This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday.
Website: https://www.thisweekinskating.com
Email: thisweekinskating@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskating
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskating
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinskating
Thread: https://www.threads.net/@thisweekinskating
Patreon: patreon.com/ThisWeekinSkating
Season 4: Episode 56 (Jan. 27, 2026)
General News
- Olympic Flagbearers
- Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin will be flag bearers for Armenia
- Luka Berulava and Diana Davis will be flag bearers for Georgia
- Julia Sauter will be a flag bearer for Romania at the Olympics
- Alexandra Feigin will be the flag bearer for Bulgaria
- Mariia Seniuk will be the flag bearer for Israel
- 2010 Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek will be a part of the U.S. delegation to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan.
- Great Britain’s Zarah Wood / Alex Lapsky have ended their partnership
Event Results & Coverage
- 2026 Bavarian Open
- The Nordics Open
- 4th EDGE Cup 2026
- 2026 EDGE Cup (Solo Dance)
- 2026 Silver Skate Winter Cup
- U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic (Synchro Challenger Series)
Upcoming Events for the Week
| DATES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Feb. 6-22 | Winter Olympics | Milan, Italy |
| Feb. 7-8 | Marie Lundmark Trophy (Synchro Challenger) | Turku, Finland |
| Feb. 7-8 | UTE SYNCHRO CUP 2026 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Feb. 5-8 | 2026 Skate Canada Trophy | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
Articles/Interviews
| DATES | ARTICLE/VIDEO/PODCAST | OUTLET |
| Jan. 28 | How a figure skating community lives with the loss of its future greats https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2026/01/28/figure-skating-plane-crash-anniversary/88391146007/ | Washington Post |
| Jan. 28 | Maxim Naumov hopes to honor his parents and the others killed in the plane crash https://apnews.com/article/american-airlines-5342-olympics-milan-cortina-b352396a22451dd2fb9d95007da79788 | Associated Press |
| Jan. 27 | Cypriot-American Ice Dancer Zingas Qualifies for Olympicshttps://greekcitytimes.com/2026/01/27/emilea-zingas-2026-winter-olympics | Greek City Times |
| Jan. 26 | Zingas and Kolesnik ready to go for goldhttps://youtu.be/weaTsnONd2A?si=PT7BwYyS-apEZUfj | CBS Detroit |
| Jan. 26 | Interview with Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov https://youtu.be/JLispJPOijA?si=zW0zw9AqV2oiTMte | Ice Skating International |
| Jan. 28 | A to Z with Loena Hendrickxhttps://anythinggoe.com/a-to-z-with-loena-hendrickx/ | Anything GOE |
| Jan. 28 | Interview with Sandra Bezichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GoQjwmcpHI | Rocker Skating |
IDC and FSO spotlight & TWIS updates
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating, Figure Skaters Online and Ice-Dance.com’s new store, Three Turns Shop
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating on Patreon
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating on YouTube
- New at IDC: New Team Series article on Anna O’Brien & Drake Tong
- New at IDC: Matteo’s #Olympic Blog 1: Preparing for Milano Cortina
- New at IDC: Olympics Hub
- New at FSO: Olympics Hub