SHOW / EPISODE

This Week in Skating / February 27, 2024

30m | Feb 27, 2024

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Skating News

The Court of Arbitration for Sport published a media release stating that it has received four appeals against the re-ranking announced by the ISU in relation to the 2022 Olympic figure skating team event.

Safe Sport Topics & Online Resources for Skaters, Parents & the Figure Skating Community

Estonia: Coach Anna Levandi has been accused by several of her former skaters and/or their families of abusive coaching methods.
Article in English (Feb. 21): https://news.err.ee/1609259637/former-students-accuse-figure-skating-coach-ann
a-levandi-of-abuse
Anna’s Facebook response to the accusations:
https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?id=100001468411416&story_fbid=7636020079790197&paipv=0&eav=AfZfQTo3LbXpAIxZQhjza4wy4cMzV_MiW3igznH0VOzjhGwohj1uqe3OsPuzkCtXL4E&_rd

U.S.: Attorney Randy Hood, who is representing four skaters and two parents who are suing Mark Cockerell and U.S. Figure Skating, was interviewed by the Skating Lesson.
Hood’s law firm has a contact page for potential victims of Mark Cockerell: https://www.mcgowanhood.com/figure-skating-coach/
U.S. Figure Skating’s SkateSafe section: https://www.usfigureskating.org/skatesafe
U.S. Figure Skating’s Grievances page:
https://www.usfigureskating.org/grievances
U.S. Center for Safe Sport’s Centralized Disciplinary Database
https://uscenterforsafesport.org/response-and-resolution/centralized-disciplinary-database/

Canada: Individuals Suspended or Expelled from Skate Canada document (last updated Feb. 17, 2024): https://lamp.skatecanada.ca/suspended-en.pdf
Safe Sport section of Skate Canada’s website: https://skatecanada.ca/portfolio-item/safe-sport/
Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC): https://sportintegritycommissioner.ca/

More Skating News

Skate Canada announced some of the skaters that will be performing at the 2024 World Championships gala

Anastasia Olson posted an update on her Instagram after she was injured in a fall during an Disney on Ice show.

World Junior Championships Preview

Event Results Recap

Segment - Recent Interviews

Why Scott Hamilton is Choosing Not to Treat His Third Brain Tumor: ‘I’m at Peace with the Decision’, by Gillian Telling, People Magazine
Scott Hamilton is Sharing Why He is the ‘Luckiest Man Alive’, by Gillian Telling, People Magazine
Why Scott and Tracie Hamilton adopted siblings orphaned in the 2020 Haitian earthquake, by Gillian Telling, People Magazine
‘The Fight for Clean Sport is Not Over’: Vincent Zhou ‘26 on doping, skating, his olympic gold win, by Megan Chan, Brown Daily Herald
Talking Toller with Phillippa Cranston Baran, by Ryan Stevens, Skate Guard Blog
Competitors are not always rivals. Just ask the top American women’s figure skaters, Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn, by Ellen Dunkel, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Olympic figure skater Mariah Bell is enjoying life on the ice after retirement, by Jessica Marshall, Albany Times Union
Gracie Gold wrestles with path to Olympic dream, shares how ‘dark days’ shaped her in new memoir, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics.com
Howard University's ice skating team is set to make history this weekend, by NPR
Howard University is making history as the first HBCU to take part in a figure skating competition, by CBS News
Skyliners Turn Focus Inward as They Strive for a World Championship Berth, by Darci Miller, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
Intentionality and Communication Spell Success for Lexettes, by Marissa Pederson, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
Video: Loicia Demougeot and Theo Le Mercier: Scaling new heights, by Golden Skate
Aleksandr Selevko and Mihhail Selevko: A competitive partnership, by Hiro Yoshida, Europe on Ice

Segment - Social Media Updates

Benjamin Mimar announced that he has a new partner. He is now training with Fiona Bombardier.
Alysa Liu posted a video teaser of her announcement coming on Friday, March 1 at 9 am Eastern time.
Vice President Kamala Harris congratulated the Howard University Figure Skating Team

Segment - Upcoming Events:

World Junior Championships - February 26-March 3 in Taipei City

IDC and FSO spotlight

IDC: Challenge Cup photos
IDC: Canadian Novice Championships photos
IDC: Update on the Valieva doping case and its impact on the 2022 Olympic Team Event
IDC: 2024 Solo Dance Camp by Bella Danic
FSO: The force is with Flores and Wang in Taipei
FSO: Recap: 2024 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships
FSO: Getting to know U.S. silver medalist Josephine Lee
FSO: How Luke Wang and Jon Maravilla navigate elite competition in both singles and pairs

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