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Season 4: Episode 3 (June 17, 2025)
General News
- Figure skating commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir will appear on season 4 of the reality tv series, The Traitors.
Coaching Changes
- French pair team Camille Kovalev/Pavel Kovalev are now being coached by 2018 Olympic Pairs Champion Bruno Massot.
Partnerships Ended/Retirements
- U.S. pairs skater Timmy Chapman is looking for a new partner.
- Turkish ice dancers Katarina DelCamp and Berk Akalin have retired from competitive skating.
New Teams
- Anna O’Brien and Drake Tong are a new junior team that will represent Azerbaijan.
Event Results
Upcoming Events for the Week
| DATES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| June 18-22, 2025 | Chesapeake Open (Solo Dance Series | Laurel, Maryland |
| June 18-22, 2025 | Broadmoor Open | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Online Updates:
| Date | Post/Information | Platform |
| June 10 | Former U.S. skater Alexei Krasnozhon got married last weekend. Jimmy Ma and Misha Mitrofanov both served as groomsmen. | |
| June 13 | Kaitlin Hawayek thanked the Chinese Figure Skating Federation for giving her the opportunity to work with their junior ice dance teams the past two weeks. | |
| June 13 | The Broadway show, Sunset Boulevard, which just won the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, reposted a skating video on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DKqN1JktVrT/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DKz_xMhxZgI/ | |
| Date | Article Subject | Outlet/Outlet Type |
| June 10 | Podcast: Sarah Everhardt Interview | Off Ice Hours Podcast |
| June 13 | Video: Emma Aalto and Millie Colling (Finland’s first same-gendered ice dance team) Interview | Anything GOEs |
| June 13 | A Bold New Era for Skating: A Retrospective on the ISU 2024/25 Season Innovations | ISU |
| June 15 | Stefania Gladki ready to challenge again | Golden Skate |
IDC and FSO spotlight & TWIS updates
- New at TWIS: 2025-2026 Program Music Announcements
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating is now on YouTube Music
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating store
- New at IDC: 2025 Prince MIKASA Cup Photos
- New at IDC: Smart & Dieck: Building Momentum on Ice
- New at FSO: 2025-2026 Calendar
- New at FSO: Updates to Athlete Websites