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Season 4: Episode 21 (Sept. 2, 2025)
Safe Sport
- It’s not worth your life”: Latvian skaters speak out about abuse — Anything GOEs article detailing abuse cases in Latvia.
General News
- Skate Canada High Performance Camp was held this week so Skate Canada posted some sneak peek videos of programs from Deanna/Max, Marjorie/Zach.
- Rob Brodie’s article: https://rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/camping-out-with-some-of-canadas-3ed
- Pairs skater Ioulia Chtchetinina posted in her Instagram story that she has received Polish citizenship.
Assignments
- Entries for Nebelhorn Trophy have been posted.
Tickets
- All-event tickets to the 2026 Canadian National Skating Championships are now on sale.
Show Announcements
- An Evening with Champions Show has announced their 2025 cast – Haydenettes, Polina Edmunds, Sophie Joline Von Felten, Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez, Hannah Lim and Ye Quan, Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov, Jacob Sanchez, Haein Lee, Grayson Long and Caitlyn Kukulowicz.
Event Results
- Junior Grand Prix Ankara
- 2025 French Masters
- 2025 Golden West Championships (NQS for singles and pairs)
- 2025 Golden West Non-Qualifying
- Southwest Florida Fall Classic
Upcoming Events for the Week
| DATES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Sept. 1-3 | September Qualifier for Ice Dance & Solo Dance https://bisresults.co.uk/fsm/2509idqual/ Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/@britishiceskating/streams | Sheffield, Great Britain |
| Sept. 2-3 | 2025 John Nicks Pairs Challenge (Challenger for Pairs) | New York City, NY |
| Sept. 2-3 | 2025 John Nicks Pairs International (Junior) | New York City, NY |
| Sept. 5-7 | 2025 Kinoshita Group Cup (Challenger Series event for singles, pairs and dance) | Osaka, Japan |
| Sept. 3-6 | 2025 Junior Grand Prix Varese | Varese, Italy |
| Sept. 3-7 | The 99th Annual Middle Atlantic Championships (NQS for Singles and Pairs) Non-Qualifying | New York City, NY |
| Sept. 4-7 | 2025 Greater Chicagoland Fall Invitational (NQS for singles and pairs) | Evanston, Illinois |
| Sept. 5-6 | Bolero Cup 2025 | Sheffield, Great Britain |
Online Updates
IDC and FSO spotlight & TWIS updates
- New at TWIS: Interview with Eric Radford
- New at TWIS: Interview with Jacob Sanchez
- 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: The Battle of the Swans
- New at IDC: 2025 Chinese Figure Skating InterClub League Final Photos