This Week in Skating / October 3, 2023

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EPISODE 104

General Skating News 

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing involving Kamila Valieva was adjourned at the end of its third day.

Press release: https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_9451_9455_9456_Adjournment.pdf

Christine Brennan’s coverage: 

Sept. 25 Update: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2023/09/25/olympic-skater-kamila-valieva-russia-doping-hearing-secrecy/70960945007/

Sept. 26 CNN Update: https://www.cnn.com/videos/sports/2023/09/26/exp-brennan-riddell-doping-controversy-092605pseg1-cnni-sports.cnn

Sept. 28 Update: 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2023/09/28/olympic-skater-russia-kamila-valiev

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2023/09/28/olympic-skater-kamila-valieva-russia-doping-clown-show-delays/70995265007/

U.S. Figure Skating’s statement: https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/1707445040484909185

Vincent Zhou spoke with CNN before the hearing: https://www.cnn.com/videos/sports/2023/09/25/exp-vincent-zhou-chat-fst-092505p-seg1-cnn-sports.cnn

There will be a special Stars on Ice Holiday Tour, hosted by Elvis Stojko. The cast includes Keegan Messing, Alexa Knierim & Brandon Frazier, Satoko Miyahara, Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro, Mariah Bell and Eliadj Balde.

U.S. Figure Skating announced that Humana as a major event sponsor. They are title sponsors of Skate America, which will take place Oct. 20-22, 2023, at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas.

Events Results Brief

• Nepela Memorial | Results 
• ISU Junior Grand Prix PGE Solidarity Cup | Results | Video Playlist 
• French Masters | Results
• Kinki Regionals | Results

Segment - Recent Interviews

• You Can Live a Million Different Lives:’ Isabeau Levito on Her Love for Fiction – And Eight Favorite Books, by Nick McCarvel, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

• Podcast: Kaitlin Hawayek - Taking a Break from Sport - Disordered Eating & Injuries, by Voice in Sport

• Video: Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen are gunning for gold for 2023-24, by Ted Flett, Golden Skate

• Interview with Adam Siao Him Fa, by Solène Mathieu, Skate Info Glace

• Masters Coverage, Skate Info Glace

• Interview with Célina Fradji and Jean-Hans Fourneaux, by Solène Mathieu, Skate Info Glace

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Eva Pate posted her first vlog to the team’s YouTube channel. It’s a 10-minute “Day in the Life” video.

• Dancing on Ice is starting to announce the cast for the 2024 season. 

• Alexandra got married this past weekend to her fiance, Aaron Alkema. Kaitlyn Weaver posted some photos from the wedding in her Instagram stories. 

• Congratulations to Rachael Flatt, who defended her dissertation this week and now has her PH.D. 

• Congratulations to Kaori Sakamoto, who graduated from Kobe Gakuin University.

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 for the Week:

Finlandia Trophy, Oct. 4-8, Espoo, Finland

• Paid Livestream 
• Entries

Junior Grand Prix Armenian Cup, Oct. 4-7, Yerevan, Armenia

• Entries
• Livestream

Shanghai Trophy, Oct. 3-5, Shanghai, China

• Results

Japan Open, Oct. 7, Saitama, Japan

• Website

Texas Trophy, Oct. 3-6, Plano, Texas

• Results

Kings Club International, Oct. 5-8, El Segundo, California

• ISU Event Page

2023 Autumn Classic (NQS event), Oct. 4-8, El Segundo, California

• Results

2023 Boston Open, Oct. 5-8, Norwood, Massachusetts 

• Results

British October Qualifier, Oct. 2-5, Sheffield, Great Britain

IDC and FSO spotlight

IDC: Photos: Nepela Memorial

FSO: ISU Challenger Series Tracker