This Week in Skating / October 3, 2023

Author: TWIS
Published: Tue 03 Oct 2023
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EPISODE 104

General Skating News

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing involving Kamila Valieva was adjourned at the end of its third day.

Press release: https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_9451_9455_9456_Adjournment.pdf

Christine Brennan’s coverage:

Sept. 25 Update: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2023/09/25/olympic-skater-kamila-valieva-russia-doping-hearing-secrecy/70960945007/

Sept. 26 CNN Update: https://www.cnn.com/videos/sports/2023/09/26/exp-brennan-riddell-doping-controversy-092605pseg1-cnni-sports.cnn

Sept. 28 Update:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2023/09/28/olympic-skater-russia-kamila-valiev

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2023/09/28/olympic-skater-kamila-valieva-russia-doping-clown-show-delays/70995265007/

U.S. Figure Skating’s statement: https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/1707445040484909185

Vincent Zhou spoke with CNN before the hearing: https://www.cnn.com/videos/sports/2023/09/25/exp-vincent-zhou-chat-fst-092505p-seg1-cnn-sports.cnn

There will be a special Stars on Ice Holiday Tour, hosted by Elvis Stojko. The cast includes Keegan Messing, Alexa Knierim & Brandon Frazier, Satoko Miyahara, Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro, Mariah Bell and Eliadj Balde.

U.S. Figure Skating announced that Humana as a major event sponsor. They are title sponsors of Skate America, which will take place Oct. 20-22, 2023, at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas.

Events Results Brief