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Season 4: Episode 37 (Nov. 11, 2025)
General News
- In light of the decision rendered by the Swiss Federal Tribunal on October 8, rejecting Kamila Valieva’s application for a revision of the decision issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the ISU has reallocated the placements of the 2022 European Championships.
- Laurence Fournier Beaudry has obtained French citizenship
- Changes in the entries for Skate America; Alicia Fabbri and Paul Ayer replace Noemi Maria Tali and Noah Lafornara; Lucrezia Beccari/Matteo Guarise replaced by Karina Akopova and Nikita Rahkmanin. Emily Chan and Spencer Howe will now compete instead of Audrey Shin and Balazs Nagy.
- Niina Petrokina has withdrawn from Finlandia Trophy.
- The trailer has been released for the film Olympic Dreams – The Story of Jacob Sanchez.
- Art on Ice announced its 2026 cast and show dates.
- Ilia Malinin is going to appear in the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on November 27.
Event Results
- NHK Trophy
- 2026 Pacific Coast Sectional Singles and U.S. Ice Dance Final
- IceChallenge 2025
- Denkova-Staviski Cup 2025
- Denkova-Staviski Solo Ice Dance Cup
- 56th Volvo Open Cup
- 2026 Skate Ontario Junior and Senior Sectional Championships
- 2026 Skate Canada British Columbia/Yukon Super Series Sectional
- 2026 Quebec Section Championships
- 2026 Skate Saskatchewan Sectional Championships
Upcoming Events for the Week
| DATES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Nov. 14-16 | 2025 Saatva Skate America | Lake Placid, New York |
| Nov. 11-15 | 2026 Eastern Sectional Singles Final | North Charleston, SC |
| Nov. 13-16 | NRW Trophy | Dortmund, Germany |
| Nov. 13-16 | Cup of Innsbruck | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Nov. 13-16 | Skate Celje | Celje, Slovakia |
| Nov. 14-16 | Pavel Roman Memorial | Olomouc, Czech Republic |
Online Updates
| DATE | POST/INFORMATION/PLATFORM | OUTLET / OUTLET TYPE |
| Nov. 7 | Focus Style Magazine posted photos on Instagram of their latest issue on which Ilia Malinin will be the cover star. | |
| DATE | ARTICLE SUBJECT | OUTLET / OUTLET TYPE |
| Nov. 5 | Video: Interview with Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko | Ice Skating International |
| Nov. 5 | Part One of a series of interviews with Maia and Alex Shibutani https://worldfigureskating-web.jp/regular/17682/ | World Figure Skating Web |
| Nov. 5 | Spencer Howe Serving His Country While Chasing Skating Dreams | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Nov. 1 | Podcast interview with Jason Brown | Pure Sports Mindset |
IDC and FSO spotlight & TWIS updates
- New at TWIS: Legends of Women Figure Skating Book Contest
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating on Patreon
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating on YouTube
- New at IDC: NHK Trophy Photos
- New at IDC: U.S. Ice Dance Final Photos
- New at IDC: Japan Western Sectional Championships Photos
- New at IDC: Recap from NHK Trophy
- New at IDC: Preview of Skate America
- New at IDC: Interview with Celina Fradji & Jean-Hans Fourneaux
- New at FSO: NHK Trophy Photos
- New at FSO: Recap from NHK Trophy
- New at FSO: Preview of Skate America
- New at FSO: New Pairs Teams Series: Elizabeth Yun and Mitchell Castelletti
