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Season 3: Episode 37 (Dec. 3, 2024)
Event Results Brief:
- Bosphorus Cup
- Santa Claus Cup
- Skate Canada Challenge
- South Korean Ranking Competition (results via SkatingScores.com)
- Haein Lee finished 5th in her season debut and qualified for the 2025 ISU Four Continents Championships team – Yonhap News agency article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241202004700315?section=sports/sports
- British Nationals
- Lounakeskus Trophy
- Chinese Nationals (results via SkatingScores.com):
- Icelandic Nationals
- Lithuanian Nationals, Kaunas, Lithuania (results via SkatingScores.com)
- Australian Nationals, (event is still going on this week.)
General Skating News:
Grand Prix Updates
- Adam Siao Him Fa has withdrawn from the Grand Prix Final due to an ankle injury he sustained at Cup of China. He will be replaced by first alternate Mikhail Shaidorov.
- Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps have also withdrawn from the Final and are being replaced by Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini. Max is recovering from an illness.
Challenger Series Updates
- Lots of changes to the Golden Spin of Zagreb entries; Camden Pulkinen withdrew on Dec. 1
Other Event Updates
- Two-time Olympian Albertina “Tina” Noyes, renowned ice dancer and choreographer Renée Roca and visionary judge Robert Horen have been elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Atoy Wilson, the first African American to win a U.S. title, will be inducted into the Hall in its inaugural Trailblazers category.
- U.S. Figure Skating announced the 2024-2025 international assignments for Team USA Synchronized Skating.
- U.S. Figure Skating also announced the 2025 National Solo Dance Series competitions.
- A tentative colored schedule has been posted for 2025 U.S. Championships.
- The Korean Skating Union announced their athletes who will be competing at Four Continents in February.
Safe Sport Topics
- The ISU has updated their Code of Ethics to allow that interim suspensions imposed by other organizations are to be recognized and incorporated into decisions by the ISU.
- Former Skate Canada coach Matthew Power has been convicted of eight sexual offences against two teenage victims, both of whom were under his tutelage as figure skaters when the crimes occurred.
- Canberra, Australia ice skating coach Rinat Sabitov has received 10 charges alleging he sexually or indecently assaulted an underage teenage student between 14 and 15 ten years ago.
Featured Articles/Interviews
- Gymnasts, Figure Skaters, and Other Artistic Athletes Are Up Against an Unlikely Foe by Talia Barrington, Slate
- They Skated Away, by Ryan Stevens, Skate Guard Blog
- Sustainability On Ice: ISU Launches New Sustainability Guidelines For Eco-Friendly Events, by ISU
- Podcast: Drew Meekins on Future of Figure Skating podcast
- Milla Ruud Reitan and Nikolaj Majorov: “We want to improve as much as possible,” by Reut Golinsky, Absolute Skating
- Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson on their 2024-25 programs and being role models, by Sarah Knight, Anything GOEs
- Kevin Aymoz: Hometown Glory, by Hiro Yoshida, Europe On Ice
- Video: Hana Yoshida: 2024-2025 Interview, by Golden Skate
Social Media Updates
- Valentina Marchei announced the birth of her son Leonardo on her Instagram.
- BC Zalgiris basketball club in Kaunas, Lithuania shared an Instagram reel where they presented Allison Reed with a special jersey with her name on the back in honor of her receiving Lithuanian citizenship.
Upcoming Events for the Week
| Dates | Competition | Location |
| December 5-8 | ISU Junior and Senior Grand Prix Final (*Note: During our preview, we mistakenly forgot to mention Shun Sato as a competitor. We apologize for that.) | Grenoble, France |
| December 4-7 | Golden Spin of Zagreb Paid livestream | Zagreb, Croatia |
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