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Episode 88
Events Results Brief
- Skate Milwaukee
- U.S. Junior Team Cup
Segment - General Skating News
- ISU Council decision as to the application of age rule for junior pairs during the transition period 2023/24
https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/communications/31457-isu-communication-2575/file
- Skate Canada announced the 30 athletes that will make up its National Team for the 2023-2024 season.
https://skatecanada.ca/2023/07/skate-canada-names-30-athletes-3-synchronized-skating-teams-to-its-2023-2024-national-team/
- Voting Now Open for SKATING Magazine Readers’ Choice Award - voting ends July 12 https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2023/7/5/figure-skating-voting-now-open-for-skating-magazine-readers-choice-award.aspx
Segment - Recent Interviews
- Kaitlin Hawayek takes DJ talents to Formula 1 Grand Prix Party, by Darci Miller, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
- EXCLUSIVE: Breaking the Ice Wants Fans to Look Beyond Figure Skating’s Predominantly White Presentation, by Stephanie Holland, The Root
- Ring the Bell: Former US Olympian set to open 2023 Sun Valley on Ice season, by Adam Engel, News Times
- Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud: ‘'A team for everybody to be excited about', by Robert Brodie
- Meet the next big thing in Canadian ice dance, by Robert Brodie
- Figure Skating Coach Rory Flack Looks to 'Bring the Urban Streets onto the Ice' in New Reality Series, by Breanne L. Heldman, People Magazine
- VIDEO: Matteo Rizzo: Eyes on Milan 2026, by Judith Dombroski, GoldenSkate
Segment - Social Media Updates
- Skate Canada shared on Instagram that Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are back for another season.
- GoFundMe for Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik’s training costs.
- Donovan Carrillo will train in Toronto with coaches Jonathan Mills and Myke Gillman. He will work with choreographer Benoit Richaud.
- Ukraine’s Kyrylo Marsak posted Instagram stories on July 3 about a Russian missile that destroyed his childhood home in Kherson. One of the photos he shared was republished on the Ukrainian federation’s website.
- GoFundMe for Ukrainian athletes: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-ukrainian-athletes
- Amber Glenn shared a funny clip of skating with Kaitlyn Weaver
- Nobunari Oda announced his new programs for his comeback season in Japan.
- Ilia Malinin shared a clip of his outside spread eagle entrance into a quad Axel filmed at Great Park Ice in Irvine, CA where he’s been training since he returned from Japan in early July.
- Roman Kostomarov, who was hospitalized with pneumonia in January has been released from the hospital and has been sharing updates on his Instagram as he recovers.
- Skate Canada Announced that Deanna Stellato Dudek & Maxime Deschamps will be presenting at Skate Canada's first Adult Training Camp
- Jorge Luis Ormaeche Herrera from Peru got his certification in Frankfurt as International Judge. He became the first International Judge in South America!
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
- Skate Wilmington, July 11-16, Wilmington, Delaware
- Cactus Classic, July 13-16, Scottsdale, Arizona
- Orange Blossom Open, July 13-16, Clearwater, Florida
- Dallas Classic, July 15-17, Plano, Texas
- Los Angeles Open), July 14-16, Burbank, California
IDC and FSO spotlight
- IDC: Solo Dance Hub
- IDC: Meet Ice Dancer Emily Busby
- IDC: New Team Series: Adrienne Carhart & Oleksandr Kolosovskyi
- FSO: 2023-2024 calendar
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