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Season 4: Episode 22 (Sept. 9, 2025)
General News
Assignments
- Clemence Mayindu, Megan Wessenberg/Denys Strekalin, Celina Fradji/Jean-Hans Fourneaux, and Natacha Lagouge/Arnaud Caffa have been assigned host picks at Grand Prix de France
- Ekaterina Geynish / Dmitrii Chigirev have withdrawn from Skate America
- Updated Grand Prix assignments can be found here.
- Entries for the Nepela Memorial Challenger event have been posted.
- Entries for Junior Grand Prix Solidarity Cup have been posted.
- Entries for Junior Grand Prix Abu Dhabi have been posted.
Show Announcement
- Stars on Ice announced they will present an 8-city Canadian holiday tour from December 4-21.
Event Results
- Bolero Cup 2025
- 2025 John Nicks Pairs Challenge (Challenger for Pairs)
- 2025 John Nicks Pairs International (Junior)
- 2025 Kinoshita Group Cup (Challenger Series event for singles, pairs and dance)
- 2025 Junior Grand Prix Varese
- The 99th Annual Middle Atlantic Championships (NQS for Singles and Pairs)
- 2025 Greater Chicagoland Fall Invitational (NQS for singles and pairs)
- The 99th Annual Middle Atlantic Championships (Non-qualifying event)
- September Qualifier for Ice Dance & Solo Dance
Upcoming Events for the Week
| DATES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Sept. 9-13 | 2025 Junior Grand Prix Bangkok | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Sept. 11-14 | Lombardia Trophy | Bergamo, Italy |
| Sept. 10-14 | 2025 Colorado Springs Invitational (NQS) Non-Qualifying | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Sept. 11-14 | 2025 National Solo Dance Final | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Sept. 11-14 | 2025 Carousel Classic (NQS) Non-Qualifying | Eugene, Oregon |
Online Updates
| Date | Post/Information | Platform |
| Sept. 6 | Kristen Spours announced on Instagram that she is taking a break from the intensity of training and competition to prioritize her wellbeing | |
| Sept. 6 | U.S. junior pairs team Saya Carpenter and Jon Maravilla announced on Instagram that they have ended their four-year partnership. | |
| Sept. 6 | Louise Walden announced that she has written a children’s book called “The Ice Dream Sundays”. | |
| Sept. 8 | SK_Icedance is holding a competition simulation with their teams on Thursday and Friday from 11:30-12:45. | |
| DATE | ARTICLE SUBJECT | OUTLET / OUTLET TYPE |
| Sept. 2 | ISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2025: Eyeing one last hurrah, season of truth arrives for Sakamoto Kaori | Olympics.com |
| Sept. 4 | Matt Jacoby’s ice dance partner, Alydia Livingston, was on Flight 5342. Now, the 16-year-old skates in her honor. | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Sept. 3 | Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez are back after missing last season | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Sept. 5 | New Allegations Emerge as Latvian Club Defends Coaches Accused of Abuse | Anything GOEs |
| Sept. 7 | Fradji and Fourneaux ready for packed season | Golden Skate |
| Sept. 8 | Podcast Interview with Robin Cousins | Future of Figure Skating Podcast |
| Sept. 8 | Jayne Torvill interview about Lewis Gibson (& Lilah Fear) being on track to get first Winter Olympic medal in more than 30 years | The Scotsman |
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: Getting to Know: Shira Ichilov & Michal Nosovitskiy
- New at IDC: 2025 Junior Grand Prix Varese Photos
- New at IDC: 2025 Kinoshita Group Cup Photos
- New at IDC: Sheffield Hosts the First Bolero Cup
- New at IDC: Charting New Ground in Shadow Dance: Mina Esfandiari & Shin Lei Case
- New at FSO: 2025 John Nicks Pairs Challenge Photos
- New at FSO: New Pairs Teams Series: Chelsea Liu and Ryan Bedard