This Week in Skating / February 13, 2023

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Episode 55 Show Notes

Events Results Brief

• 2023 ISU Four Continents Championships
• 2023 Egna Dance Trophy 
• 2023 Dragon Trophy
• 7th Hevelius Cup (Synchro)
• Cup of Neuss (Synchro)

Segment - General Skating News

• The skating community is mourning the loss of Doug Mattis 
• Skate Guard’s 2013 interview with Doug Mattis 

• Figure skating: Doping case still holding up 2022 Olympic medals, by Kyodo News

• Russian Olympic Champion Roman Kostomarov has feet amputated - Izvestia, by Reuters

• Sports.ru did an interview with Shawn Rettstatt regarding the 2023-24 rhythm dance

Segment - Recent Interviews

• Step by Step Conti and Macii continue to grow, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate

• Hendrickx: This is just the beginning, by Tatjana Flade, International Figure Skating Magazine 

• Asher Hill on the Future of Figure Skating Podcast

• One Year On From Beijing, Russia Still Has Not Faced Consequences for Valieva Doping, by Hiro Yoshida, Europe on Ice
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• Olympic team figure skaters are still waiting for medals a year after Beijing Games. Why?, by Christine Brennan, USA Today
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• One year later, still no medals in disputed Beijing 2022 Olympic team skating event, by Tom Goldman, NPR

• Anna Cappellini: “Life changed quite a bit, but I still like to be involved in the sport”, by Inside Skating 

• Skater rises about racial adversity, seeks career in that space, by Ed Rabinowitz, U.S. Figure 

• Jason Brown was Joseph Klein's inspiration as a kid - now they're competing side-by-side at the U.S. Championships, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics.com

• Five things to know about Lee Haein: Her one-on-one lesson with Yuna Kim, Korean Tteokbokki cravings, and more, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics.com

• Northernettes aiming for strong programs, podium placement at Hevelius Cup, U.S. Championships, by Christie Sausa, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

• Chen's autobiography provides a rare revelatory look at the man who won Olympic skating gold a year ago, by Phil Hersh, Globetrotting with Phil Hersh 

Segment - Social Media Updates

• In separate Instagram posts, Team USA’s Katarina Wolfkostin and Jeffrey Chen announce the end of their partnership | Katarina’s post | Jeffrey’s post 

• U.S. Figure Skating posted a video ISU Awards Recap with Amber Glenn

• Alexandra Fakhroutdinov posted on Instagram two posts about her future figure skating plans and that she and Noël-Antoine Pierre are a pair team for France
• https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjbnvk2up3d/
• https://www.instagram.com/p/Coin6eeN3_J/

• Oakton Ice Arena posted on Instagram that as of Feb. 1, three-time U.S. Champion and 2018 Olympic team bronze medalist Chris Knierim is now the Director of Skating at Oakton Ice Arena in Park Ridge, Illinois. 

Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week

• Synchro: Spring Cup 
• Tallink Hotels Cup
• Show: Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer Show with Eva Pate and Logan Bye

IDC and FSO spotlight

IDC: Photos: Bavarian Open

IDC: Photos: Four Continents Championships

IDC: U.S. Teams Reflect on World University Games

FSO: Photos: Four Continents Championships

FSO: Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea seize the moment (posted on “A Divine Sport)