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Season 3: Episode 2 (June 11, 2024)
General Skating News
- Christine Brennan reported on Twitter that the Court of Arbitration for Sport will hold a hearing Wednesday on all three of Russia’s appeals in the Kamila Valieva doping case.
- ISU released the Grand Prix assignments for the 2024-2025 season
- The skating world is mourning the loss of coaching legend Frank Carroll, who passed away June 9.
- Members of the Korean National Figure Skating Team violated training regulations during overseas training in Italy.
- ISU Congress is underway in Las Vegas, June 10-14, 2024
- ISU posted the countries that placed a bid for the 2024 European Championships, 2027 Four Continents Championships, 2027 World Championships, 2028 Europeans, 2028 World Championships. They also announced the countries that placed a bid for the 2026 World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships.
- All-event tickets for the 2024 Skate Canada International will be available for pre-sale on Monday, June 10 at 3:00 p.m. ET, and on sale to the public on Thursday, June 13, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Event Recap & Program Announcement
- Irish National Championships
- 2024 Hollins Trophy
- 2nd Annual Paradise Coast Classic
- Skatefest 2024
- Skate Dallas (will add link once results are posted)
Featured Article(s)
- “Olympic Ice Dance Kaitlyn Weaver Challenges the Culture of a Hyper Feminine Sport” by Lois Elfman, Curve Magazine
Other articles/interviews
- “Haymarket ice skating star Sarah Everhardt is anonymous no more” by Doug Stroud, Inside Nova
- “Taira Shinohara: From Soccer to Skating“, by Paula Slater, Golden Skate
- ‘There’s no going back now’, by Robert Brodie
- The Future of Figure Skating: Maja Luther
Social Media Updates
- Team USA’s Audrey Shin announces her partnership with Balázs Nagy. The team will train in Toronto.
- Laura Finelli / Massimiliano Bucciarelli, Martina Lavazza / Raphael Meunier, Alessia Rocci / Davide Pettigiani are all new ice dance teams for Italy.
- Dana Sabatani-Speciale announces her partnership with Danny Kaye.
- Maxine Weatherby / Oleksandr Kolosovskyi are announced as a new ice dance team for Azerbaijan.
- Mariia Alieva / Yehor Barshak have joined Young Goose Academy and are now coached by Matteo Zanni
- Valentina Plazas and Maximilano Fernandez have set up a GoFundMe account to help with their training:
- Former U.S. skater Samantha Cesario Kramer gave birth to twin boys – Nate Michael and Dean Scott
Upcoming Events for the Week
- 2024 Southport Summer Classic – Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
New at TWIS
New at IDC
New at FSO