This Week in Skating / February 27, 2023

Author: TWIS
Published: Mon 27 Feb 2023
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Episode 57 Show Notes

Events Results Brief

Segment - General Skating News

U.S. Figure Skating released a statement Friday that Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker have chosen not to compete at the World Championships as they continue to prioritize their healing and mental health.
Kaitlin’s statement:https://t.co/Qq0nGyLR47
Jean-Luc’s statement: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpFxBxWu6xA/

U.S. Figure Skating sent out a press release saying Robert Yampolsky has withdrawn from the World Junior Championships due to medical reasons.

Segment - Recent Interviews

Jeremy Abbott finds his niche, by Susan D. Russell, International Figure Skating Magazine

Team USA Reminisces About Their Favorite Memories from the Beijing Games One Year Later, by Kristen Henneman, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Putting the Great Back in the Great Falls FSC, by Harry Thompson, U.S. Figure Skating

Aljona Savchenko: Finding a new path five years after Olympic glory, by Hiro Yoshida

Gasparotto and Chapple named Mabel Fairbanks Skatingly Yours Recipients, by Lois Elfman, New York Amsterdam News

A Look Back at Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan in Nagano, by Lynn Rutherford, Team USA

Bruno Marcotte: The Door is Wide Open, by Anna Keller, Golden Skate

Debi Thomas makes comeback in Lake Placid, by Parker O’Brien, Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Naomi Williams and Lachlan Lewer Thrust onto World Junior Stage Six Months into Partnership, by Paige Feigenbaum, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Martynov Aims to Skate Clean, Show What He Can Do in Junior World Debut, by Christie Sausa, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Josephine Lee Up for the Challenge at World Juniors, by Grace Knoop, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Starlights Continue Upward Climb, Inspiring Future Generations Along the Way, by Grace Knoop, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

The Fond du Lac Blades Are Back, Alright, by Paige Feigenbaum, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Skyliners Senior Writes Their Own Story, by Marissa Pederson, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Crystallettes Test ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ Theme in First Senior Elite 12 Season, by Rachel Lutz, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Segment - Social Media Updates

Piper Gilles announced through a Happy Valentine’s Day posted that she married her longtime boyfriend, Nathan Kelly

Nicole Della Monica got engaged to her boyfriend, Abraham Conyedo, who is an Olympic wrestler.

Stars on Ice posted that this will be Kurt Browning’s final tour.

Skate Japan News posted that Kaori Sakamoto & Mai Mihara received the Hyogo Sports Excellence Award

Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siitanysia posted two videos of them back on the ice, training together.

Canada’s Haley Sales posted on Instagram that her partner, Nikolas Wamsteeker has decided to retire from competitive skating to join the Canadian Air Force.

Junior ice dancers Emma L'Esperance / Mika Amdour have announced their retirement from competitive ice dance.

Acacia Hill, sister of Asher Hill, was on the Canada talk show “Cityline” to talk about Brampton Hill Skating Academy, which is the first black-owned skating school in North America.