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Season 4: Episode 43 (Dec. 2, 2025)
General News
- The ISU announced that World Ice Skating Day will be December 14, 2025.
- Ukrainian ice dance judge Olena Lisova has been suspended for 12 months from participation as a judge and participation in all ISU events and activities after she was found to have violated Article 3 of the ISU Code of Ethics.
- Decision: https://isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.azurefd.net/isudamcontainer/CMS/Corporate-Site/Governance/Transparency/ISU-Communications/2752-Decision-of-ISU-DC-2025-01-1764371316-8273.pdf
- Case: https://isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.azurefd.net/isudamcontainer/CMS/Corporate-Site/Governance/Transparency/ISU-Communications/Redacted-Case-2025-01-ISU-v-Lisova-FINAL-DECISION-1764371682-5726.pdf
- U.S. Figure Skating released the list of competitors for the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships from January 4-11 in St. Louis, Missouri.
- The ice dance judging at Skate America and Finlandia Trophy has created controversy and discussion online.
- Bev Smith’s Article https://bevsmithwrites.com/ice-dance-hocus-pocus/
- The Skating Session special episode on Finlandia Trophy Rhythm Dance & Reaction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DZ3Kx3HTIk
- Anything GOEs article by Anna Kellar https://anythinggoe.com/finlandia-trophy-is-over-the-ice-dance-controversy-is-not
- Rob Brodie’s Article: https://rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/are-we-really-doing-this-again
Event Results
- Tallinn Trophy Challenger Series Event
- Santa Claus Cup
- Bosphorus Cup
- Asean Trophy
- 2025-26 Skate Canada Challenge
- British Figure Skating Championships
- Australian Figure Skating Championships
- South Korean Figure Skating Ranking Competition
- French Cup (SYNCHRO)
Upcoming Events for the Week
| DATES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Dec. 4-7 | Grand Prix Final | Nagoya, Japan |
| Dec. 3-6 | Golden Spin of Zagreb Challenger Event | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Dec. 4-7 | Skate Fehervar | Szekesfehervar, Hungary |
| Dec. 5-7 | Epinal Solo Ice Dance International | Epinal, France |
| Dec. 4-7 | Brazil National Championships | |
| Dec. 5-7 | Danish Championships | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Dec. 5-7 | Norwegian Championships | Bergen, Norway |
Online Updates
| DATE | POST/INFORMATION/PLATFORM | OUTLET / OUTLET TYPE |
| Nov. 27 | Natalia Zabiiako and Gabrielle Papadakis posted video on Instagram of them skating together in Montreal | |
| Nov. 18 | Nikolaj Memola | |
| Dec. 1 | Gabriella Papadakis announced that pre-sales of her book, titled “pour ne pas disparaitre”, to not disappear, are now available. | |
| Nov. 30 | Anastasia Golubeva shared an update on their Olympic season on Instagram. | |
| DATE | ARTICLE SUBJECT | OUTLET / OUTLET TYPE |
| Nov. 26 | Brown to visit 26 Ronald McDonald Houses with an eye on 2026 Olympic bid. | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Nov. 26 | Inside the Voice & Vision Behind Viktori, Part II: Jordan Cowan & Carlos Cardona | Substack |
| Nov. 28 | Vincent Zhou was a guest co-host on Daphne’s Run For Your Lives movie podcast. | Run for Your Lives Podcast |
| Nov. 29 | A to Z with Natalie Taschlerova & Filip Taschler | Anything GOEs |
IDC and FSO spotlight & TWIS updates
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating on Patreon
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating on YouTube
- New at IDC: Tallinn Trophy Photos
- New at FSO: Preview: 2025 Junior and Senior Grand Prix Final