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Season 4: Episode 72 (April 7, 2026)
General News
- ISU Skating Awards were awarded during the ISU World Championships.
- The ISU announced they would not review the deduction applied to Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson’s free dance at Worlds.
- Wenjing Sui was elected to the ISU Athletes Committee for Pairs and Tessa Tamminen was elected for Synchronized Skating.
- Japan’s Yuna Aoki announced on Instagram that she will continue next season.
Retirements
- Japan’s Hana Yoshida announced her retirement from competitive skating.
- British Pairs Skater Luke Digby announced his retirement on Instagram.
- Additional post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWy5t7jDCPM/?img_index=1
- Anastasia Vaipan-Law will be taking some time to rest and reset before continuing to pursue my career and exploring the possibility of a new partnership.
- Finland’s Linnea Ceder has announced her retirement from competitive skating.
- Austria’s Maurizio Zandron has retired from competitive skating.
Partnership Changes/ New Partnerships
- Three longtime Canadian dance teams announced the end of their partnership:
- Lily Hansen and Nathan Lickers
- Sandrine Gauthier and Quentin Thieren
- Alicia Fabbri and Paul Ayer
- Paul Ayer did post that he received his Mexican citizenship.
- USA’s Michelle Deych and Ryan Hu announced the end of their partnership.
- Czech Republic’s Eliska Zakova and Filip Mencl announced the end of their partnership.
- Spain’s Athena Roberts and Eric Alis announced the end of their partnership.
- Spain’s Sofía Pascual Mateos and Sergio Parra Almonacid announced the end of their partnership.
- Estonia’s Ksenia Sipunova and Miron Korjagin announced the end of their partnership.
- USA’s Lyndsay Ream and Danny Neudecker announced their new partnership.
- USA’s Katie Shen and Connor O’Grady announced their new partnership.
- Leontina Horčičková and Jindřich Klement are as a new pairs team for the Czech Republic.
Other News
- Skate Japan News reported that Ikura Kushida will focus solely on ice dance next season instead of both singles and ice dance.
- Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik and Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko have been added to Stars on Ice cast for select shows.
- Jacob Sanchez will be participating in Springfield, Ma. show only.
Event Recap
Upcoming Events for the Week
| DATES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| April 10-11 | World Synchronized Skating Championships | Salzburg, Austria |
| April 8-12 | Triglav Trophy and Narcisa Cup | Jesenice, Slovenia |
| April 11-12 | Solo Dance Symphony Egna | Egna, Italy |
| April 9-12 | 2026 Florida Open (Solo Dance Series) | Orlando, Florida |
| April 8-11 | U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships | Duluth, Georgia |
Online Updates
| DATE | POST/INFORMATION/PLATFORM | |
| April 2 | Nina Pinzarrone posted on Instagram that she is leaving her coach Ans Bocklandt. | |
| DATE | ARTICLE SUBJECT | OUTLET / OUTLET TYPE |
| March 31 | Natalia Mishkutenok Builds the Future Generation | Anything GOEs |
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: Breaking Through: Kruk & Eisenhaber Make Their Mark at Junior Worlds
- New at FSO: Preview: Lots of excitement for the 2026 Stars on Ice tour