This Week in Skating / February 13, 2024

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Gracie Gold Book Launch

• Gracie Gold was on This Week in Skating: thisweekinskating.com/episodes
• Gracie was on Real Pod with Victoria Garrick Brown: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/olympian-gracie-gold-on-surviving-trauma-family-secrets/id1466166364?i=1000644454357 
• Gracie Gold faces her traumatic past in stunningly candid memoir, by Phil Hersh https://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2024/2/7/nxuy4g3ffs9s2b3qwp4sjntyg8iruz 

Super Bowl Sunday - KIA figure skating commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU7BJc96lI4

Skating News 

• The Court of Arbitration for Sport released its 129-page decision on the Kamila Valieva case: https://t.co/I1pvBC5IWB
• ISU released a second statement about Kamila Valieva and the discussion regarding the re-ranking of teams for the team event: https://isu.org/inside-isu/legal/eligibility-statements/33278-isu-statement-kamila-valieva-roc-disqualification-and-olympic-winter-games-team-event-results/file?dm_i=731E,MGBA,KELVH,2XUPD,1
• Stars on Ice announced that it will not have its 2024 North American tour this year, and that it will focus on returning after the World Championships in 2025: https://www.starsonice.com/tour
• Amber Glenn posted a response to cancellation of 2024 SOI tour: https://twitter.com/AmberGlenn_/status/1756021381408448728
• Anastasia Olson, who was performing as Belle in Disney on Ice, was hurt during a lift during a show in Minneapolis: https://www.startribune.com/hospital-skater-hurt-in-disney-on-ice-show-shows-improvement/600342926/?refresh=true
• Olympic and Paralympic mascots unveiled as Tina and Milo: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3Dx0XyoDl_/  
• U.S. Figure Skating announced U.S. Performance Academy as the Official Online Middle School and High School of U.S. Figure Skating: https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/press-release/uspa-named-official-online-middle-school-and-high-school-us-figure-skating
• Former Olympian Mark Cockerell is named as the defendant, along with USFS, in the federal lawsuit filed in South Carolina https://www.kktv.com/2024/02/08/new-victim-comes-forward-after-federal-lawsuit-filed-against-former-olympian-us-figure-skating/ 
• Entries for the World Junior Championships were released: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00117487.htm
• ISU Awards took place Sunday Feb. 11, 2024: https://isu.org/figure-skating/isu-skating-awards/skating-awards-hall-2024

Event Results Recap

• Egna Dance Trophy
• Synchro: Marie Lundmark Trophy (Junior & Senior)
• Synchro: Marie Lundmark Trophy (Advanced Novice)
• Dragon Trophy & Tivoli Cup
• Lounakeskus Trophy

Recent Interviews 

• At 24, Out and Proud Amber Glenn is ready to shine by Lynn Rutherford, Team USA
• Video: Catching up with Stéphane Lambiel, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
• Video & Article: Benoit Richaud talks students, inspirations and dreams, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
• YouTube Podcast: Five Time Olympic Medallist Tessa Virtue, by Cat and Nat 
• Camden Pulkinen, Alex Johnson: "It's important to have a life outside of skating", by Ayaka Okumura, Absolute Skating 
• Michal Brezina: Gaining New Perspective, by Hiro Yoshida, Europe on Ice 
• 'It's the journey that counts': Olympic-winning figure skater becomes advocate for ALS through Mayo Clinic, by First Coast News

Social Media Updates

• Saulius Ambrulevičius and Allison Reed post about Allison's citizenship on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3HT0wuO93m/?img_index=1

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3HT3IBN4kf/?hl=en&img_index=1

• Gabrielle Daleman posted a video of her back on the ice https://twitter.com/gabby_daleman/status/1757080680293372397
• Go Fund Me Fundraisers for the World Junior Championships
• British pairs skater Kyle McLeod (https://www.gofundme.com/f/kyle-mcleod-the-road-to-chinese-taipei?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer)
• U.S. pairs skater Lachlan Lewer

(https://www.gofundme.com/f/lachlan-get-to-world-junior-championships)

Upcoming Events for the Week:

• Sarajevo Open, Feb. 14-17, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Herzegovina 
• Tallink Hotels Cup, Feb. 15-18, Tallinn, Estonia
• Abu Dhabi Classic Figure Skating Trophy, Feb. 15-18, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

IDC and FSO spotlight 

• IDC: 2024 Egna Dance Trophy Photos
• FSO: Nikita Starostin is focused on his objectives and dreams
• FSO: Synchro Challenger Series Results