This Week in Skating / June 1, 2022

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/thisweekinskating_________________________________________EPISODE NOTESThe Professional Skaters Association announced its annual EDI Awards recently. Mariah Bell received the Sonja Henie Award; Nathan Chen was presented with the Gustave Lussi Award; Tai Babilonia, who received the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award and Timothy LeDuc was presented with the Beacon of Change Award.Skate Canada honored its 2022 Achievement Awards at a banquet during the Ice Summit in Quebec City. Skate Canada announced its Next Gen team, which is comprised of 52 athletes, which includes 10 men, 14 women, 4 pairs teams and 10 ice dance teams.ISU's posted a summary of announced retirements through May 24. ISU Communication No. 2484 - Ice Dance requirements for technical rules effective July 1st, 2022. These requirements are pending until after next week's Congress.A GoFundMe account has been set up for Olympic figure skating coach Kori Ade, who was diagnosed with Stage 3 B Cell Lymphoma in April. She is currently undergoing treatment at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Kori was the coach of Jason Brown at the 2014 Olympics. The ISU has a hub site for all of the information pertaining to the 58th Ordinary Congress.Links to info on ISU Congress Figure Skating candidates for President: Susanna Rahkamo ManifestoThis Week in Skating Interview with Susanna RahkamoPatricia St. Peter ManifestoSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-skating-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy