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Season 3: Episode 22 (Sept. 17, 2024)
General Skating News
- Entries for the ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00120587.htm
- Elyce Lin-Gracey, Lucas Broussard, Katie McBeath/Daniil Parkman, and Isabella Flores/Ivan Desyatov have been given the U.S. host spots at Skate America
- Sarah Everhardt has been assigned to Finlandia Trophy, her first Grand Prix event.
Event Results Brief
- Lombardia Trophy
- Junior Grand Prix Bangkok
- 2024 National Solo Dance Final
- 45th Annual Pasadena Open Championships
Article(s)/Interviews:
- Greater Kalamazoo SA Builds a Strong Foundation in Solo Dance, by Troy Schwindt, U.S. Figure Skating
- Higase-Chen Recounts Remarkable Skating Journey, by Grace Knoop, U.S. Figure Skating
- Video: GOEing into Detail with Rebecca Ghilardi & Filippo Ambrosini, by Anything GOEs
- Video: Episode 40 – Daniel Aggiano (Part 2), by The Future of Figure Skating podcast
Social Media Updates
- Polina Edmunds got married Sept. 14, 2024.
- Brian Johnson got married Sept. 14, 2024.
- Tina Garabedian had a baby at the end of August.
- 2024 Polish ice dance champion Olivia Oliver announced on Instagram that her partner Filip Bojanowski ended their partnership.
- Two ice dance teams for Spain have been formed as a result of junior men’s competitors switching disciplines: Hector Gonzalez and Lara Sundberg are training in Helsinki with Neil Brown and Maurizio Margaglio
Elio Valor and Andrea Psurna are training with Michal Ceska’s Ice Dance Academy in Prague. - Photos/videos from An Evening with Champions, which took place this past weekend at the Harvard University.
Upcoming Events for the Week
- Sept. 18-21, 2024: Junior Grand Prix Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
- Sept. 19-21, 2024: Nebelhorn Trophy, Oberstdorf, Germany
- Results
- Paid livestream will appear here: https://sportdeutschland.tv/deutsche-eislauf-union
- Sept. 19-21, 2024: The 2024 Pacific Northwest Interclub Championships, Snoqualmie, Wa.
- Sept. 19-22, 2024: Challenge Cup, Ardmore, Pa.
- Sept. 20-22, 2024: Skate Cleveland, Lakewood, Ohio
- Sept. 18-21, 2024: 2024 North American International Adult Competition, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Website (Results, Livestream, Schedule)
IDC and FSO spotlight & TWIS updates
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating is now on YouTube Music
New at TWIS: This Week in Skating store - New at TWIS: Program Music Section
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating Patreon
- New at IDC: Lombardia Trophy Photos
- New at IDC: Junior Grand Prix Bangkok Photos
- New at IDC: New Team Series: Giulia Paolino & Andrea Tuba
- New at FSO: Lombardia Trophy Photos
- New at FSO: From the Olympics to College Skating: What Keeps Karen Chen On the Ice