This Week in Skating / December 4, 2023

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EPISODE 116

Event Results Recap

• Santa Claus Cup  | Results
• Bosphorus Cup | Results
• Skate Canada Challenge | Results 
• British Championships 
• Mexican Championships 
• President’s Cup Ranking Competition in Korea | Results
• Australian Championships | Results 
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General Skating News 

• The IOC names the French Alps as "preferred host" for 2030 Winter Olympics and Salt Lake City as "preferred host" for the 2034 Winter Olympics. https://olympics.com/ioc/news/the-french-alps-and-salt-lake-city-utah-invited-into-respective-targeted-dialogues-to-host-the-olympic-and-paralympic-winter-games-2030-and-2034

• ISU Communications 2603 - Decisions of the ISU Council that met online on November 27 in Lausanne Switzerland.

https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/communications/32639-isu-communication-2603/file

• Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel have withdrawn from the Grand Prix Final due to injury.

Segment - Recent Interviews 

• Nathan Chen exclusive - The Olympic champion on his new relationship with skating: ‘It’s just for me’, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics
• Jill Biden unveils White House ice rink, by Kathryn Watson, CBS News
• This holiday season's coolest ice rink may be on the White House lawn, by Maureen Groppe, USA Today
• Germany’s Hase and Volodin share goals and aspirations, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
• Video: Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin: Nov 2023 Interview
• Behind the Scenes with Miami University: Training for Success, Katie McDonnell, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
• Back to Basics: Adaptive Skating, by U.S. Figure Skating
• Cleveland’s Eva Pate looking forward to skating much closer to home in the next two months, by John Kerezy, Eye on Cleveland

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Nicole Schott has announced her retirement from competitive skating.

• Emma Goodstadt / Christian Bennett withdrew from Skate Canada Challenge after a collision in practice with training mates Sophia Gover / Billy Wilson French. 

• Gabrielle Daleman had surgery Nov. 28 after suffering a freak landing at a competition in August, where she tore two ligaments. 

• Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron are doing an internship at the Opera de Paris. 

Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week:

• Sk8 to Eliminate Cancer Cleveland hosted by Scott Hamilton and featuring Eva Pate & Logan Bye takes place on December 7

• Stars on Ice Holiday Tour is underway - visiting cities in Canada, and in Duluth, Minnesota. Tickets for the Spring Stars on Ice Canada Tour go on sale Dec. 7 (presale Dec. 5)

• Dec. 7-10, Junior and Senior Grand Prix Final, Beijing, China
• Dec. 6-9, Golden Spin of Zagreb, Sisak, Croatia
• Dec. 1-8, Australian Championships, Erina, Australia
• Dec. 9-14, French Championships, Vanjany, France
• Dec. 8-10, German Junior Championships, Dortmund, Germany
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IDC and FSO spotlight 

IDC: Photos from Bosphorus Cup