like it is too, like skating is like a year round, so like we're always around.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Like that, skating is every year.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, it was perfect.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I know I'm going to end up going to ask the question, but what's next after the tour?
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[SPEAKER_02]: A nice vacation.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Have you ever picked a place yet?
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[SPEAKER_02]: No, I know I'll be going to Texas for a little bit But we'll see what but actual vacations leave you.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yep, like a couple of coaching things here Yeah, we're hoping to help some seminars and stuff and then we'll have some some long series Conversations between the two of us and figure out what the future holds but
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[SPEAKER_02]: This is the whole season.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We tried really hard to live in the moment and it worked out really well for us So we're gonna keep trying that during the show.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I look forward to seeing what you guys are going to do in the show and We're forward to seeing what you're going to do in the future, too.
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[SPEAKER_03]: All right, Andrew You could sum up the season in one word.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What would it be?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Why?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Tenacious.
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[UNKNOWN]: Oh
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[SPEAKER_01]: Because there are many different types of obstacles that I had an experience before on ice and in life.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And any one of those could have made me spiral and could have changed the trajectory of the season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And with
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[SPEAKER_01]: You know, a good head on my shoulders, most of the time, and a good team around me, also most of the time, we were able to, and push through and create a plan and always adapt to it and find a way to, honestly, like accomplish my dreams.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Well, one of those dreams was getting to Milan, talk about Milan, what were your favorite moments memories from being there and being at your first Olympics?
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[SPEAKER_01]: everything, going to Milan, I just said to myself like who knows if I get to experience that again and just the fact that I get to experience in Olympic games is like there's no really real words for it such a great pleasure and honor.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I just wanted to take it all in.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Everything that the Olympics had, I just wanted to take it all in.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Take
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[SPEAKER_01]: everything, enjoy everything.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I honestly didn't take as much pictures as I should have because I just tried to stay off my phone and experience like go to a hockey game and enjoy like being with other athletes in the dining hall enjoy just
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[SPEAKER_01]: The Olympic Games and being on the ice every single day was such a great privilege to train among like Ilya again and all of these like great skaters that made it to the Games, like it's the definite Olympics, like it's like a very high level and prestigious event.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Was there one particular moment from those games like something that you're always going to remember, like, or a funny story, or Favorite person you met while you were there?
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[SPEAKER_01]: No, nothing like that's like a crazy standout The food in Italy was great.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It was great to, you know, probably writing scooters around Milan with Anthony.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I was probably like a big highlight because we were able to just be like,
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[SPEAKER_01]: Men in our 20s and like kind of like have fun after we were done competing and go like right scooters around a foreign country like pretty fun aside from that just to be just an Olympic athlete and live that life was amazing okay now you are touring with stars on ice this is your first tour of what has it been like and what are you like most looking forward to as the tour continues
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[SPEAKER_01]: you know it's a pretty amazing and it feels like very special every time we get out there and do our group numbers and then the door solos everything just feels like really special it feels like a very special time of history to be a part of like we are apparently selling out Arena's
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[SPEAKER_01]: Like, they haven't seen turnouts like this in years.
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[SPEAKER_01]: This is like the biggest thing since the 90s in figure skating.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We have a Alissa and Amber to think for that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I have Maddie and Evan who've been solidifying their name in the record books for skating also over the last like 15 years.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So yeah, just to be a part of this group for my first tour.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's such a privilege, just taking it all in.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What was it like learning the group numbers?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Cause you, you've escaped by yourself.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So here you are learning group numbers.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What was that experience like?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I just come with such an open mind and looking to give it my best.
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[SPEAKER_01]: If group numbers is what we're doing, I'm going to do it to the best of my ability to make sure everything's on beat.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I really like the team at this here, we're joking about like how Synchronine gets to the Olympics, like we're going to take the cast and go try to do that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So that could be fun.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's just a lot of fun.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I can say.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What have you been to some of your favorite off ice moments touring with stars on ice?
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[SPEAKER_01]: You know, there's something to joke about every day.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The air is so relaxed for the most part and loving, think, throw all of the cows than production, everything.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It feels like very tight.
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[SPEAKER_01]: BOSS life has been fun.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But we're just like, eat sandwiches.
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[SPEAKER_01]: You cup noodles.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Like live our best life, show up to some hotel at 5 in the morning, sleep till noon Or it's like I get to sleep till noon almost every day.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So that's pretty nice.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Bye
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[SPEAKER_03]: What's it been like performing for like the sellout crowds and not worrying about the judges and just kind of relaxing after what was a very long season?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I tried to feed off with our energy like I escaped first right after the opening number so I feel like it's kind of my responsibility to
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[SPEAKER_01]: get the crowd going for the rest of the evening and I tried to really just connect with them like not be afraid to use my eyes and look to the crowd sometimes in competitions You get tight, you don't want to look around too much and here it feels like I'm really starting to open up every single time I get to stuff on the ice here and I've really excited for this performance tonight
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[SPEAKER_01]: because the arena is a bit more intimate, like Hershey, some of the smaller cities.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So it's a completely different vibe than the bigger arena I think.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The bigger arena is or can be intimidating sometimes, and this feels very intimate and personal.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Now, did you get to perform at home at all?
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[SPEAKER_01]: I did.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: With the Florida?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What was that like, did you have family there?
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[SPEAKER_01]: My dad and some friends came to the Fort Lauderdale show.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But we had three shows in Florida and all of those just felt like
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[SPEAKER_01]: just felt like home felt like it was my neck of the woods and just felt like bringing figures skating back and stars on ice when I saw it as a child in Florida that's what made me wanted skate and skate like seriously so I hope that we're bringing that to the future generations also
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, and so what does that mean being in stars on ice as someone who watch it now you're in it like can you That's it It's unreal.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I remember watching like Ilia Koolik do like some aerial or butterfly Down the ice and I was like so mesmerized by that a ten years old I was trying it in the parking lot after So now to be able to do some thing that maybe some other kid is gonna just be inspired by for the next ten years for some reason
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[SPEAKER_03]: So what are we going to see out on the ice from you or any kind of crazy trick you're going to try?
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[SPEAKER_01]: No, nothing too crazy.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I wish I was just like, I feel like a little immobile to be doing backflips and tricks but with one day, not right now, but I'm the vibes guy.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm
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[SPEAKER_01]: like a really cool riff on the guitar.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So just try to get down to that and the second one is my free.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So just trying to get good energy to the people.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Now I'm going to ask this question and you probably don't even know the answer, but what's next?
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[SPEAKER_03]: After you're wrapping up with this tour, what's next?
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm going to go to Florida and spend some time with my dad and coach a bit there and just revisit home.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm going to go on a family vacation with my mom and sister and then I will see.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Mom and sister are going to see the show in Colorado.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Anaheim.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Oh, anaheim.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: They're Vegas.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So they'll drive over to Anaheim and my staff dad's tired of the family will also come through.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's going to be fun.
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[SPEAKER_03]: All right.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Well, I look forward to seeing the show out there and you know we'll probably see you next season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Thank you.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Hopefully, yeah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_01]: One stuff at a time.
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[SPEAKER_03]: One stuff at a time, I don't know.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It's been a long.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's been a long.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The last two years took a lot out of me.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So,
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think a good time to just decompress, we'll see if the grand freeze in my wheelhouse this year.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I don't know, it's been a lot.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I would like to take a couple months in the summer just to decompress, restratageize.
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[SPEAKER_01]: My biggest question is to answer why, why should I continue, or why should I not continue.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it's very not black and white, so I guess just finding purpose again.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay, and if you are not to continue, what stands out is your, this is what I achieved.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'm so happy and proud of.
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[SPEAKER_01]: As a kid, I just said like I wanted to go to the Olympics and do well there.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I went to the Olympics when I did welder.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So you did, you did, you did, so.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I know I'm touring with stars on ice.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So what else can a kid ask for?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Right.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Like, yeah, just a living my best life.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I hope this is not my last tour.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And if my body is good and momentum's continuing and I can compete well, then there's no reason to stop.
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[SPEAKER_03]: All right.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Sounds good to me.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_03]: All right.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Thank you.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Well, I hope you enjoyed my very brief conversations with Ellie Cam and Danny O. Shay and Andrew Torgashev.
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[SPEAKER_03]: The stars are nice U.S. to continue through May 31.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So if it's coming to a city near you, definitely get your tickets.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Many shows are sold out or close to being sold out.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So again, if it's coming near you, get those tickets soon.
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[SPEAKER_03]: You don't want to miss out on this tour.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And you can read my thoughts over at Figure Skaters Online.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Also, over a figure skaters online, there will be photos from the US and Canadian tour.
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[SPEAKER_03]: The US photos are not there just yet because Robin hasn't gone and seen her show yet, but when she does, then those photos will be there, and I might have some photos from Danielle Earl.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Daphne also has photos from stars on ice.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Her Canadian ones are already up and she will be having photos from the US tour as well.
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[SPEAKER_03]: The Canadian tour wraps up May 19th so if you would like to check out the Canadian tour or you are from Canada and it's coming near you definitely get your tickets for the Canadian tour.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Again, this week and skating is still on our break, but we will be popping in here and there with some episodes as time allows.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And we may just be having another episode coming out soon.
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[SPEAKER_03]: We are doing an interview this week.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So stay tuned for that in the coming weeks.
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[SPEAKER_03]: But until then,
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[SPEAKER_02]: This week in Skatey.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to this week in Skating, the weekly podcast bringing you the latest news from the world of figure skating.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Here are your hosts, Daphne, Gina, and let's say it.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And before the show, I had the opportunity to speak with some of the cast members.
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[SPEAKER_03]: This time around, I was able to do my interviews in a conference room, so it was quite quiet.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And I had the microphone with me, so I recorded our conversations.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I spoke with Olympic champions, Ellie Cam and Danny O. Shay, and 2026 Olympian Andrew Torgashev.
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[SPEAKER_03]: 10 minutes.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So I didn't have a chance to ask a lot of questions, but I did the best I could.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And so here you go, take a listen to my chat with Ali and Danny and Andrew.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So I'm gonna start with the question that I ask every off seat, well, once we get to the off season.
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[SPEAKER_03]: You can sum up this Olympic year in one word, what would it be in why?
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[SPEAKER_02]: One word.
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[SPEAKER_05]: For me, it's just proud, I'm so proud of the team, the effort that we put in to everything and being able to show up for everything that we wanted to do.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And I'm proud of myself, I'm proud of Danny, and I'm proud of like Team USA, our team, what we were able to accomplish at the Olympics.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think everything is so cool, and I'm just proud to be a part of it, and yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I agree with that fully, I would also say joy.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: joyous word that we we used to describe how we were going to approach every day.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We have so much joy in this part.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's given so much to us and we have the opportunity to try and spread a little bit of joy to others.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And when we focused on just enjoying the moment in every second we stepped on the ice at the Olympics, it was our best performances really like all together and I would say joy.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What were your favorite moments from Malone?
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[SPEAKER_03]: I was in Malone.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I have my favorite moments.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I want to know what your favorite moments are.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think one of one of my favorite moments is just such a silly one.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's like the first time I saw all of my girls so excited about the lava cake.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It was a lot of a cake.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I was in the...
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[SPEAKER_02]: It could be a whole...
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[SPEAKER_02]: Okay, that's not catering, but... And then you're dining just like the rest of it.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_05]: It's like the best thing that they serve there.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And the first thing.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Ellie the first day she got, she's like, it's cold, but it's still moist and gooey inside of her.
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[SPEAKER_02]: She's like, they do it.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's so good.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Right?
