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Season 3: Episode 3 (June 18, 2024)
General Skating News
- Christine Brennan reported on Twitter that the Court of Arbitration for Sport was to hold a hearing Wednesday June 12, 2024 on all three of Russia’s appeals in the Kamila Valieva doping case. Still waiting to hear the verdict on that hearing.
- ISU Congress was held in Las Vegas, June 10-14, 2024
- Olympic judge and ISU official Charlie Cyr was selected as a recipient of the ISU Gold Award of Merit at the 2024 ISU Congress
- Three-time World champion and two-time Olympic medalist Patrick Chan will be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame this year.
- Tickets for 2024 Skate America will go on sale to the public Thursday, June 20, 2024.
Event Recap & Program Announcement
- 2024 Southport Summer Classic – Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Featured Article(s)
- Benoit Makes Broadway Debut, by Elvin Walker, U.S. Figure Skating
- Christina Carreira was featured in the June issue of Women Fitness Europe Magazine.
Other articles/interviews
- Giving Back: Princeton Students Make a Difference with Special Olympics, by U.S. Figure Skating
- Hyungyeom Kim: Strengthening the fundmentals, by Paula Slater, Golden Skate
- Colin Grafton Creates New Life in London, by Jillian L. Martinez, U.S. Figure Skating
- Suburban Chicago native chases Olympic gold again after 16+ year retirement, by Jackie Kostek, CBS Chicago
Social Media Updates
- New pair team of Ashlyn Schmitz & Raine Eberl, coached by Dave Schultz & Garrett Gosselin, are training at Kitchener-Waterloo SC this week.
- Kirsten Moore-Towers and Liam Firus got married Saturday in Vancouver.
- Madison Chock and Evan Bates will get married June 20 in Hawaii.
- Meryl Davis shared that she’s embarking on a new adventure as a client of Lori Steel at Steel Works Literary.
- Kimmie Meissner posted that she and her husband, Josh, welcomed a baby girl three weeks ago.
- Carolina Kostner is going to have a show called “Japanese Dream Ice Gala” on August 15th in Varese, Italy, with skaters from the Japanese federation.
Upcoming Events for the Week
- 2024 Lake Placid Figure Skating Championships – Lake Placid, NY
- 2024 Chesapeake Open – Laurel, MD
- 2024 Arizona Ice Classic Competition, Chandler, Arizona
- 2024 Broadmoor Open, Colorado Springs, Colorado – June 23 – 28
- 2024 National Theatre on Ice, Evansville, Indiana – June 26-29
New at TWIS
New at IDC
- Athletes, parents, coaches, fans past and present can record a video message for IDC’s 25th Anniversary Tribute (tribute.co/idcturns25)
- Yoga Meets Figure Skating: Yoga provides healing and refuge for figure skaters both current and past
New at FSO
- Behind the Scenes things