This Week in Skating / June 12, 2023

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Episode 81 Show Notes

Events Results Brief

• Hollins Trophy International
• U.S. Pairs’ Camp (Photos from Naomi Williams)

Segment - General Skating News 

• All-event tickets for the 2024 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal will go on sale June 15.
• Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin have been released from the Russian federation and will now compete for Georgia. 
• Georgia’s Morisi Kvitelashvili has retired from competitive skating. [Sport24 RU article: https://sport24.ru/figureskating/news-2023-06-05-uchenik-tutberidze-kvitelashvili-zavershil-karyeru-figurista]
• Following the ISU Council meeting in Budapest, the ISU confirmed June 11 that Russia and Belarus will remain suspended for now. 

Segment - Recent Interviews

• ISU Video: Junwhan Cha with the Cherry Blossoms in Japan 
• Video: Milla Ruud Reitan and Nikolaj Majorov eager for debut, by Judith Dombroski, Golden Skate
• World Junior Champion Daniel Tioumentsev’s Career Skyrockets at SpaceX, by Marissa Pederson, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
• U.S. Collegiate Championships Spotlight: Goku Endo, by U.S. Figure Skating
• “Born this way”: Ice Dancers Fear/Gibson’s message in support of diversity reaches beyond the ice, by Javier Raya, ISU
• Rockford’s Janet Lynn Is Still All Smiles More Than 50 Years After The Sapporo Olympics, by Kevin Haas, Rock River Current 

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Congratulations are in order for Madison Hubbell and Adrian Diaz, who got married in Spain June 7. Photos appeared on Instagram stories of the skaters who were in attendance. Romain Haguenauer’s Instagram post. 
• Eva Pate posted that she said ‘yes’ to the dress on her Instagram story.
• I.AM announced that Layla Karnes and Liam Carr are a new ice dance team for Great Britain.
• Caroline Mullen and Brendan Mullen have been working with MIDA on their programs.
• Haley Scott and Blake Eisenach are a new U.S. senior pairs team. 
• Madeline Miller and Zachary Grant are a new junior ice dance team for the U.S.
• Isabella Flores and Ivan Desyatov’s GoFundME account for Ivan’s release from Belarus. 
• Marissa Castelli got her bachelor’s in management from DeVry University. 
• GoFundMe for Adam Kaplan 

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 

• 2023 National Theatre on Ice, June 26-30 in Fraser, Michigan 

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC: Hurtado & Khaliavin open SK International Ice Dance School 
• FSO: Loena Hendrickx enjoyed traveling North America with Stars on Ice