This Week in Skating / June 26, 2023

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EPISODE 84

Events Results Brief

• Chesapeake Open
• Grand Rapids Open

Segment - General Skating News 

• Court of Arbitration for Sport announced the dates for the hearing for the arbitration proceedings involving RUSADA, ISU, WADA & Kamila Valieva, to be held in person at CAS headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

• 500 Days and Counting
• Today Show with Alexa Knierim, Brandon Frazier and Vincent Zhou
• U.S. Figure Skating article with quotes with the 9 skaters
• Video with Madison Chock and Evan Bates
• Video with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum Display Build
• #MorethanMedals hashtag and webpage

• Alisa Efimova told a Russian news outlet that she will be teaming with Misha Mitrofanov and training in the U.S. with Olga Ganicheva and Alexei Letov.
• Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus, who have been representing Canada so far, have recently switched to represent Ireland and have already won their first Irish National title. 

Segment - Recent Interviews

• Break-through season for Sweden’s Andreas Nordeback, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate
• Adam Rippon exclusive: On five years since his Olympic coming out - and the power of sport for LGBTQ+ people: ‘Skating saved me’, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics.com
• Celebrating Olympic & Paralympic Day, by Kristen Henneman, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
• Podcast: Episode 7 of the Runthrough, by Ashley Wagner and Adam Rippon 
• Podcast: Doping Case Leaves Clean Athletes Still Awaiting Olympic Medals From the 2022 Games - Evan Bates and Madison Chock, by Partnership for Clean Competition
• Video: Nathan Chen explores a day in the life of physician-scientists, by Yale Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Round
• Catching up with Karina Manta about her Book, Pride Month and More, by Rachel Lutz, U.S Figure Skating Fan Zone
• Trailblazers Smith and Singley Make Their Mark, by Aviva M. Cantor, U.S. Figure Skating
• Opening Day Inside the Glittery, Hard-Core World of Disney on Ice, by Tarah Kayne, Inside the Magic

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Emilia Murdock announced on her website and social media that she will represent Spain in the upcoming season. 
• Elliana Peal and Ethan Peal shared a video of “an early season version” of their Lord of the Rings Junior FD. 
• Johnny Weir shared thoughts about his skating career before his final public performance at the end of the Fantasy on Ice tour in Japan.
• Charlie Cyr, the Sports Director for Singles & Pairs at the International Skating Union since 2014 and respected U.S. national & international judge/technical controller before that, has passed away. 
• Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps were training with Alexa Knierim, Chris Knierim, Timothy LeDuc and David Santee at the Oakton Skating Academy this week: Photos from Deanna and clips from Timothy LeDuc. 
• Former Team USA ice dancer Elliana Pogrebinsky was a part of the 2023 High Performance Summer Camp Series in Laurel, Maryland and focused on strength, conditioning, yoga and stretching. 

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
• Solo Dance

Segment - Upcoming Events 

• 2023 National Theatre on Ice, June 26-30 in Fraser, Michigan 
• 2023 Broadmoor Open, June 26-July 1 in Colorado Springs, Colorado

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC: New Team Series: Shira Ichilov and Dmitriy Kravchenko 
• IDC: Solo dancing in the Arizona Desert
• FSO: New website coming this week!!!!