Show Notes – Oct. 14, 2025

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Season 4: Episode 30 (Oct. 14, 2025)

General News

  • Ioulia Chtchetinina/Michal Wozniak have been assigned to Skate Canada.
  • Niina Petrokina has withdrawn from the Grand Prix de France and has been replaced by Jia Shin. Niina posted on Instagram that she is taking a short break from competition while she goes through some medical treatments.
  • Camden Pulkinen has withdrawn from Cup of China, his only GP event due to ongoing back injury.
  • Noemi Maria Tali and Noah Lafornara were due to compete at Mezzaluna Cup but withdrew due to LaFornara recovering from an injury sustained before Lombardia Trophy.
  • The ISU has launched The ISU Home Of Skating App — an all-in-one hub for everything ice skating! The app is available on both IOS and Android.  
  • Julia Sauter has received Romanian citizenship.
  • Peter Murray, known to many as Blazing Blades, has passed away.

Event Results

Upcoming Events for the Week

DATESEVENTLOCATION
Oct. 17-19Grand Prix de FranceAngers, France
Oct. 15-19Mezzaluna Cup 2025Mentana, Italy
Oct. 15-162025 Danza – Gara NazionaleMentana, Italy
Oct. 15-19Lounakeskkus Trophy 2025Tartu, Estonia
Oct. 16-19Diamond SpinKatowice, Poland
Oct. 16-192025 Skate Ontario Sectional SeriesBarrie, Ontario
Oct. 17-19Japanese Novice NationalsYokohama, Japan

Online Updates

DATEPOST/INFORMATION/PLATFORMOUTLET / OUTLET TYPE
Oct. 8CGTN Sports Scene, a sports TV show in China, posted training clips of Sui Wenjing and Han Cong on X.X
Oct. 11Former U.S. skater Timothy Dolensky and his wife welcomed their second son, Jesse Dalton Dolensky on Oct. 9. Instagram
DATEARTICLE SUBJECTOUTLET / OUTLET TYPE
Oct. 7Interview with Nicole Bobek about her new bookEdges and Execution by Kat Cornetta
Oct. 6In memoir, skating champion Nicole Bobek confronts her past head on, frightening details and all.Globetrotting by Phil Hersh
Oct. 8A to Z with Kimmy Repond
Anything GOEs
Oct. 8A Family Pact Complete U.S Figure Skating
Oct. 9Reed/Ambrulevicius’ (LTU) Olympic dream finally comes trueISU

IDC and FSO spotlight & TWIS updates