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[SPEAKER_02]: It was really funny.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But I mean, seriously, they're both the most upset.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's getting to see our parents after the events.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I mean that that's hard to beat for sure like our whole support group they we got to see them after we finish the individual event and just like seeing them all there and being able to like feel that moment with us was so special and Then I mean it's it's also hard to beat like when we finished our program in the team event like so much relief
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[SPEAKER_05]: like the relief is like it was crazy like and we just like stood there and we screamed at each other and you could like feel how big that moment was for us and
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[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, it was so special and I mean, the National Anthem was like, like it made me cry like it just there's so many moments that like it felt like we had struggled so much in that year like you know, we had so many injuries like six months off and
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[SPEAKER_05]: It was hard to get to the games, and we were just so grateful to be there, but then to also accomplish so many things that we probably didn't even think was going to be possible, was so crazy, out of my wildest dreams for sure.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay, so now you guys are touring with Stars on Ice.
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[SPEAKER_03]: You're very first.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Stars on Ice.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What's it been like?
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[SPEAKER_02]: and so much fun on this kind of world when the way we described the beginning of our partnership I would also use to describe the beginning of this tour two or three days of, I mean the first day was mainly off ice, so that's why we say two or three, but of rehearsal, and then we're just like jumping into a full show, and
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[SPEAKER_02]: and like we don't we don't like we've never done shows like this before with like big group numbers and other stuff like that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's been so much fun learning how to manage energy has been really important for the two of us learning how to manage the nutrition and like sleeping on a bus is hard right and the the different schedules and
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's a dopamine rush every single adrenaline dopamine every single night, right?
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[SPEAKER_02]: So like learning how to manage that with your body, too, because it's like, hi, love, hi.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's just been very interesting for us, but so much fun.
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[SPEAKER_05]: A lot of fun, yeah.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And it's so great to like see all our friends and stuff.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like we kind of felt like a family, a little like, I mean, you family at the Olympics and then getting to travel with them for like two months right now.
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[SPEAKER_05]: It's so nice because usually after the season's done you don't get to see any of your friends at all until the season starts again But to do that and then also see all the fans and this support and the love like I mean Alyssa and I like they're so great that like they've been able to bring such a big
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[SPEAKER_05]: fan group to stars plus with all the people that have been coming for years and years.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like, you can feel the love as soon as you step on the ice.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like, when we do our opening number, it's like, yes.
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[SPEAKER_05]: This one is like insane.
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[SPEAKER_05]: You can't get used to it.
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[SPEAKER_05]: It's such a rush and it's so much fun.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I have to ask, are you okay, injury wise?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Because I've been seeing that all along the internet.
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[SPEAKER_05]: So that's like, I think that's part of it with the tour life that we haven't gone through such a long tour before.
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[SPEAKER_05]: So managing energy and everything and also just like managing elements like we really wanted to be.
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[SPEAKER_05]: the pair of team that showed everybody like the best parts about being pairs so we wanted to show everything but I think like we're gonna manage our programs a little bit better and we arranged them a little bit so that like we can show everybody everything that's great but then also like you'll be safe for 29 shows like the end of it um we're both okay Danny got a little bump on the head I've a little caught on my leg but like it happens like injuries happen it's okay like we're
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[SPEAKER_05]: for excited for today's show.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yes.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Very thankful that it was not more than that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We'll linger be sliding between always like.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Oh, I don't get to see it.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Oh, it's good day.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It's good day.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What was it like working on the group numbers?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Because you guys skate just the two of you.
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[SPEAKER_03]: But now you're with the team.
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[SPEAKER_03]: That was it like learning the group numbers?
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[SPEAKER_03]: One kind of thing.
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[SPEAKER_04]: It was so stressful for me.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I don't learn stuff super well like super fast.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like I think once I get it, like we are both big enough.
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[SPEAKER_05]: But we have very different like learning styles.
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[SPEAKER_05]: But it was really stressful in the beginning because everybody is so like everyone's such a good skater.
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[SPEAKER_05]: So if you don't like get your A game on then like you're gonna be the one odd one out It's not like we're like the big fish and the little pond we are the little fish So like we're just trying to like catch up with the people who have been doing so many shows for so many years Like you know Maddie and Evan have so many other thoughts So just like asking them for help and like where to help catch up in the group numbers and like we're We're lacking like they've been super helpful with every night But in curtain lists, we're really helpful just like
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[SPEAKER_02]: All right, we're going to move on.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We'll come back to this.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We'll work on it, right?
