This Week in Skating / October 25, 2022

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EPISODE 30 SHOW NOTES

Event Results Brief

• Skate America Results
• 2nd Trophee Metropole Nice Cote D’Azur

General Skating News

• In addition to the allotments announced, ISU Council announced the following from their meeting on October 9-12, 2022
• Full ISU Membership for the Figure Skating Branch to the National Center for Winter Sports of Turkmenistan
• Due to a lack of applications received in time, the Council did not make an allotment for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships, 2025 and 2026 Four Continents Championships, 2026 World Junior Championships and 2026 World Synchronized Championships.
• Locations for the 2023/2024 Junior Grand Prix Series were approved
• The ISU Council has decided to secure an additional budget of Swiss Francs 200’000 with the purpose of supporting the Skaters from Ukraine who are living and training outside Ukraine.

• Entries were posted for the ISU Challenger Series event, Ice Challenge in Graz, Austria (Nov. 9-13). 

Recent Interviews

• Alexa and Chris Knierim were on David Santee’s podcast
• Phil Hersh’s article on Knierim/Frazier for NBC Sports
• Rachel Lutz’s article on Liam Kapeikis for U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
• Darci Miller’s article on Amber Glenn for U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
• J.R. Walker’s article on Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker for U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
• Nick McCarvel’s article on Gracie Gold for Olympics.com
• Solene Mathieu’s article on S’Kate Info Glace interview at Skate America with Loicia Demougeot & Theo Le Mercier

Social Media Updates

• Yu-na Kim married her fiance Ko Woo Rim on October 22.
• Katarina DelCamp announced her new partnership with Turkey’s Berk Akalin.
• Nathan Chen showcased the cover of his new picture book called “Wei Skates On” on Instagram 

Upcoming Events for the Week

• Skate Canada International 
• Entries
• Event Page

• Denis Ten Memorial Trophy
• Entries

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC:  Photos from Skate America
• IDC: Photos from Japan Novice Nationals
• FSO: Photos from Skate America
• FSO: Following redemptive Worlds debut, Camden Pulkinen finds a new groove

More coverage from Skate America coming soon on IDC and FSO!