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EPISODE 109

Event Results Recap

• Skate America| Results | 
• Trophée Metropole Nice Côte d'Azur | Results
• Diamond Spin | Results
• Mezzaluna Cup Ice Dance | Results
• ISU Adult International Competition | Results 
• Kaunas Autumn Cup | Results 
• Japan National Novice Championships | Results 

General Skating News 

• 1994 Olympic/World pair skater Richard Todd Reynolds’ obituary was published on October 19. 

• ITV’s Dancing on Ice show in Great Britain announced their professional skaters on Oct. 23.

• Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker have withdrawn from Grand Prix France and were replaced by Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck.

• A memorial for British ice dancer and coach Tony Barron will be held on Monday, Oct. 30.

• ISU Challenger Series event, Warsaw Cup, singles & ice dance entries were published on Oct. 23. 

Segment - Recent Interviews

• Lajoie and Lagha: Coming up Roses, by Beverley Smith, BevSmithWrites
• Pereira and Michaud: Golden Retrievers, by Beverley Smith, Bev Smith Writes
• US ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates give US another Skate America champion, by Dave Skretta, AP
• Amber Glenn becomes sixth U.S. woman to land triple Axel, by NBC Olympic Talk 
• Teenage phenomenon Ilia Malinin breaks 300-point barrier with personal best score to retain Skate America title, by Aimee Lewis, CNN
• Vienna Figure Skater Ilia Malinin Wins Skate America Title Again, by Maggie Roth, Northern Virginia Magazine
• Golden Skate’s Skate America coverage
• Browns Hope to Move the Audience in Second Senior Season, by Taylor Dean, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Segment - Social Media Updates

• 2023 CS Autumn Classic pairs bronze medalists Emmanuelle Proft/Nicolas Nadeau have signed a 6-month contract to perform in Holiday on Ice’s 80th Anniversary show NO LIMITS (according to Emmanuelle’s father Facebook post).
• Promo for the Munich shows (January 4-7, 2024): https://www.olympiapark.de/en/events/holiday-on-ice-n3680

• Loena Hendrickx, Ilia Malinin, Kimmy Repond, Lukas Britchgi and Alexia Paganini have been announced for Art on Ice’s 2024 tour in 3 Swiss cities, February 8-17.

• Johanna Allik, whose mother created the JIV Sport brand in 2002, revealed their Team USA elite skater jackets at Skate America - USFS’ reel.
• Johanna’s post on it: https://www.instagram.com/p/CypbGZVusQz/.

• Angela Wang announced her engagement on her Instagram account. 

• Kailani Craine got engaged to her boyfriend, Cameron Cherry back on Oct. 5. 

• Chris Knierim made a trip to Edmonton to work with Katia Gordeeva’s young pairs.

• Emilia (Milly) Murdock competed in her first competition in Spain this past weekend.

• Carolyn Taylor, star of the “I Have Nothing” unscripted figure skating comedy series that’s currently streaming on Crave Canada, has held recent Instagram Lives with Brian Orser and Sandra Bezic.

Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week:

Oct. 27-29: Skate Canada International, Vancouver, British Columbia

Oct. 26-29: Swiss Ice Skating Open, Lausanne, Switzerland

Oct. 27-29: Tirnavia Ice Cup, Trnava, Slovakia

Oct. 26-29: West Japan/West Japan Junior and All Japan/All Japan Junior Ice Dance Preliminaries, Hiroshima, Japan

IDC and FSO spotlight

IDC: Coming soon: Photos from Skate America and Novice Nationals in Japan

IDC: Skate America Recap

IDC: Skate Canada Preview

FSO: Skate America Photos

FSO: Skate America Recap

FSO: Coming soon: Skate Canada Hub