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think they were a little stressed too, because we only had, like, literally two days to put a whole show together.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And there was five of us that were brand new to stars, like, never toured anything like this.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And then the other group was coming in from Japan, no rest.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So that first day, they all took the day off.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And then I just joined us, right?
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[SPEAKER_02]: So it was, yeah, just, but hard on the choreographers for sure.
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[SPEAKER_05]: But you could see that, like, as we've done more shows, the better the show has gotten, especially with the group numbers.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like we're getting closer together, we're getting better timing.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And like you can see how it's like mending for all of us.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And we're all just like kind of becoming a cohesive group.
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[SPEAKER_05]: So it's been really fun to see.
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[SPEAKER_05]: It's one of my favorite parts of the show.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The two are not number is so good.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I hope you like it.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: All right, I was going to ask for anyone who didn't have tickets.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Why should they come to see stars on us?
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[SPEAKER_03]: But I know most of the tickets are sold.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Oh, yeah, it's been pretty sold out, but if you can't get into it this year come next year Right, like stars on ice is such an amazing experience to be able to see the athletes in like the playground mode Right, we're having fun.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We're getting to do things that we might not normally do
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[SPEAKER_02]: we're interacting with the other skaters.
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[SPEAKER_02]: There's a whole number where there's a ton of us just talking to the crowd on the microphone, right?
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like there's a lot of enjoyable moments and experiences and joking, and you see the personalities of the skaters, which is something you don't like in that quick, four and a half minutes that you see us running programs, you don't see, right?
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[SPEAKER_02]: So,
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[SPEAKER_05]: Right, and then normally we're like so stressed at all to just have like, it's hard for like our personalities to show it through because we're just like trying to be perfect.
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[SPEAKER_05]: They're trying to like do a good performance for, you know, like that international or something.
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[SPEAKER_05]: So it's so stressful.
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[SPEAKER_05]: But I also think that with the shows, it's been nice to like,
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[SPEAKER_05]: have the freedom to do the programs that we want to do and just after the Olympics I was like scrolling through Twitter or whatever and people were like oh my god like my new favorite skater was this like X Y Z like I don't get to see them for another four more years and we're like no like we compete every single year we do these shows every single year so like we hope to come back to stars on ice but
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like, stars is something we hope to gain popularity again, and to run like it is too, like skating is like a year round, so like we're always around.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Like that, skating is every year.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, it was perfect.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I know I'm going to end up going to ask the question, but what's next after the tour?
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[SPEAKER_02]: A nice vacation.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Have you ever picked a place yet?
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[SPEAKER_02]: No, I know I'll be going to Texas for a little bit But we'll see what but actual vacations leave you.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yep, like a couple of coaching things here Yeah, we're hoping to help some seminars and stuff and then we'll have some some long series Conversations between the two of us and figure out what the future holds but
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[SPEAKER_02]: This is the whole season.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We tried really hard to live in the moment and it worked out really well for us So we're gonna keep trying that during the show.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I look forward to seeing what you guys are going to do in the show and We're forward to seeing what you're going to do in the future, too.
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[SPEAKER_03]: All right, Andrew You could sum up the season in one word.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What would it be?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Why?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Tenacious.
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[UNKNOWN]: Oh
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[SPEAKER_01]: Because there are many different types of obstacles that I had an experience before on ice and in life.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And any one of those could have made me spiral and could have changed the trajectory of the season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And with
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[SPEAKER_01]: You know, a good head on my shoulders, most of the time, and a good team around me, also most of the time, we were able to, and push through and create a plan and always adapt to it and find a way to, honestly, like accomplish my dreams.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Well, one of those dreams was getting to Milan, talk about Milan, what were your favorite moments memories from being there and being at your first Olympics?
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[SPEAKER_01]: everything, going to Milan, I just said to myself like who knows if I get to experience that again and just the fact that I get to experience in Olympic games is like there's no really real words for it such a great pleasure and honor.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I just wanted to take it all in.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Everything that the Olympics had, I just wanted to take it all in.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Take
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[SPEAKER_01]: everything, enjoy everything.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I honestly didn't take as much pictures as I should have because I just tried to stay off my phone and experience like go to a hockey game and enjoy like being with other athletes in the dining hall enjoy just
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[SPEAKER_01]: The Olympic Games and being on the ice every single day was such a great privilege to train among like Ilya again and all of these like great skaters that made it to the Games, like it's the definite Olympics, like it's like a very high level and prestigious event.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Was there one particular moment from those games like something that you're always going to remember, like, or a funny story, or Favorite person you met while you were there?
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[SPEAKER_01]: No, nothing like that's like a crazy standout The food in Italy was great.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It was great to, you know, probably writing scooters around Milan with Anthony.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I was probably like a big highlight because we were able to just be like,
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[SPEAKER_01]: Men in our 20s and like kind of like have fun after we were done competing and go like right scooters around a foreign country like pretty fun aside from that just to be just an Olympic athlete and live that life was amazing okay now you are touring with stars on ice this is your first tour of what has it been like and what are you like most looking forward to as the tour continues
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[SPEAKER_01]: you know it's a pretty amazing and it feels like very special every time we get out there and do our group numbers and then the door solos everything just feels like really special it feels like a very special time of history to be a part of like we are apparently selling out Arena's
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[SPEAKER_01]: Like, they haven't seen turnouts like this in years.
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[SPEAKER_01]: This is like the biggest thing since the 90s in figure skating.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We have a Alissa and Amber to think for that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I have Maddie and Evan who've been solidifying their name in the record books for skating also over the last like 15 years.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So yeah, just to be a part of this group for my first tour.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's such a privilege, just taking it all in.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What was it like learning the group numbers?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Cause you, you've escaped by yourself.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So here you are learning group numbers.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What was that experience like?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I just come with such an open mind and looking to give it my best.
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[SPEAKER_01]: If group numbers is what we're doing, I'm going to do it to the best of my ability to make sure everything's on beat.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I really like the team at this here, we're joking about like how Synchronine gets to the Olympics, like we're going to take the cast and go try to do that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So that could be fun.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's just a lot of fun.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I can say.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What have you been to some of your favorite off ice moments touring with stars on ice?
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[SPEAKER_01]: You know, there's something to joke about every day.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The air is so relaxed for the most part and loving, think, throw all of the cows than production, everything.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It feels like very tight.
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[SPEAKER_01]: BOSS life has been fun.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But we're just like, eat sandwiches.
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[SPEAKER_01]: You cup noodles.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Like live our best life, show up to some hotel at 5 in the morning, sleep till noon Or it's like I get to sleep till noon almost every day.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So that's pretty nice.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Bye
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[SPEAKER_03]: What's it been like performing for like the sellout crowds and not worrying about the judges and just kind of relaxing after what was a very long season?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I tried to feed off with our energy like I escaped first right after the opening number so I feel like it's kind of my responsibility to
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[SPEAKER_01]: get the crowd going for the rest of the evening and I tried to really just connect with them like not be afraid to use my eyes and look to the crowd sometimes in competitions You get tight, you don't want to look around too much and here it feels like I'm really starting to open up every single time I get to stuff on the ice here and I've really excited for this performance tonight
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[SPEAKER_01]: because the arena is a bit more intimate, like Hershey, some of the smaller cities.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So it's a completely different vibe than the bigger arena I think.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The bigger arena is or can be intimidating sometimes, and this feels very intimate and personal.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Now, did you get to perform at home at all?
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[SPEAKER_01]: I did.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: With the Florida?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What was that like, did you have family there?
