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Season 3: Episode 8 (July 23, 2024)
General Skating News
- The quint jump has now been added to the scale of values for singles and pairs for the 2024-2025. Every quint jump, except for quint Axel, has a base value of 14 points.
- Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman have been added to the International Selection Pool.
- Tickets are now on sale for Skate Canada International in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- U.S. Figure Skating and the Skating Club of Boston will be hosting a unique, summer skating show Aug. 15 featuring the top skaters in the U.S. These Team USA athletes will be previewing a mix of their new programs for the 2024-25 season.
- U.S. Figure Skating announced the winners of the 2024-25 Community Development Grants, awarding a combined $12,000 to six recipients who will use the funds to attract, involve and inspire new generations of figure skaters.
Event Results Brief
- 2024 Cactus Classic – Scottsdale, Arizona
- 2024 Peach Open – Duluth, Georgia
- 2024 U.S. Collegiate Championships and Invitational – Richfield, Minnesota
- 2024 Skate Wilmington – Wilmington, Delaware (will post link when it’s available)
- 2024 Skate Detroit -Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- 2024 Skate Ontario’s July Sectional Series – Orleans, Ontario
Social Media Updates
- Brooke McIntosh / Marco Zandron are announced as a new pairs team.
- The Ice show in Japan is ongoing, keep an eye for updates from some of the skaters there, including Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, Ilia Malinin, Jean Luc Baker, Satoko Miyahara.
- Alex Benoit made his debut as Middle Noah in The Notebook on Broadway on July 12.
Upcoming Events for the Week
- 2024 Glacier Falls Summer Classic – July 24-28 – Anaheim, Calif.
- 2024 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships – July 28-31 – Lake Placid, NY
- 2024 Lake Placid Ice Dance International – July 28-31 – Lake Placid, NY
- 2024 South East Asian Open Trophy – July 27-29 – Manila, Philippines
- 2024 Philadelphia Summer Championships – July 31-Aug. 4 – Aston, Pennsylvania
- 2024 Scott Hamilton Invitational – Aug. 2-4 – Nashville, Tennessee
IDC and FSO spotlight & TWIS updates
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating is now on YouTube Music
- New at IDC: Dallas Classic photos; Phebe Bekker & James Hernandez article and solo dance Q&A with British solo ice dancer Natasha Griffin; Photos from the Summer Camp Gala.
- New at FSO: Dallas Classic photos; Wren Warne-Jacobsen article