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Season 4: Episode 24 (Sept. 16, 2025)
General News
- Austria figure skater Julia Marie Gaiser has died in a car accident in Salzburg.
- News article: https://www.altoadige.it/cronaca/%C3%A8-julia-marie-gaiser-stella-del-pattinaggio-la-vittima-dell-incidente-di-salisburgo-1.4171879
- Sara Conti’s Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOiKS5ACKwB/
- Matilda Ferrari, a promising 15-year-old figure skater for Italy, was hit and killed by a truck Sept. 15 in Trento.
News Article: https://www.ildolomiti.it/cronaca/2025/e-matilda-ferrari-la-vittima-del-tragico-incidente-di-giustino-la-15enne-ha-attraversato-la-strada-ed-e-stata-travolta-da-un-camion
Assignments
- Entries for the Denis Ten Memorial have been announced.
- Lucrezia Beccari and Matteo Guarise have been assigned to Skate America.
- Lucas Broussard has withdrawn from Skate Canada.
- Haru Kakiuchi has been assigned the host spot at NHK Trophy.
Citizenship
- Nikita Volodin has received German citizenship.
Tickets
- Championship-Level Single Session Tickets are on sale for the 2026 U.S Championships in St. Louis, Missouri.
Event Results
- 2025 Lombardia Trophy
- 2025 Junior Grand Prix Bangkok
- 2025 National Solo Dance Final
- 2025 Colorado Springs Invitational (NQS)
- 2025 Colorado Springs Invitational (Non-Qualifying)
- 2025 Carousel Classic (NQS)
- 2025 Carousel Classic (Non-Qualifying)
Upcoming Events for the Week
| DATES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Sept. 18-21 | Skate to Milano (Olympic Qualifier) | Beijing, China |
| Sept. 18-21 | Souvenir Georges-Ethier | Beauport, Quebec |
| Sept. 18-21 | Maplewood Fall Classic (NQS) | Vadnais, Minnesota |
| Sept. 18-21 | Challenge Cup (NQS for dance) | Ardmore, Pennsylvania |
| Sept. 19-21 | Skate Cleveland (NQS) | Lakewood, Ohio |
Online Updates
| DATE | ARTICLE SUBJECT | OUTLET / OUTLET TYPE |
| Sept. 8 | Local news story about the Browns | Long Island News 12 |
| Sept. 9 | Interview with Zarah Wood and Alex Lapsky | Anything GOEs |
| Sept. 10 | Maxim Naumov Returns to Competitive Ice | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Sept. 11 | Interview with Patrick Blackwell | Anything GOEs |
| Sept. 14 | Bashynska and Perron look to chase new dreams under Canadian flag | Golden Skate |
| Sept. 14 | Interview with Kaho Yamashita and Yuto Nagata | Skate Japan News |
| Sept. 13 | British ice dancer and same-sex skating partner to compete in Finland after rule change | The Guardian |
| Sept. 9 | Ziegler’s love of skating drives competitive comeback | Lutz Watch (Lynn Rutherford) |
IDC and FSO spotlight & TWIS updates
- New at TWIS: A Chat with Vincent Zhou
- New at TWIS: 2025-2026 Program Music Announcements
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating store
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating on YouTube
- New at IDC: 2025 Lombardia Trophy Photos
- New at IDC: Olympic Qualifying Event Preview
- New at FSO: New Pairs Team Series: Gabrielle Kaplan and Carter Griffin
- New at FSO: 2025 Lombardia Trophy Photos
- New at FSO: Catching up with two-time U.S. champion Alissa Czisny