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[SPEAKER_01]: My dad and some friends came to the Fort Lauderdale show.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But we had three shows in Florida and all of those just felt like
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[SPEAKER_01]: just felt like home felt like it was my neck of the woods and just felt like bringing figures skating back and stars on ice when I saw it as a child in Florida that's what made me wanted skate and skate like seriously so I hope that we're bringing that to the future generations also
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, and so what does that mean being in stars on ice as someone who watch it now you're in it like can you That's it It's unreal.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I remember watching like Ilia Koolik do like some aerial or butterfly Down the ice and I was like so mesmerized by that a ten years old I was trying it in the parking lot after So now to be able to do some thing that maybe some other kid is gonna just be inspired by for the next ten years for some reason
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[SPEAKER_03]: So what are we going to see out on the ice from you or any kind of crazy trick you're going to try?
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[SPEAKER_01]: No, nothing too crazy.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I wish I was just like, I feel like a little immobile to be doing backflips and tricks but with one day, not right now, but I'm the vibes guy.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm
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[SPEAKER_01]: like a really cool riff on the guitar.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So just try to get down to that and the second one is my free.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So just trying to get good energy to the people.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Now I'm going to ask this question and you probably don't even know the answer, but what's next?
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[SPEAKER_03]: After you're wrapping up with this tour, what's next?
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm going to go to Florida and spend some time with my dad and coach a bit there and just revisit home.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm going to go on a family vacation with my mom and sister and then I will see.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Mom and sister are going to see the show in Colorado.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Anaheim.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Oh, anaheim.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_03]: They're Vegas.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So they'll drive over to Anaheim and my staff dad's tired of the family will also come through.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's going to be fun.
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[SPEAKER_03]: All right.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Well, I look forward to seeing the show out there and you know we'll probably see you next season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Thank you.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Hopefully, yeah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_01]: One stuff at a time.
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[SPEAKER_03]: One stuff at a time, I don't know.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It's been a long.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's been a long.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The last two years took a lot out of me.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So,
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think a good time to just decompress, we'll see if the grand freeze in my wheelhouse this year.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I don't know, it's been a lot.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I would like to take a couple months in the summer just to decompress, restratageize.
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[SPEAKER_01]: My biggest question is to answer why, why should I continue, or why should I not continue.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it's very not black and white, so I guess just finding purpose again.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Okay, and if you are not to continue, what stands out is your, this is what I achieved.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'm so happy and proud of.
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[SPEAKER_01]: As a kid, I just said like I wanted to go to the Olympics and do well there.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I went to the Olympics when I did welder.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So you did, you did, you did, so.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I know I'm touring with stars on ice.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So what else can a kid ask for?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Right.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Like, yeah, just a living my best life.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I hope this is not my last tour.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And if my body is good and momentum's continuing and I can compete well, then there's no reason to stop.
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[SPEAKER_03]: All right.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Sounds good to me.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_03]: All right.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Thank you.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Well, I hope you enjoyed my very brief conversations with Ellie Cam and Danny O. Shay and Andrew Torgashev.
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[SPEAKER_03]: The stars are nice U.S. to continue through May 31.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So if it's coming to a city near you, definitely get your tickets.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Many shows are sold out or close to being sold out.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So again, if it's coming near you, get those tickets soon.
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[SPEAKER_03]: You don't want to miss out on this tour.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And you can read my thoughts over at Figure Skaters Online.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Also, over a figure skaters online, there will be photos from the US and Canadian tour.
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[SPEAKER_03]: The US photos are not there just yet because Robin hasn't gone and seen her show yet, but when she does, then those photos will be there, and I might have some photos from Danielle Earl.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Daphne also has photos from stars on ice.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Her Canadian ones are already up and she will be having photos from the US tour as well.
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[SPEAKER_03]: The Canadian tour wraps up May 19th so if you would like to check out the Canadian tour or you are from Canada and it's coming near you definitely get your tickets for the Canadian tour.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Again, this week and skating is still on our break, but we will be popping in here and there with some episodes as time allows.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And we may just be having another episode coming out soon.
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[SPEAKER_03]: We are doing an interview this week.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So stay tuned for that in the coming weeks.
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[SPEAKER_03]: But until then,
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