This Week in Skating / August 14, 2023

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EPISODE 95

Interview with Tatjana Flade

Events Results Brief

• Cranberry Cup 

(Winners of the senior men’s event were Mark Gorodnitsky (ISR), Wesley Chiu (CAN) and Jimmy Ma (USA)

(Our special correspondent from Cranberry Cup was Kat Cornetta. You can follow Kat at https://twitter.com/KatCornetta)

• Cranberry Open
• Quebec Summer Championships
• Gensan Summer Cup
• Kinoshita Trophy
• Copper Cup

Segment - General Skating News 

• The roster for Japan Open was released this week. 
• The roster for the Junior Grand Prix event in Istanbul, Turkey was released this week. 
• The cast for the 51st An Evening with Champions was posted. 
• Single session tickets for the 2024 U.S. Championships go on sale Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. 

Segment - Recent Interviews

• First Stop Lombardia Trophy for Italy’s Lara Naki Gutmann, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
• Video: Sakoto Miyahara lives out her dream in Champery, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
• Goals set for Denis Vasiljevs’ ninth senior season, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
• Leatrice Bulls: Giving Back Through Passion, by Marissa Pederson, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
• Podcast: Highs and Lows and Ongoing Journey with Bradie Tennell, by Polina Edmunds
• Podcast: Rob Koehler of Global Athlete HQ, by Anna Keller, Future of Figure Skating Podcast
• Podcast: Summer News and Mailbag Episode, by Ashley Wagner and Adam Rippon, The Runthrough

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Jordan Cowan’s video of Stephanie Lambiel and Guillaume Cizeron performing an improvisation choreography exercise created by Khoudia Touré, set to Henryk Gorecki's "Symphony No.3, Op.36"



• Sonia Baram and Daniel Tioumentsev have ended their partnership
• Sonia’s post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvnCVykRWw-/?img_index=1
• Daniel’s post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvnPLuXPDY2/?img_index=1

• Julia Szczecinina (Ioulia Chtchetinina) / Michał Woźniak are a new pairs team for Poland.

• Nadiia Bashynska’s Lake Placid Ice Dance International Vlog.

• Nora Rothenbühler and Mozes Josef Berei are a new junior pairs pairs team representing Hungary.

Segment - Program Announcements

• Check out our website for a listing of program music announcements - will be updated as they are announced!
• Men
• Women
• Pairs
• Dance

Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week:

• Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, Aug. 16-19, 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
• Minnesota L'Etoile du Nord Challenge, Aug. 17-20, 2023, Bloomington, Minnesota

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC: Photos: Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships/International
• IDC: Anne's Take: 2023 Lake Placid IDI and IDC
• IDC: New Team Series: Kayleigh Maksymec & Félix Desmarais
• FSO: Photos: Lake Placid Ice Dance International
• FSO: Photos: Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships
• FSO: Photos: 2023 U.S. Collegiate Championships and Invitational
• FSO: Photos: 2023 Cranberry Cup