This Week in Skating / August 21, 2022

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EPISODE NOTES

Event Results Brief

• Skate Ontario Sectional Series August Event
• BC Super Series SummerSkate
• Onyx Challenge
• Potomac Open
• Southern California Open Championships

General Skating News

• ISU posted entries for the ISU Challenger Series, U.S. Classic in Lake Placid, Sept. 12-16.

• Evan Bates nominated for World Anti-Doping Agency Athlete Council

• Individual tickets on sale for European Championships beginning August 23 at 10am (local time) 

• Deadline for volunteers for MK John Wilson Trophy is August 29 at 5 p.m. 

Recent Interviews

• U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone interviewed Clare Seo on preparing for the senior level 

• International Figure Skating Magazine did a feature story on the Michigan Ice Dance Academy with Tanith and Charlie White and Greg Zuerlein

• A French documentary on Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron was released 

• Golden Skate talked with Jennifer Janse van Rensburg and Benjamin Steffan on preparing for Skate America.

• ISU’s Season preparation: Choreography – Telling Your Story

Social Media Updates

• Yuzuru Hanyu has launched a YouTube channel.

• Ivan Shmuratko’s Patreon to help support his skating expenses  

Upcoming Events for the Week

• 2022 ISU Junior Grand Prix – Courchevel (Aug 24-27)
• Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/c/isujuniorgrandprix
• Entries/Results: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00113495.htm

• Britannia International / Ice Sheffield August 26-28

• Sherwood Invitational is Aug. 26-28 in Sherwood, Oregon. It is a national qualifying series for singles. (NQS). Livestream: https://gerlackvideo.com/blog/

Segment - IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC - Interview with Eva Pate and Logan Bye 
• IDC - New Team Series: Junior team of Alisa Korneva & Kieran MacDonald of Canada
• FSO - Cranberry Cup photos

Upcoming Guests - Eva Pate and Logan Bye

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