This Week in Skating / June 19, 2023

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 Monday.Website: http://www.thisweekinskating.comEmail: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskatingTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskatingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinskating-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EPISODE 82Events Results Brief2023 Irish Championships 2023 Southport Summer Classic Fantasy on IceSegment - General Skating News 2024 European Championships will be in Kaunas, Lithuania, Jan. 8-142025 World Junior Synchronized Championships will be in Gothenburg, Sweden.2026 Four Continents Championships will be Beijing, Chinahttps://www.isu.org/isu-news/news/145-news/14615-provisional-allotments-of-isu-events-for-season-2023-24-to-2027-28?templateParam=15The 2024 Junior and Senior Grand Prix Final will be held in Orléans, France.There are changes in the Minimum Total Element Score (TES) for the ISU Championships in 2024Opening ceremony and exhibition for the World Junior Championships are no longer mandatoryThe ISU Council will meet again on October 6-8, 2023 in Lausanne, Switzerlandhttps://www.isu.org/isu-news/news/65-isu-news/14618-decisions-of-the-isu-council-june-2023?templateParam=15ISU Communication 2569 - Ice Dance Requirements for technical rules: ISU Communication 2568 - List of skaters currently subject to period of ineligibility following an anti-doping rule violationAll-event tickets for the 2024 World Championships in Montreal are now on sale.Finland’s Valtter Virtanen has announced that he is switching to pairs and joining forces with Swedish skater Tilda Alteryd. The Spanish figure skating federation has officially announced that Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck are going to represent Spain from the 23/24 season. Video in Spanish: https://twitter.com/fedhielo/status/1669330348361105410Weekend Finals Tickets on sale now for 2024 U.S. Championships in January in Columbus, OhioYuzuru Hanyu’s Ice Story “Gift” from the Tokyo Arena is coming to Disney + on Friday, July 14, 2023. Segment - Recent InterviewsFuture of Figure Skating podcast with Megan Williams-Stewart Video: Belgium's Nina Pinzarrone 'fearless' moving forward, by Judith Dombroski, Golden SkateVideo: Rachael Flatt, Figure Skater, by PBS North Carolina Video: ISU Make-Up Time with Nicole Schott Segment - Social Media UpdatesStarr Andrews’ health update ISU Figure Skating tweeted a video with Holly Harris promoting Olympic DayAuthor/journalist Karen Crouse posted that she’s in the final edits on Gracie Gold’s memoir Samuel Chouinard posted that he got engaged to his partner Marc-Andre Pitre in the Amalfi Coast.Gabrielle Daleman is now based at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario. British Ice Skating posted on Twitter to promote the Solo Ice Dance Progression Camp, which is taking place July 26-27Ava Ziegler posted some pics on her Instagram that showed her with Josephine Lee, Soho Lee and Jacob Sanchez - a few of the skaters invited to a USFS camp that took place in Southern California this past week.The 51st annual Evening with Champions will take place Sept. 8-10, 2023.Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker will headline the Aug. 12 Sun Valley Summer Ice Show.Tickets go on sale for the 2023 Vail Skate Festival, which is December 22 and 23 at Dobson Arena Segment - Program AnnouncementsCheck out our website for a listing of program music announcements - will be updated as they are announced!MenWomenPairsDanceSolo DanceSegment - Upcoming Events 2023 Chesapeake Open, June 21-24 in Laurel, Maryland2023 Grand Rapids Open, June 23-25 in Grand Rapids, Michigan2023 National Theatre on Ice, June 26-30 in Fraser, Michigan 2023 Broadmoor Open, June 26-July 1 in Colorado Springs, ColoradoIDC and FSO spotlightIDC: 2023 Prince MIKASA Cup PhotosFSO: Following first Stars on Ice tour, Isabeau Levito ready to start training for next seasonFSO: Review: Saying goodbye to Kurt Browning highlight of 2023 Stars on Ice tourSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-skating-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy