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Season 4: Episode 39 (Nov. 18, 2025)
General News
- Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis have withdrawn from Finlandia Trophy and have been replaced by Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez.
- Starr Andrews announced in an interview with U.S. Figure Skating that she will be ending her singles career after this season and transitioning to pair skating. Starr also sang the National Anthem at Skate America over the weekend.
- Entries for the ISU Challenger Series event Golden Spin of Zagreb came out.
- Stars on Ice U.S. has announced its 2026 tour dates.
- Stars on Ice Canada has announced its 2026 tour dates.
Event Results
- 2025 Saatva Skate America
- 2026 Eastern Sectional Singles Final
- NRW Trophy
- Cup of Innsbruck
- Skate Celje
- Pavel Roman Memorial
Upcoming Events for the Week
| DATES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Nov. 21-23 | Finlandia Trophy | Helsinki, Finland |
| Nov. 17-21 | 2026 Midwestern Sectional Singles and Pairs Final | East Lansing, Michigan |
| Nov. 19-23 | Warsaw Cup | Warsaw, Poland |
| Nov. 21-23 | Amber Cup | Riga, Latvia |
| Nov. 17-23 | Tallinn Trophy Novice | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Nov. 21-22 | Belgium Championship 2026 | Deurne, Belgium |
| Nov. 22-24 | 2025 Japanese Junior National Figure Skating Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
Online Updates
| DATE | POST/INFORMATION/PLATFORM | OUTLET / OUTLET TYPE |
| Nov. 14 | Natalie Taschlerova opened up about her ongoing struggles with body image, an eating disorder, and resulting health problems, and she talked about how online discussion about weight and body shape contributes to these problems for her and other skaters. | |
| Nov. 16 | Kimmy Repond posted about dealing with an injury on her ankle, and some personal issues, that she has been dealing with since the last season. | |
| DATE | ARTICLE SUBJECT | OUTLET / OUTLET TYPE |
| Nov. 11 | Maxim Naumov on coping with tragedy through new season’s programs: “I look forward to being vulnerable.” | Olympics.com |
| Nov. 12 | Madison Chock and Evan Bates find appreciation in swan song Olympic season | NBC Olympics |
| Nov. 13 | Alysa Liu: Riding a Sunbeam | Bev Smith Writes |
| Nov. 13 | Rocker Rewatch with Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius | Rocker Skating |
| Nov. 14 | Trans Skaters Share Fear, Anger at New U.S. Figure Skating Policy | Anything GOEs |
| Nov. 13 | Ilia Malinin and Isabeau Levito were guests on the Olympics.com podcast | Olympics.com |
| Nov. 14 | Madison Chock and Evan Bates Already Know What They’ll Be Wearing at Milano-Cortina | Vogue |
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: Skate America Photos
- New at IDC: Recap from Skate America
- New at IDC: Recap: 2026 Ice Dance Final (Junior)
- New at IDC: Recap: 2026 Ice Dance Final (Juvenile, Intermediate & Novice)
- New at IDC: Preview of Finlandia Trophy
- New at FSO: Skate America Photos
- New at FSO: Recap from Skate America
- New at FSO: Preview of Finlandia Trophy
- New at FSO: ‘This is a good life’: Alysa Liu embracing joy and creativity in figure skating
- New at FSO: Catching up with Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir
- New at FSO: Boston’s Sofia Jarmoc and Luke Witkowski breaking through in junior pairs