This Week in Skating / September 26, 2023

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EPISODE 102

General Skating News 

• ISU’s statement about disabling comments on YouTube for Junior Grand Prix

• Statement from United States of America Olympic Figure Skater Vincent Zhou (Global Athlete)

• Entries for Budapest Trophy, the sixth of the ISU Challenger Series events, were released Sept. 22.

Events Results Brief

• Nebelhorn Trophy | Results 
• ISU Junior Grand Prix Budapest | Results | Video Playlist 
• Challenge Cup | Results |
• Broadmoor Fall Classic | Results
• Chris Reed | Cathy’s Instagram
• Tokyo Regional | Results
• Chubu Regional | Results

Segment - Recent Interviews

• Fear and Gibson have “Sweet Dreams” for 2023-2024, by Ted Flett, Golden Skate
• Video: Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson: Sep 2023 Interview

• Ilia Malinin: A new look for a new season, by Claire Cloutier, A Divine Sport

• F.C. Area’s Budding Super Star Figure Skater Shines, by Lynn Rutherford, Falls-Church News Press

• Ilia Malinin aims to get ‘out of comfort zone’ in his second senior season, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics.com

• Beloved figure skater Alexandra Paul remembered for ‘dogged determination’ on and off the ice, by Beverely Smith, The Globe and Mail

• Maria Mokhova and Ivan Mokhov: Athletes, Siblings and Friends, by Marissa Pederson, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

• Alexia Paganini: a season to slay, by Reut Golinsky, Absolute Skating

• Lindsay Thorngren: Proud to Be Dominican, by Jillian L. Martinez, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

• Lucas Broussard seeks balance in skating, school, and health, by Anna Kellar, Anything GOEs

• Carolina Kostner: A new chapter, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate

• Interview with Louis Thauron, by Skate Info Glace

• Interview with Barbara Piton, by Skate Info Glace

Segment - Social Media Updates

• Amber Glenn posted that she had to withdraw from Nepela Memorial because she collided with another skater about two weeks ago, resulting in her being unable to do anything for 10 days. 

• 6-time U.S. Nationals senior competitor Sebastien Payannet announced his retirement from competitive skating.

Podcast episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/66607n4c3dw6H5Ed8Wz2zl  

• IMG agent David Baden posted that something big is happening and he cannot wait to share it all with you this week.

• Polina Edmunds posted that she got engaged to her boyfriend, Ian Bast, in Bali, Indonesia this past week.

• Canadian ice dancer Maddie Edwards posted that she got engaged earlier this summer in Greece.

• Isabeau Levito posted a video of herself and Lucas Broussard “coaching” each other during their respective Nebelehorn gala exhibition performances.

• Team USA won the Fritz Geiger Memorial Trophy at Nebelhorn with Canada 2nd & Germany 3rd.

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:

Nepela Memorial, Sept. 28-30, Bratislava, Slovakia

• Paid Livestream 
• Results
• Enter to win a code for the livestream 

Junior Grand Prix Solidarity Cup, Sept. 27-30, Gdansk, Poland

• Livestream
• Results

IDC and FSO spotlight

IDC: Remembering Alexandra Paul

IDC: Photos: 2023 Chris Reed Trophy

IDC: Photos: 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy

FSO: Photos: 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy