This Week in Skating / September 19, 2023

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EPISODE 101

Events Results Brief

• Autumn Classic | Results 
• A Divine Sport (Claire Cloutier’s website)
• ISU Junior Grand Prix Osaka | Results | Video Playlist 
• U.S. Solo Dance National Final | Results | Brooke Tufts’ Interviews
• Sydney Synchronized Skating Festival | Results
• Jelgava Cup | Results | 

Segment - General Skating News 

• Lithuanian president Gitanas Nauseda signed a decree stripping Margarita Drobiazko of her Lithuanian citizenship due to her “public support for the Russian Federation during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• Article in English: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2078254/president-strips-russian-ice-dancer-drobiazko-of-lithuanian-citizenship

• “I Have Nothing” starring comedian Carolyn Taylor, will debut on Saturday, Sept. 23 on Crave in Canada.
• Trailer 
• Press release
• The Australian documentary “Katya & Harley” is streaming on Netflix in the USA as of Sept. 15.

• The Dick Button Artistic Figure Skating Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood and will feature ensembles such as Ice Theatre of New York and Ice Dance International, as well as Jeremy Abbott and The Haydenettes
• Tickets: https://scboston.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1488&r=9c6a5554b9d6490f902de53730d673ed

• U.S. Figure Skating updated its assignments in the U.S. Figure Skating International Assignment Page. 
• Fan Zone recap article (Sept. 15): https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2023/9/15/figure-skating-2023-grand-prix-selections-finalized-for-team-usa.aspx 

Segment - Recent Interviews

• Ahead of Autumn Classic: Wolfkostin and Tsarevski off to a fast start, by Claire Cloutier, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

• Video: Natalie Taschlerova and Filip Taschler aim higher for 2023-24, by Juduth Dombrowski, Golden Skate

• Game Changer: Mao Shimada ready to shine in the new season, by ISU

• Stellato-Dudek & Deschamps: Passion for skating gives Canadian pair purpose, by Hiro Yoshida, Europe on Ice 

• The Spero Show Podcast with Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko

• Talking the 2023-24 season with Fear/Gibson, Bekker/Hernandez and Karnes/Carr, by Sarah Knight, Anything GOEs

• An Evening with Champions Review, by Anna Kellar, Golden Skate

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Piper Gilles shared photos from her first Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk For Hope (Sept. 10).
• Kirsten Moore-Towers announced her engagement to Liam Firus on August 22 in Barcelona, Spain.
• Nadiia Bashyska vlogged her first Skate Canada High Performance Camp,, uploaded on Sept. 13.

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:

• Nebelhorn Trophy, Sept. 20-23, Oberstdorf, German
• 2023 ISU Junior Grand Prix Budapest, Sept. 20-23, Budapest, Hungary
• Challenge Cup, Sept. 21-24, Ardmore, Pennsylvania 
• Broadmoor Fall Classic, Sept. 21-24, Colorado Springs, CO

IDC and FSO spotlight

• IDC: 2023 U.S. Solo Dance Finals by Julia Wensley
• IDC: 2023 U.S. Solo Dance Finals by Charlotte Manfield 
• IDC: 2023 U.S. Solo Dance Finals by Miya Zamcho
• IDC: 2023 U.S. Solo Dance Finals by Bella Danic
• IDC: 2023 Junior Grand Prix Osaka Photos
• FSO: 2023 Autumn Classic Photos