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Season 3: Episode 44 (Feb. 3, 2025)
General Skating News
- Two-time Olympic gold medalist Dick Button passed away Jan. 30 at the age of 95.
- Andrew Torgashev has withdrawn from Four Continents. He will be replaced by Jimmy Ma; Maxim Naumov has withdrawn from Four Continents. He will be replaced by Tomoki Hiwatashi.
- Skate Canada announced that Les Suprêmes Junior and Nova Junior will represent Skate Canada at upcoming ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships, which is set to take place from March 7-8, 2025, in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Event Results Brief
- ISU European Championships
- Edge Cup
- Europa Cup Skate Helena
- French Cup (Synchro)
- Midwestern Synchronized Skating Championships
- Pacific Coast Synchronized Skating Championships
Upcoming Events for the Week
DATES | EVENT | LOCATION |
Feb. 6-9 | 2025 Union Figure Skating Trophy | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Feb. 6-9 | Dragon Trophy and Tivoli Cup | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Feb. 6-9 | The Nordics Open | Asker, Norway |
Feb. 7-8 | U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic | Norwood, Massachusetts |
Feb. 7-9 | Egna Dance Trophy | Egna, Italy |
Feb. 7-9 | 9th Asian Winter Games | Harbin, China |
Online Updates:
DATE | ARTICLE SUBJECT | OUTLET / OUTLET TYPE |
Feb. 2 | What a Work-in-Progress Comedy Show Taught Me About Where to Go Next | Gabriella Papadakis/Substack |
Feb. 3 | The triumphant final days of the skaters killed in D.C. crash | ESPN |
Feb. 1 | ‘Our youngest and brightest’: grief of DC plane crash rocks figure skating community | The Guardian |
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: This Week in Skating Patreon
- New at IDC: New Team Series: Daniela Ivanitskiy & Matthew Sperry
- New at IDC: Recap: 2025 U.S. Championships (Senior)
- New at IDC: Recap: 2025 U.S. Championships (Junior)
- New at FSO: llia Malinin wins third consecutive U.S. title
- New at FSO: Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov win first U.S. pairs title in upset over defending champions Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea
- New at FSO: Amber Glenn defends U.S. title
- New at FSO: 2025 U.S. Championships Photos (Senior)
- New at FSO: 2025 European Championships Photos