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EPISODE 29 SHOW NOTES
Special Mid-Week episode with Jackie Wong
Event Results Brief
- Budapest Trophy Results
- Junior Grand Prix Egna Results | Video
- Tayside Trophy
- Skate Ontario Sectional Series
General Skating News
- ISU Council announced the allotments of the 2025-2026 ISU Figure Skating Championships
- The Japan Skating Federation announced that Yuma Kagiyama will miss the 2022 Grand Prix Series due to injury.
- Skate Canada announced that two-time Olympic silver medallist, Elvis Stojko, is returning as event ambassador for the 2022 Skate Canada International, while two-time Canadian champion, Nam Nguyen will serve as in-venue host.
Recent Interviews
- Olympics.com did a feature story on Singapore figure skater Pagiel Sng, who is competing on the Junior Grand Prix.
- An ABS/CBN story featured 2014 Olympian Michael Christian Martinez, of the Philippines, who is now coaching young skaters in the Philippines.
- Golden Skate article on Japan’s Shunsuke Nakamura (prior to him qualifying for the JGP final)
- Golden Skate article on Estonian skater Aleksandr Selevko.
- U.S. Figure Skating did a feature with Gracie Gold ahead of Skate America.
Social Media Updates
- 2022 U.S. Champion and Olympian Mariah Bell announced her retirement from competitive figure skating on social media
- Article on her retirement from Olympics.com
- Skate Canada is launching a new YouTube show featuring skating news, accomplishments at every level of the sport and exclusive content.
- October 10th was World Mental Health Day.
- A September WonderMind article on how Adam Rippon prioritized his mental health after hitting rock bottom
- Sweden’s Greta Crafood, who will make her Grand Prix debut at Skate America in pairs with her twin brother John, posted on social media about her major knee injury and subsequent surgeries
Upcoming Events for the Week
- Skate America
- Preview story with Ilia Malinin
- Entries
- Colored Schedule
- Event Page
- Skating Club of Boston Event Page
IDC and FSO spotlight
- FSO: Liam Kapeikis’ Grand Prix dreams to come true at Skate America
- FSO: 2022-2023 Grand Prix Series Tracker
- FSO: Skate America Hub (Coming Monday!)
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