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Season 3: Episode 38 (Dec. 10, 2024)
Event Results Brief:
General Skating News:
Skater Updates
- Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron officially announced their retirement from competitive skating in a press release Dec.3.
- China’s Wenjing Sui announced she has a new partner, Li Ze’en, and will try to make the 2026 Olympic team.
Other Event Updates
- Mariah Bell, Eva Pate and Logan Bye, and the American Ice Theatre will be performing at Sk8 to Eliminate Cancer Cleveland.
- Eva Pate and Logan Bye will also be appearing in Creative Ice Theatre’s Nutcracker on Ice at the Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Woodridge, Illinois.
Featured Articles/Interviews
- Ilia Malinin managing pressure, pushing boundaries, by Darci Miller, U.S. Figure Skating
- Video: Olympic Figure Skater Polina Edmunds’ Wedding to Ian Bast, by Wedding Reporter Podcast
- Interview with Alysa Liu, by In the Loop Podcast
- Amber Glenn’s path to Grand Prix Final, figure skating stardom a decade-long journey, by Phil Hersh, NBC Sports
- Peals connecting with ‘Pearl Harbor’ free dance, by Kama Stigall, U.S. Figure Skating
- Madison Chock, Evan Bates eye double gold at Milano Cortina 2026 as passion for sport burns bright, by Scott Bregman, Olympics.com
Social Media Updates
- Israeli ice dancers Mariia Nosovitskaya and Misha Nosovitskaya announced the end of their partnership on Instagram.
- Ye Quan shared on Instagram that he has received Korean citizenship
- Philippine Skating shared on Instagram that Alexander Korovin has received Philippine citizenship.
Upcoming Events
| Dates | Competition | Location |
| December 13-15 | Santa Claus Cup for Synchronized Skating | Brno, Czech Republic |
| December 11-15 | Austrian Nationals | Dornbirn, Austria |
December 12 – 15, 2024 | Spanish Nationals | |
| December 12-15, 2024 | Swedish Nationals | Vasteras, Sweden |
| December 13 – 14, 2024 | Four Nationals | Cieszyn, Poland |
| December 13 – 15, 2024 | Swiss Nationals | Geneva, Switzerland |
| December 13-15, 2024 | Sarajevo Open | Sarajevo, Bosnia |
| December 13 – 15, 2024 | Finnish Nationals | Rauma, Finland |
| December 14 – 15, 2024 | Estonian Nationals | Tondiraba, Estonia |
| December 16 – 21, 2024 | German Nationals | Obertsdorf, Germany |
| December 19 – 21, 2024 | Italian Nationals | Varese, Italy |
| December 19 – 22, 2024 | Bulgarian Nationals | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| December 20 – 23, 2024 | Japanese Nationals | Osaka, Japan |
| December 20 – 22, 2024 | French Nationals | Annecy, France |
December 21 – 22, 2024 | Croatian Nationals | Zagreb, Croatia |
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