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Season 3: Episode 35 (Nov. 19, 2024)
Event Results Brief:
- Finlandia Trophy
- Tallinn Trophy
- U.S. Figure Skating Pacific Coast Sectional Singles Final
- U.S. Figure Skating Eastern Sectional Singles and Pairs Final
- NRW Trophy
- Skate Celje
- Japan Junior National Championships
General Skating News:
Safe Sport Topics
- A Seoul, South Korea court granted an injunction sought by figure skater Haein Lee to pause a three-year ban issued by the Korea Skating Union over sexual harassment charges that were announced in June. Lee’s appeal to the Korea Sport and Olympic Committee had been rejected, so she took the matter to the Seoul court. The court sided with Lee, and she is now eligible to compete. She plans to enter a national competition scheduled to begin Nov. 28.
Grand Prix assignment updates:
- Philippines pair team Isabella Gamez/Aleksandr Korovin have been assigned to Cup of China. This is their first Grand Prix event as a team.
Skater Updates
- Kristi Yamaguchi cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony of the Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink in San Ramon, California last Friday. She will return to the rink on December 7 for the Barbie event where visitors will be able to meet Kristi and receive a signed Kristi Yamaguchi Barbie doll, and she will also hold a special skating clinic on December 23 where she will teach basic techniques.
- Georgian figure skater Alina Urushadze has announced her retirement from the sport via Instagram.
Other Event Updates
- Golden Spin of Zagreb entries have been published.
- Ilia Malinin and Nicholas Brooks will be starring in Arizona Ice Peoria’s Magic of Christmas show on December 14. Ticket information can be found on the rink’s Instagram announcement.
Featured Articles/Interviews
- Anything GOEs interviewed Estonian junior skater Maria Elise Kaljuvere
- Kurt Browning on the state of men’s figure skating in Canada | That Figure Skating Show
- Figure skating great and Tradition honoree Scott Hamilton has Boston ties you probably don’t know about
- Olympics.com article with Hana Yoshida
- Discovering passion in an unexpected place: Tristan Pond finds rapid success in Rapid City
- The 1961 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Social Media Updates
- Lucas Broussard announced that he has a fractured pelvis and will be out for the remainder of the season.
- Dana Sabatini-Speciale and Daniel Kaye announced they are a new senior ice dance team representing South Africa. They are training with Barbara Fusar Poli’s coaching team in Italy.
- British ice dancer Ashlie Slatter announced on Instagram that she and Atl Ongay-Perez are no longer skating together. They had been partnered for nine years and won the bronze medal at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics.
- .Skate Japan News reported that Mao Rink Tachikawa Tachihi officially opened on November 11th.
Upcoming Events for the Week
| Dates | Competition | Location |
| November 22-24 | Cup of China | Chongqing, China |
| November 20-23 | U.S. Figure Skating Midwestern Sectional Singles and Ice Dance Final | Plano, Texas |
| November 20-24 | Warsaw Cup Free Livestream | Warsaw, Poland |
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- New at IDC: 2024 Finlandia Trophy Recap
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- New at IDC: 2024 Japan Junior Nationals Photos
- New at FSO: 2024 Grand Prix de France photos
- New at FSO: Meet Reagan Moss and Jakub Galbavy