This Week in Skating / August 22, 2023

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 Monday.

Website: http://www.thisweekinskating.com

Email: thisweekinskating@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskating

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskating

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinskating

Thread: https://www.threads.net/@thisweekinskating

Patreon: patreon.com/ThisWeekinSkating

--------------------------------------------

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 madisonchockdesign@gmail.com.

• 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