Show Notes – August 26, 2025

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Season 4: Episode 18 (Aug. 26, 2025)

News

General News
  • Canada’s Keegan Messing has announced his return to competitive figure skating.
  • Team USA’s Olivia Ilin announced that she and her partner, Dylan Cain, will not be competing this season as she has been dealing with a serious hip injury.
  • Sonya Dunfield, who was U.S. champion, two-time World medalist and Olympian in the early 1950s, passed away Aug. 7.
Assignments
Show Announcements
  • An Evening with Champions Show that raises money for the Jimmy Fund announced that Paul Wylie and Emily Hughes will return as the MCs for the 53rd annual show Sept. 13 and 14 at the Bright Hockey Center in Allston, Massachusetts

Event Results

Upcoming Events

DATESEVENT
LOCATION
Aug. 27-302025 Junior Grand Prix AnkaraAnkara, Turkey
Sept. 2-32025 John Nicks Pairs ChallengeNew York, New York
Aug. 28-302025 French MastersVillard-de-Lans, France
Sept. 3-7The 99th Annual Middle Atlantic Championships (NQS)
Non-Qualifying
New York, New York
Aug. 29-302025 Golden West Championships (NQS for singles and pairs)
Non-Qualifying		Irvine, California
Aug. 29-31Southwest Florida Fall ClassicEllenton, Florida
Aug. 30-31Friends on Ice ShowYokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
DatePOST/INFORMATIONPLATFORM
Aug. 19Niccolo Macii has announced his engagement. Instagram
Aug. 19Kirsten Moore-Towers announced that she and her husband, Liam Firus are expecting a baby boy in January. Instagram
Aug. 22Lorraine McNamara announced her engagement Instagram
DATEARTICLE SUBJECTOUTLET / OUTLET TYPE
August 17New team Chisato Uramatsu and Atsuhiko Tamura add depth to the Japanese ice dance field Anything GOEs
August 23A to Z with Annika Hocke and Robert KunkelAnything GOEs
August 24Germany’s Hase and Volodin gear up for Olympic season
Golden Skate
August 24Adam Hagara: “I want to become one of the best skaters in the world”
Absolute Skating

IDC and FSO spotlight & TWIS updates