This Week in Skating / Skate America Chat with Melanie Heaney

This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman and is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday.Website: http://www.thisweekinskating.comEmail: thisweekinskating@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskatingTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskatingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinskatingThread: https://www.threads.net/@thisweekinskatingPatreon: patreon.com/ThisWeekinSkating-------------------------------------------------------------------------------EPISODE 109Event Results RecapSkate America| Results | Trophée Metropole Nice Côte d'Azur | ResultsDiamond Spin | ResultsMezzaluna Cup Ice Dance | ResultsISU Adult International Competition | Results Kaunas Autumn Cup | Results Japan National Novice Championships | Results General Skating News 1994 Olympic/World pair skater Richard Todd Reynolds’ obituary was published on October 19. ITV’s Dancing on Ice show in Great Britain announced their professional skaters on Oct. 23.Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker have withdrawn from Grand Prix France and were replaced by Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck.A memorial for British ice dancer and coach Tony Barron will be held on Monday, Oct. 30.ISU Challenger Series event, Warsaw Cup, singles & ice dance entries were published on Oct. 23. Segment - Recent InterviewsLajoie and Lagha: Coming up Roses, by Beverley Smith, BevSmithWritesPereira and Michaud: Golden Retrievers, by Beverley Smith, Bev Smith WritesUS ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates give US another Skate America champion, by Dave Skretta, APAmber Glenn becomes sixth U.S. woman to land triple Axel, by NBC Olympic Talk Teenage phenomenon Ilia Malinin breaks 300-point barrier with personal best score to retain Skate America title, by Aimee Lewis, CNNVienna Figure Skater Ilia Malinin Wins Skate America Title Again, by Maggie Roth, Northern Virginia MagazineGolden Skate’s Skate America coverageBrowns Hope to Move the Audience in Second Senior Season, by Taylor Dean, U.S. Figure Skating Fan ZoneSegment - Social Media Updates2023 CS Autumn Classic pairs bronze medalists Emmanuelle Proft/Nicolas Nadeau have signed a 6-month contract to perform in Holiday on Ice’s 80th Anniversary show NO LIMITS (according to Emmanuelle’s father Facebook post).Promo for the Munich shows (January 4-7, 2024): https://www.olympiapark.de/en/events/holiday-on-ice-n3680Loena Hendrickx, Ilia Malinin, Kimmy Repond, Lukas Britchgi and Alexia Paganini have been announced for Art on Ice’s 2024 tour in 3 Swiss cities, February 8-17.Johanna Allik, whose mother created the JIV Sport brand in 2002, revealed their Team USA elite skater jackets at Skate America - USFS’ reel.Johanna’s post on it: https://www.instagram.com/p/CypbGZVusQz/.Angela Wang announced her engagement on her Instagram account. Kailani Craine got engaged to her boyfriend, Cameron Cherry back on Oct. 5. Chris Knierim made a trip to Edmonton to work with Katia Gordeeva’s young pairs.Emilia (Milly) Murdock competed in her first competition in Spain this past weekend.Carolyn Taylor, star of the “I Have Nothing” unscripted figure skating comedy series that’s currently streaming on Crave Canada, has held recent Instagram Lives with Brian Orser and Sandra Bezic.Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week:Oct. 27-29: Skate Canada International, Vancouver, British ColumbiaOct. 26-29: Swiss Ice Skating Open, Lausanne, SwitzerlandOct. 27-29: Tirnavia Ice Cup, Trnava, SlovakiaOct. 26-29: West Japan/West Japan Junior and All Japan/All Japan Junior Ice Dance Preliminaries, Hiroshima, JapanIDC and FSO spotlightIDC: Coming soon: Photos from Skate America and Novice Nationals in JapanIDC: Skate America RecapIDC: Skate Canada PreviewFSO: Skate America PhotosFSO: Skate America RecapFSO: Coming soon: Skate Canada Hub Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-skating-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy