In The Loop

This episode contains discussions of sensitive historical issues that may be triggering for some listeners. Please use the time stamps below to navigate away from any sections which you may find triggering. In this episode of In The Loop, Lae (@axelsandwich) and Maryam (@luckyyloopss) discuss the topic of cultural appropriation in figure skating - what it is, how we define its presence, the issues...

In this episode of In The Loop, Evie (@doubleflutz), Niamh (@rivrdance) and Yogeeta (@liliorum) take a look at the last event of the 2019/20 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating - the 2019 Junior Grand Prix Final in Torino, Italy. Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/11/17/episode-43-transcript Pairs: 1:11 Men: 11:54 Ice Dance: 21:35 Ladies: 33:13 Merch now avail...

In this episode of In The Loop, Evie (@doubleflutz), Niamh (@rivrdance) and Yogeeta (@liliorum) discuss all the goings-on at the last event of the 2019/20 Grand Prix of Figure Skating - the 2019 Grand Prix Final in Torino, Italy. Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/11/12/episode-42-transcript Commentary: 0:00:55 Pairs: 0:07:55 Men: 0:20:11 Ice Dance: 0:34:30 La...

In this special interview direct from the 2019 Australian National Figure Skating Championships, Evie (@doubleflutz) sits down with James Min, the 2019 Men’s Silver Medalist, to discuss qualifying for Four Continents, his love of singing, his programs and much more! Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/12/11/interview-james-min Transcription by Kite (@mossyzinc)...

In this special interview direct from the 2019 Australian National Figure Skating Championships, Evie (@doubleflutz) sits down with the newly crowned Ice Dance champions, Holly Harris and Jason Chan, to discuss their partnership, Holly's discipline and Jason's federation switch and much more! Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/12/9/interview-holly-harris-jason...

Before we all well and truly hop on the Grand Prix Final bandwagon, let’s take a moment to celebrate another event happening this week - the Australian Figure Skating Championships! Listen to Evie (@doubleflutz) sit down with 5-time National Champion Kailani Craine to discuss her experience on the Grand Prix, her programs and costumes, and, of course, her love of Vegemite. Full transcript availabl...

In this episode of In The Loop, Becs (@becsfer), Kat (@kattwts) and Yogeeta (@liliorum) discuss the final two events of the 19/20 Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Rostelecom Cup and NHK Trophy - as well as a look ahead to the fields at the 2019 Grand Prix Final! Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/11/28/episode-41-transcript Pairs 0:01:48 Men 0:21:40 Ice Dance 0:...

In this special interview, Clara (@dajangie) sits down with the Pumpkin King himself, Harry Mattick (GBR), before British Nationals to talk about his programs for the season, his unique choreographic style, his foray into Pairs, and much more! Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/11/24/interview-harry-mattick Transcription by Gabb (@tegomass) and Maryam (@luckyy...

In this episode of In The Loop, Evie (@doubleflutz), Kite (@mossyzinc) and Niamh (@rivrdance) discuss the chaos and surprises at the third and fourth stop in the 2019/20 Grand Prix - Internationaux de France and Cup of China! Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/11/14/episode-40-transcript Pairs 0:03:00 Men 0:18:02 Ice Dance 0:38:18 Ladies 0:58:54 Transcription...

Before you watch him perform at Internationaux de France 2019, listen to Karly (@cyberswansp) sit down with 2018 French National Champion Kévin Aymoz to talk about his new programs, his passion for choreography, and his goals for the current season! Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/11/01/interview-kevin-aymoz Transcription by Becs (@becsfer) and Karly (@cybe...

In this spoooooOOOOOoooky episode of In The Loop, Karly (@cyberswansp), Gina (@4Atwizzles) and Sam (@quadlutze) discuss the horrors and hauntings of the first two stops of the 19/20 Grand Prix - Skate America and Skate Canada! Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/10/31/episode-39-transcript Transcription by Evie (@doubleflutz), Kite (@mossyzinc), Lae (@axelsandw...

Before her and Paul's first GP, Skate Canada 2019, Canada's own Piper Gilles sat down with us for an interview about the new season! Hear about her beautiful costumes, why their team call themselves "cliff jumpers", and more! Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/10/25/interview-piper-gilles Transcription by Gina (@4ATwizzles), Niamh (@rivrdance) and Karly (@cybe...

Ahead of Skate Canada 2019, Clara (@daejangie) sat down with 2018 Olympic Team Gold Medalist and 2017 World Bronze Medalist Gabrielle Daleman (CAN) at Finlandia Trophy to discuss this seasons’ programs, working with choreographer Lori Nichol, costumes, her move to the Granite Club and much more! Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/10/23/interview-gabrielle-dale...

