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In this episode I analyze the performances of some of the women at NHK Trophy, as well as downsides on the current direction of women's skating:

Amber Glenn (USA)

Eunsoo Lim (KOR)

Alysa Liu (USA)

Young You (KOR)

Mana Kawabe (JPN)

Kaori Sakamoto (JPN)

*Daria Usacheva (RUS)

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I analyze the Women at the Grand Premio D'Italia this past weekend:

Anna Scherbakova (RUS)

Maiia Kromykh (RUS)

Loena Hendricks (BEL)

Satoko Miyahara (JPN)

Mai Mihara (JPN)

Yelim Kim (KOR)

Eunsoo Lim (KOR)

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I recap the Women's Event at Skate Canada this past weekend:

Kamila Valieva (RUS)

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS)

Alena Kostornaia (RUS)

Mai Mihara (JPN)

Alysa Liu (USA)

Wakaba Higuchi (JPN)

Karen Chen (USA)

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In this episode I talk to American Ice Dancer and 2018 Four Continents Champion Jean Luc Baker! We discuss his start in skating being coached by his parents, their role in his career, changing coaching teams at 18 years old, his almost 10 year partnership with partner Kaitlyn Hawayek, the slow process of moving up in ice dance, moving to Montreal for training/what it's like there, his goals for the Olympic season, plans for the future, outside interests, and favorite career moments.

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In this episode I analyze the Top 6 Ladies Performances from the 2021 JGP Russia:

Sofia Akateva (RUS)

Anastasia Zinina (RUS)

Sofia Samodelkina (RUS)

Elizaveta Kuliakova (RUS)

Elizaveta Berestovskaia (RUS)

Kate Wang (USA)

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Maryn Pierce (USA)

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In this episode I chat with 2x US Champion Alissa Czisny about her skating career and beyond: we discuss her start in skating, her injury and recovery process with hip surgeries, how she mentally dealt with not making the Olympic team in 2010, not giving up and coming back to become the 2010 GPF Champion and 2011 National Champion, advice for skaters who are facing a rut, what retirement was like and finding her identity outside of competitive skating, what she's up to now with coaching, seminars, and shows, what she thinks of competitive skating now, and who's she's looking at as we enter this new Olympic season.

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This episode I analyze the top six ladies performances at the Junior Grand Prix Kosice this past weekend. I breakdown: Veronika Zhilina (RUS), Sofia Muravieva (RUS), Adeliia Petrosian (RUS), Mariia Zakharova (RUS), Chayeon Kim (KOR), Ava Marie Ziegler (USA), and Mia Kalin (USA).

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This episode I analyze the top six ladies performances at the second Junior Grand Prix Courchevel this past weekend. I breakdown: Isabeau Levito (USA), Chayeon Kim (KOR), Kaiya Ruiter (CAN), Seoyeon Ji (KOR), Ahsun Yun (KOR), Nina Pinzarrone (BEL), Nina Petrokina (EST), and Josephine Lee (USA).

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I chat with Olympian Adam Rippon about his skating career: making it to the Olympics after 9 years of skating Senior, the mentality it took to get him there, his selection for the 2018 team and all the criteria he worked hard (and smart) for, his experience at the 2018 games with media attention, Dancing with the Stars and all the fun opportunities post-Olympics, his future career goals of continuing working in entertainment, his experience at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics last month being a media personality, his approach as a choreographer for skaters now, his thoughts on current skating, who he's got his eye on for this upcoming Olympic season, and the importance of a good support system in sports.

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On this episode, I chat with 2x Collegiate Champion Kevin Shum about collegiate skating. We discuss his skating history before college, joining the collegiate figure skating team at MIT, the process of collegiate skating, and his favorite parts of it!

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