This Week in Skating / May 23, 2022

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EPISODE NOTES

Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club’'s 2022 Margaret Faulkner Springtime Invitational club competition in Michigan took place this past weekend. Norway’s Maria Bjorkli and James Koszuta made their debut - competing in the senior dance event and Team USA’s Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez debuted their Westside Story short program and their Marvel Cinematic Universe free skate in the senior pairs event.

• Full Results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2022/30406/index.asp

Reuters article dated on May 20 states that the IOC wants the Beijing figure skating medal ceremony as soon as possible; Quotes and information for the article came from a press conference held earlier in the day.

• Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/ioc-wants-beijing-figure-skating-medal-ceremony-soon-possible-2022-05-20/
• Press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbBeEo12Y2M&t=1590s

ISU Communication 2480 - ISU Development Commission has released a call for applicants regarding support for transition from Skater to Coach/Official/Administrator or other Skating-related role.  

• https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/28410-isu-communication-2480/file

ISU Communication 2481 - 58th ISU Ordinary Congress Urgent Matters Review Urgent Proposals

• https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/communications/28411-isu-communication-2481/file

Skate Canada has officially endorsed Benoît Lavoie’s candidacy for the position of Vice President – Figure Skating of the International Skating Union.

• https://youtu.be/MLTc58tHIeM

Skate Canada announced in a press release that two-time Canadian champion Nam Nguyen has retired from competitive skating

• https://skatecanada.ca/2022/05/two-time-national-champion-nam-nguyen-retires-from-competitive-skating/
• https://www.ifsmagazine.com/nam-nguyen-takes-down-his-shingle/

A GoFundMe account has been set up for Olympic figure skating coach Kori Ade, who was diagnosed with Stage 3 B Cell Lymphoma in April. She is currently undergoing treatment at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Kori was the coach of Jason Brown at the 2014 Olympics. 

• https://www.gofundme.com/f/koris-cancer-chapter

American Contemporary Skating Festival - An evening of modern and contemporary dance movement on ice by professional skating artist from all over the world

• https://americanicetheatre.org/education/american-contemporary-skating-festival/

Sun Valley Ice Shows - with guests Mariah Bell (July 1), Nathan Chen (July 16), Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier (Aug. 6) and Alysa Liu (Sept. 2)

• https://www.sunvalley.com/things-to-do/ice-shows/