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Others got their first.

This is more a watch episode than a listen episode, because they're using videos of the skates at the Grand Prix Final - that's why YouTube blocked the video.

John Crafoord is retiring. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/svenska_konstakningsforbundet/pressreleases/john-crafoord-avslutar-karriaeren-i-paraakning-3420566

This is from user YuBluByMe on GoldenSkate. Women Men

That's not an unpopular opinion - you've just described their partnership.

I don't think it's that the requirements are unclear it's that the timing requirements are quite restrictive. 120 bpm meaning 2 beats per second, and the requirements state that the entry, and exit edge on the different difficult turns must be performed with no more than 2 beats for the entry...

At the Skate to Milano event we saw a relatively strict calling for twizzle levels that we were not accustomed to. The twizzles had for many years become a simple level 4 element unless a skater had a fall, or a step out. Basically if the skater completed the rotations on each foot they got a...

The irony that now that she has US citizenship she can live in Canada again.

NCAT rules Olympian's 'enormous talent' a benefit despite inappropriate relationship An Australian Olympian who was found to have had an inappropriate relationship with an underage athlete has had his Working with Children’s Check reinstated. https://archive.ph/0xSWr#selection-679.0-683.157...

The Olympic dream dies hard.

Latest episode - Olivia answers questions - about the 20 minute mark she talks a bit about technical changes she would like to see - she does not like the current direction in the Rhythm Dance.

Per Jackie Wong's 'The Rocker Skating' Skate America preview podcast Shin/Nagy's entry to Skate America was a placeholder in the hopes that Chan/Howe would get another assignment, and Shin/Nagy were aware that they would only be competing if that happended.