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Season 3: Episode 21 (Sept. 10, 2024)
General Skating News
- Entries were posted for the Junior Grand Prix in Wuxi, China.
- An Evening With Champions Benefit Show announced their cast this week.
- Ice Theatre of New York will honor Olympic Gold Medalists Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier with the Will Sears Award at the 2024 Fall Frolic Performance and VIP Party on October 25
Event Results Brief
- Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy
- John Nicks Pairs Challenge
- Junior Grand Prix Czech Skate
- 98th Annual Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships
- Greater Chicagoland Fall Invitational
- 2024 John Smith Memorial Competition
- 2024 Skate St. Moritz, Oakland, California
Article(s)/Interviews:
- Podcast: Let’s Talk about It: Ryan Stevens, by PJ Kwong
- Jordan Bauth just cruisin’ through life, by Kama Stigall, U.S. Figure Skating
- On her Mark: World Champion & Gold Medalist Madison Chock on Wedding, Paris Olympics & Creative Passion, by Hannah Donnelly
- Video: Koshiro Shimada: 2024-25 Interview, by Judith Dombrowski. Golden Skate
Social Media Updates:
- Adam Siao Him Fa posted on his Instagram that due to lost training time due to an ankle injury, he will not be competing in the French Masters and Shanghai Trophy competitions and plans to start his season at the Grand Prix of France. He also posted a new vlog about the French team tour on his YouTube channel.
- Daniela Ivanitskiy and Matthew Sperry announce they will be an ice dance team for Finland.
- Madison Chock posted photos and videos from her participation in the M.A.D. Festival fashion show in Montreal.
- Maria Alieva shared on Instagram that her partner Yehor Barshak has decided to stop his skating career due to his family’s situation in Ukraine. Alieva and Barshak represented Georgia, but Barshak was born in Poltava, Ukraine.
- Taira Shinohara posted a vlog from the Junior Cup in Milwaukee on his YouTube channel.
- Tatiana Flade shared on social media that an interview with Carolina Kostner will be featured in the second edition of Pirouette World Edition.
- Amber Glenn announced on Instagram that her short program is to “This Time” by Janet Jackson, choreographed by Kaitlyn Weaver.
- Karen Chen posted on Instagram that she is engaged to her boyfriend, Len van Deurzen.
– Upcoming Events for the Week: (Target: 3 minutes)
- 2024 Lombardia Trophy, Sept. 13-15, Bergamo, Italy
- 2024 Junior Grand Prix Bangkok, Sept. 11-14, Bangkok, Thailand
- The 2024 National Solo Dance Final – Wesley Chapel, Florida
- 45th Annual Pasadena Open Championships – Pasadena, California
IDC and FSO spotlight & TWIS updates
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating is now on YouTube Music
New at TWIS: This Week in Skating store - New at TWIS: Program Music Section
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating Patreon
- New at IDC: Solo Q & A: Bella Danic
- New at IDC: Getting to Know France’s Gianesini & Klaperman
- New at FSO: Junior Grand Prix Czech Skate Recap