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Season 3: Episode 32 (Oct. 29, 2024)
Safe Sport Topics:
- Polish ice dance champion Olivia Oliver shared on Instagram that she was sexually assaulted by a fellow skater on a trip to Montreal in May 2022.
- Solene Mazingue is encouraging other victims in skating to share their stories on social media with the hashtag #metooskating.
General Skating News:
- The ISU has launched a new website – it is a two-fold website – one part is for fans (https://isu-skating.com/) and the other is for stakeholders (https://isu.org/)
Grand Prix assignment updates
- Clemence Mayindu (FRA) has replaced Maia Mazzara (FRA) at Grand Prix de France.
Skater Updates:
- U.S. pair skater Max Fernandez said on Anything GOEs’ Skate America recap livestream that he and Valentina Plazas will be out for the entire 2024-25 season.
- The Lithuanian Citizenship Commission has recommended that the President of Lithuania grant citizenship to ice dancer Allison Reed.
- Slovakian junior pair team Nikola Sitkova and Oliver Kubacak announced the end of their partnership on Instagram.
Other Event Updates:
- Japan has posted their assignments for the Asian Winter Games to be held in Harbin, China in February.
Event Results Brief:
- Nepela Memorial
- Japanese Eastern Sectionals
- Crystal Skate
- Mezzaluna Cup Ice Dance
- Northern Lights Trophy
- Taiwan National Championships
Articles/Interviews
- Jason Brown returns to figure skating’s Grand Prix with a purpose: “I would love to make it to the Olympics”, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics.com
- Fired up Jason Brown returns to the Grand Prix Series, by Lynn Rutherford, U.S. Figure Skating
- Elyce Lin-Gracey on senior Grand Prix debut: “I felt like I had the pressure of the world on me,” Lena Smirnova and Scott Bregman, Olympics.com
- Danielle Ostrower brings ‘work hard, play hard’ mentality to Teams Elite, by Abby Farrell, U.S. Figure Skating
- Canadian ice dance stars Gilles and Poirier in a groove heading into new season, by Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press
- Better late than never, by Laurie Nealin, The Winnipeg Free Press
- Golubeva/Giotopoulos Moore: “We’re trying to mature our skating”, by Claire Cloutier, A Divine Sport
Social Media Updates
- Taiwanese skater Annaveia Tzu-Han Ting is taking an indefinite break from competitive skating.
- Japan’s TV Asahi released their behind the scenes footage of Ilia Malinin at Skate America.
- Maia and Alex Shibutani shared on their social media accounts that in early October they were inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame.
- Mariah Bell completed her first marathon in Switzerland, and Kevin Aymoz was there cheering her on.
Upcoming Events for the Week
| Dates | Competition | Location |
| Nov, 1-3, 2024 | Grand Prix de France | Angers, France |
| Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2024 | Volvo Open Cup | Riga, Latvia |
| Nov. 1-4, 2024 | Japanese Western Sectionals | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2024 | Skate AB/NT/NU Sectional Championships | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Nov. 1-3, 2024 | Manitoba Sectionals/Fall Open | Morden, Manitoba |
| Nov. 1-3, 2024 | Tirnavia Ice Cup | Trnava, Slovakia |
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