Ahead of their first GP assignment, Skate Canada 2019, Clara (@daejangie) sat down with the reigning Ice Dance World Junior Champions, Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha (CAN) to discuss their programs, skating style, their drinks of choice, and much more! Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/10/22/interview-lajoie-lagha-finlandia Transcription by Gabb (@tegomass...

Direct from Finlandia Trophy 2019, Clara (@daejangie) sits down with silver medallists Shiyue Wang and Xinyu Liu (CHN) to discuss moving to Gadbois last season, their favourite skating styles, this seasons’ programs and much more! Due to recording on-site at the competition, the audio quality is not quite up to our usual standard. Please refer to the transcript or the subtitles on YouTube if you h...

In this episode of In The Loop, Evie (@doubleflutz) and Kite (@mossyzinc) discuss the last two stop of the Junior Grand Prix, JGP Croatia Cup and JGP Egna-Neumarkt, while also looking ahead to what to expect at the Final! Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/10/09/episode-38-transcript Pairs 1:14 Men 14:35 Ice Dance 32:44 Ladies 44:22 Transcription by Tilda (@te...

In this episode of In The Loop, Lae (@axelsandwich), Gina (@4Atwizzles) and Karly (@cyberswansp) discuss the themes and new program debuts at the events in the first half of the 2019 Challenger Series, including Autumn Classic International, Lombardia Trophy, US Classic and Nepela Memorial. Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/10/03/episode-37-transcript Transcr...

In this episode of In The Loop, Kite (@mossyzinc), Sam (@quadlutze) and Evie (@doubleflutz) discuss all the goings-on at three of the stops at this year’s Junior Grand Prix, Riga Cup in Latvia, Chelyabinsk in Russia, and Baltic Cup in Poland. Pairs 1:55 Men 12:27 Ice Dance 29:02 Ladies 46:37 Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/09/25/episode-36-transcript Transc...

In this episode of In The Loop, Lae (@axelsandwich), Becs (@becsfer), Kat (@kattwts) and Gabb (@tegomass) answer listener-submitted questions about making banners and flower crowns for figure skating competitions. Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/09/15/bonus-banners-flower-crowns-transcript Transcription by Evie (@doubleflutz) Icon, Header, and Graphics by G...

In this episode of In The Loop, Lae (@axelsandwich), Becs (@becsfer), Kat (@kattwts) and Gabb (@tegomass) answer listener submitted questions about photographing figure skating, and Lae sits down with renowned sports photographer Joosep Martinson to talk professional photography. 0:0:00-1:03:05 - Q&A 1:03:05-end - Joosep Martinson Interview Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcas...

In this episode of In The Loop, Evie (@doubleflutz), Niamh (@rivrdance) and Yogeeta (@liliorum) discuss the first two stops on the 19/20 Junior Grand Prix - JGP Courchevel and Lake Placid! Pairs 3:32 Men 9:48 Ice Dance 23:36 Ladies 38:01 Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/09/04/episode-34-transcript Transcription by Maryam (@luckyyloops), Gabb (@tegomass), Bec...

Before her first JGP assignment of the season, JGP Riga Cup - Gabriella Izzo, the 2019 US National Junior Champion sits down with Karly (@cyberswansp) to talk programs, her goals for the season, balancing school and skating, volunteering, and her obsession with cats! Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/9/3/interview-gabriella-izzo Transcription by Karly (@cyber...

Ahead of his first Junior Grand Prix of the season, JGP Riga, Joseph Phan, the 2016 Canadian Junior National Champion sits down with Karly (@cyberswansp) to talk about his move to the Toronto Cricket Club, his new programs, his love of K-Pop, and - most importantly - how much he loves his dogs. Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/9/2/interview-joseph-phan Trans...

In this episode of In The Loop, Karly (@cyberswansp), Maryam (@luckyyloopss) and Yogeeta (@liliorum) discuss the intersection of figure skating and popular culture in North America and Asia, and the differences in the way both athletes and the sport are represented in the mainstream media. Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/08/25/episode-33-transcript Research...

In this episode of In The Loop: Tales of the Blade, Evie (@doubleflutz) tells Niamh (@rivrdance) all about the fascinating and smelly history of the creation of the first artificial ice rinks in the 19th century. Full transcript available here: https://www.inthelopodcast.com/news/2019/08/17/totb-4-transcript Further reading: "The 19th-Century Mania for Ice Skating in the Summer” by Michael Waters...