This Week in Skating / November 28, 2022

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EPISODE 36 SHOW NOTES

Jason Brown Episode

Event Results Brief

• Grand Prix Espoo Results
• Tallinn Trophy Results
• NRW Trophy Results
• Japan Junior Nationals Results posted in English

General Skating News

• U.S. Figure Skating posted the names of all the athletes that will compete at the 2023 U.S. Championships in January

• Weekend Finals Ticket Packages are now on sale for the 2023 U.S. Championship. Individual tickets will go on sale this week, along with unique fan experiences. 

• Single session tickets are on sale for the 2023 Canadian National Championships in Oshawa, Ontario.

• Tickets for the 2023 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in Peoria, Illinois are on sale. 

• The ISU announced that the Institutional Partner of the World Ice Skating Day is Inclusive Skating
• IDC series on Inclusive Skating

Recent Interviews

• Carreira and Ponomarenko Ready for a Reset by Claire Cloutier, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

• Nathan Chen Discusses New Memoir “One Jump at a Time", by Rachel Lutz, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

• Nathan Chen appeared on New York Live to discuss his new book. 

• Piper & Paul and Evita: A dance a decade in the making, by Paula Nichols for Olympics Canada

• Beijing 2022 medallists Alexa Knierim & Brandon Frazier's 'moment gone' as wait continues, by Sonia Oxley, BBC Sport

• Video interview with Knierim & Frazier at MK John Wilson Trophy, by Tatiana Flade, Ice Skating International Online 

• Article with Ilia Malinin, by SkatingFinland(in Finnish) 

• Video interview with Guignard & Fabbri at MK John Wilson Trophy by Paula Slater, GoldenSkate

Social Media Updates

• Nadiia Bashynska posted a new vlog called “A week in the life of a figure skater” on her YouTube channel.

• Cathy Reed posted a photo of her with her sister, Allison, at the NHK Trophy last week. 

• Kori Ade posted an update on her battle with cancer on her Facebook page. 

Upcoming Events for the Week

• Skate Canada Challenge – Entries/Starting Orders
• Santa Claus Cup - Entries/Starting Orders
• Nathan Chen will be signing copies of his new book “One Jump at a Time”: My Story at the Barnes and Noble at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham, Mass. on Dec. 3 from 12-2 p.m.
• Bryant Park Tree Lighting in NYC - November 29 at 6 p.m. 
• Tree Lighting in Providence, Rhode Island, Saturday, December 3 at 4 p.m. 
• ISU World Ice Skating Day - December 4 

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC: Grand Prix Espoo Recap
• IDC: Photos from NHK Trophy
• IDC: Stories from the 2023 Ice Dance Final
• FSO: Photos from NHK Trophy
• FSO: Photos from Grand Prix Espoo