This Week in Skating / January 9, 2024

This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman and is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday.Website: http://www.thisweekinskating.comEmail: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskatingTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskatingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinskatingThread: https://www.threads.net/@thisweekinskatingPatreon: patreon.com/ThisWeekinSkating------------------------------------------------------------- EPISODE 123General Skating News Canadian Olympic Nikolaj Sorensen investigated for alleged sexual assault.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2024/01/04/olympic-skater-canada-nikolaj-sorensen-investigated-alleged-sexual-assault/72105568007/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2024/01/05/olympic-skater-suspended-sexual-assault-investigation/72122531007/(This Week in Skating addressed the situation in our Canadians Preview episode with Kirsten Moore-Towers)2023 Canadian pairs silver medalists Brooke McIntosh and Benjamin Mimar and Canadian silver medalist ice dancers Marjoie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha are listed as withdrawn on the entries page. https://skatecanada.ca/2024-canadian-national-skating-championships/#starting-orders-and-resultsMarin Honda’s management announced that the 2016 World Junior Champion will retire at the end of the season. https://hochi.news/articles/20240105-OHT1T51147.html?page=1Ice Theatre of New York shared a Save-the-date for their 2024 Benefit Gala and Performance, which will be held on Monday, May 6. This year’s honorees include 2014 Olympic Champions Meryl Davis & Charlie White, 2006 Olympic Silver Medalists Tanith Belbin-White and Ben Agosto. The choreography award will be presented to Sandra Bezic.https://www.icetheatre.org/2024-benefit-gala-and-performance.htmlEvent Results RecapKorean NationalsSkate Helena96th JP Intercollegiate ChampsSegment - Recent Interviews The Future of Pairs (Part 2), by Anna Keller, Anything GOEsVideo/Article: Ice skating duo in Park Ridge striving to win national title this month, by FOX 32 ChicagoCarreira and Ponomarenko focus on small details to reach big goals, by Claire Cloutier, U.S. Figure SkatingPiper Gilles returns to Canadian figure skating championships after cancer scare, by Donna Spencer, CBC From spins and jumps to drama and lifts, synchronized skating has it all. Now it wants its chance at the Olympics, by Robyn Doolight, by Globe and MailEva and Logan prepare for U.S. Championships, by John Kerezy, Eye on Cleveland.com The Taschlers return from career threatening injury, by Claire Cloutier, A Divine SportSara Conti and Niccolò Macii's teamwork and friendship still firm ahead of Milano Cortina 2026 despite off-ice split, by ZK Goh, Olympics.comSegment - Social Media UpdatesThe ISU announced on social media that sports presenter Elma Smit and 4-time World champion Kurt Browning will be the hosts for the ISU Awards on February 11.Gracie Gold posted on social media that she was in the studio recording the audiobook for her book, OutofShapeWorthlessLoser, which is out on Feb. 6. Dylan Moscovitch posted that he got married to his fiance, Mariana Mae, recently.Roman Sadovsky shared about his lost skates when he traveled to Warsaw for Warsaw Cup this season and provided some tips about traveling with skates in his latest video on his YouTube channel.Bol on Ice show took place Jan. 6 in Bologna, Italy. Segment - Upcoming Events:Canadian National Championships, Jan. 8-14 in Calgary, Alberta CanadaEuropean Championships, Jan. 8-14 in Kaunas, LithuaniaThe 2024 Lumière Cup, Jan. 11-14 in Eindhoven, Netherlands IDC and FSO spotlight IDC: Catching up with… Lagouge & CaffaIDC: Lim & Quan strive to be memorableFSO: 2024 European Championships HubFSO: Two-time Canadian champion Madeline Schizas feeling ‘most prepared’ for CanadiansFSO: 2024 Canadian National Championships HubSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-skating-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy