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EPISODE 84
Events Results Brief
- Chesapeake Open
- Grand Rapids Open
Segment - General Skating News
- Court of Arbitration for Sport announced the dates for the hearing for the arbitration proceedings involving RUSADA, ISU, WADA & Kamila Valieva, to be held in person at CAS headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- 500 Days and Counting
- Today Show with Alexa Knierim, Brandon Frazier and Vincent Zhou
- U.S. Figure Skating article with quotes with the 9 skaters
- Video with Madison Chock and Evan Bates
- Video with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum Display Build
- #MorethanMedals hashtag and webpage
- Alisa Efimova told a Russian news outlet that she will be teaming with Misha Mitrofanov and training in the U.S. with Olga Ganicheva and Alexei Letov.
- Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus, who have been representing Canada so far, have recently switched to represent Ireland and have already won their first Irish National title.
Segment - Recent Interviews
- Break-through season for Sweden’s Andreas Nordeback, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
- Adam Rippon exclusive: On five years since his Olympic coming out - and the power of sport for LGBTQ+ people: ‘Skating saved me’, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics.com
- Celebrating Olympic & Paralympic Day, by Kristen Henneman, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
- Podcast: Episode 7 of the Runthrough, by Ashley Wagner and Adam Rippon
- Podcast: Doping Case Leaves Clean Athletes Still Awaiting Olympic Medals From the 2022 Games - Evan Bates and Madison Chock, by Partnership for Clean Competition
- Video: Nathan Chen explores a day in the life of physician-scientists, by Yale Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Round
- Catching up with Karina Manta about her Book, Pride Month and More, by Rachel Lutz, U.S Figure Skating Fan Zone
- Trailblazers Smith and Singley Make Their Mark, by Aviva M. Cantor, U.S. Figure Skating
- Opening Day Inside the Glittery, Hard-Core World of Disney on Ice, by Tarah Kayne, Inside the Magic
Segment - Social Media Updates
- Emilia Murdock announced on her website and social media that she will represent Spain in the upcoming season.
- Elliana Peal and Ethan Peal shared a video of “an early season version” of their Lord of the Rings Junior FD.
- Johnny Weir shared thoughts about his skating career before his final public performance at the end of the Fantasy on Ice tour in Japan.
- Charlie Cyr, the Sports Director for Singles & Pairs at the International Skating Union since 2014 and respected U.S. national & international judge/technical controller before that, has passed away.
- Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps were training with Alexa Knierim, Chris Knierim, Timothy LeDuc and David Santee at the Oakton Skating Academy this week: Photos from Deanna and clips from Timothy LeDuc.
- Former Team USA ice dancer Elliana Pogrebinsky was a part of the 2023 High Performance Summer Camp Series in Laurel, Maryland and focused on strength, conditioning, yoga and stretching.
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
- Solo Dance
Segment - Upcoming Events
- 2023 National Theatre on Ice, June 26-30 in Fraser, Michigan
- 2023 Broadmoor Open, June 26-July 1 in Colorado Springs, Colorado
IDC and FSO spotlight
- IDC: New Team Series: Shira Ichilov and Dmitriy Kravchenko
- IDC: Solo dancing in the Arizona Desert
- FSO: New website coming this week!!!!
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