This Week in Skating / June 19, 2023
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- Mon 19 Jun 2023
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EPISODE 82
Events Results Brief
Segment - General Skating News
- 2024 European Championships will be in Kaunas, Lithuania, Jan. 8-14
- 2025 World Junior Synchronized Championships will be in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- 2026 Four Continents Championships will be Beijing, China
- The 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 2024
- Opening ceremony and exhibition for the World Junior Championships are no longer mandatory
- The ISU Council will meet again on October 6-8, 2023 in Lausanne, Switzerland
- ISU 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 violation
- All-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/1669330348361105410
- Weekend Finals Tickets on sale now for 2024 U.S. Championships in January in Columbus, Ohio
- Yuzuru Hanyu’s Ice Story “Gift” from the Tokyo Arena is coming to Disney + on Friday, July 14, 2023.
Segment - Recent Interviews
- Future of Figure Skating podcast with Megan Williams-Stewart
- Video: Belgium's Nina Pinzarrone 'fearless' moving forward, by Judith Dombroski, Golden Skate
- Video: Rachael Flatt, Figure Skater, by PBS North Carolina
- Video: ISU Make-Up Time with Nicole Schott
Segment - Social Media Updates
- Starr Andrews’ health update
- ISU Figure Skating tweeted a video with Holly Harris promoting Olympic Day
- Author/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 26-27
- Ava 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 Announcements
- Check out our website for a listing of program music announcements - will be updated as they are announced!
- Men
- Women
- Pairs
- Dance
- Solo Dance
Segment - Upcoming Events
- 2023 Chesapeake Open, June 21-24 in Laurel, Maryland
- 2023 Grand Rapids Open, June 23-25 in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 2023 National Theatre on Ice, June 26-30 in Fraser, Michigan
- 2023 Broadmoor Open, June 26-July 1 in Colorado Springs, Colorado
IDC and FSO spotlight
- IDC: 2023 Prince MIKASA Cup Photos
- FSO: Following first Stars on Ice tour, Isabeau Levito ready to start training for next season
FSO: Review: Saying goodbye to Kurt Browning highlight of 2023 Stars on Ice tour
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