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Season 3: Episode 29 (Oct. 15, 2024)
General Skating News:
- U.S. Figure Skating announced that CEO Tracy Marek has resigned to pursue new opportunities.
- Jennifer Janse Van Rensburg and Benjamin Steffan (GER) have replaced Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen at Skate America, and Marie Dupayage and Thomas Nabais (FRA) have replaced them at NHK Trophy.
- Elyce Lin-Gracey has replaced Nella Pelkonen at Skate Canada.
- Tallinn Trophy entries have been posted.
- Tickets for the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia are now on sale
Event Results:
- Budapest Trophy
- Junior Grand Prix Wuxi, China
- Tayside Trophy
Articles/Interviews
- Artifactuality Podcast: Elizabeth Manley is Not Apologizing: Body Image and Mental Health in Sport, by Canadian Museum of History
- A Safe Place to Land: Ukrainian Athletes Find Refuge in Minnesota, by Emma Enebak, Minnesota Monthly
- Podcast: Sasha Cohen | Olympic Medalist, by Risky Business Podcast
- Video: From Junior Skater to World Champion | Ilia Malinin | Special Interview, by ISU
- Niki Wories, nowhere happier than on the ice, by Leon de Kort
- Video: She’s Back: Bradie Tennell’s Return to the Rink, by U.S. Figure Skating
- The Rinks and Great Park Ice Earn Top LTS Program Honors, by Troy Schwindt, U.S. Figure Skating
- After retiring at age 16, Alysa Liu is back: “Skating is my skating now”, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics.com
- How Alysa Liu rediscovered figure skating and came out of retirement, by Philip Hersh, NBC Sports
- Video: GOEing Into Detail with Leah Neset & Artem Markelov, by Anything GOEs
- Inga Gurgenidze: Georgia’s NextGen Hopeful, by Maya Bagriantseva, GoldenSkate
Social Media Updates
- Samantha Udell and Zachary Churton is a new ice dance team for Australia
- The mayor of Allen, Texas declared October 18-20 Skate America Days as the event returns to Allen for the second straight year.
- Spencer Howe’s older sister, Roxette Arisa, was married in Tonnara di Scopello, Sicily on October 9 https://www.instagram.com/p/DA87NAhR-xP/.
Upcoming Events for the Week
| Dates | Competition | Location |
| Oct. 18-20, 2024 | Skate America | Allen, Texas |
| Oct. 16-20, 2024 | Trophy Metropole Nice Cote d’Azur (Entries/Results) (Livestream) | Nice, France |
| Oct. 15-20, 2024 | Diamond Spin | Katowice-Janow, Poland |
| Oct. 19-20, 2024 | Japanese Novice Nationals | Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan |
| Oct. 17-20, 2024 | Skate Ontario Sectional Series | Barrie, Ontario |
IDC and FSO spotlight & TWIS updates
- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating is now on YouTube Music
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- New at TWIS: This Week in Skating Patreon
- New at FSO: Patrick Blackwell: ‘My goals for this year have already been realized’
- New at FSO: Former Team USA ice dancer Colin McManus finds new passion in coaching at the collegiate level