Santee on Skates

Some of David’s teammates from the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, NY reminisce about the experience. Guests include Sheryl Franks, Kitty Conrad, Peter Carruthers, Lisa-Marie Allen, Sandy Lenz-Jackson, Paul George, Judy Blumberg, and Scott Hamilton.

Some of David’s friends remember the first female President of U.S. Figure Skating, and a member of the 1980 Olympic figure skating team. Claire Ferguson was an American figure skating official and judge who was the president of the United States Figure Skating Association from 1992 to 1995. Michael Botticelli was an American figure skater who competed in pairs with Sheryl Franks. The couple won t...

Vernon Scott IV is an actor, writer, and director, plus one of the original Loop Brothers superfans.

Kurt Browning is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator. He is the first skater to land a ratified quadruple jump in competition. He is a four-time World Champion and Canadian national champion. Co-host Alissa Czisny, Kurt's wife, is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Skate Canada champion (2005, 2010), the 2011 Skat...

Alissa Czisny is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Skate Canada champion (2005, 2010), the 2011 Skate America champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2009, 2011). She is also the 2019 and the 2021 U.S. Professional Open Grand Champion. Her husband Kurt Browning is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator. He...

There was so much more to talk about that we needed a second episode! Elizabeth Manley is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1988 Olympic silver medallist, the 1988 World silver medalist and a three-time Canadian national champion. She is working now as a Life Coach.

Jozef (Jumping Joe) Sabovčík is a Slovak figure skater who competed representing Czechoslovakia. He is the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time European champion (1985 and 1986), and a six-time Czechoslovak national champion. His quad toe loop at the 1986 European Championships was originally approved as the first quad jump landed in competition, but a few weeks later it was deemed invalid due...

Brandon Frazier is an American pair skater. With his skating partner, Alexa Knierim, he is the 2022 World champion, the 2023 World silver medalist, a 2022 Olympic silver medalist in the figure skating team event, the 2022 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a two-time U.S. National champion (2021, 2023), and a three-time Grand Prix gold medalist. With his former partner, Haven Denney, he is a four-t...

A celebration of our 100th episode! Join us for as Scott Hamilton discusses music, a retrospective of our more interesting pizza reviews, special stories from our guests, and greetings from friends.

David Inserra is a retired teacher and head football coach at Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. Under Inserra, Maine South football won the Illinois 8A State Championship six times.

Elizabeth Manley is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1988 Olympic silver medallist, the 1988 World silver medalist and a three-time Canadian national champion. She is working now as a Life Coach.

Wendy Enzmann is a U.S. Figure Skating National Judge for Singles, Pairs, Synchronzied, and Theatre on Ice, a Novice Sectional judge for Dance, and a National Referee for Singles, Pairs, and Synchronized. On the International side, she is an ISU Championship Judge for Singles, Pairs, and Synchronzied, and an ISU Championship Referee for Singles and Pairs. She is also a National Technical Controlle...

Kenny Albert is an American sportscaster, the son of NBA sportscaster Marv Albert and nephew of sportscasters Al Albert and Steve Albert. He is the only sportscaster who currently does play-by-play for all four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada (NFL, NBA, MLB, N H L ). He is the author of the new book “A Mic for All Seasons.” Kenny Albert was previously interviewed...

Timothy LeDuc is a retired American pair skater. With their skating partner, Ashley Cain, they are a two-time U.S. national champion (2019, 2022), the 2018 Four Continents silver medalist, and a two-time Grand Prix medalist. They are the first openly gay skater to win the pairs title at the U.S. Championships and the first openly non-binary athlete to qualify for the Winter Olympics.

Jason Brown is an American figure skater. He is a nine-time Grand Prix medalist, a two-time Four Continents medalist (2020 silver, 2018 bronze), and the 2015 U.S. national champion. Earlier in his career, he became a two-time World Junior medalist (2013 silver, 2012 bronze), the 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2010 junior national champion. At only 19, Brown won a bronze medal in th...

Jason Brown is an American figure skater. He is a nine-time Grand Prix medalist, a two-time Four Continents medalist (2020 silver, 2018 bronze), and the 2015 U.S. national champion. Earlier in his career, he became a two-time World Junior medalist (2013 silver, 2012 bronze), the 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2010 junior national champion. At only 19, Brown won a bronze medal in th...

Sam Auxier was elected as U.S. Figure Skating’s 33rd president in 2022. Auxier previously served as the organization’s president from 2014 to 2018. He has been a member of U.S. Figure Skating’s Board of Directors the past 12 years, serving previously as Midwestern and First Vice President and, prior to that, as Secretary. He has served as an official for more than 30 years and is an ISU singles/pa...

Ashley Cain is a retired American pair skater. With her skating partner, Timothy LeDuc, she is a two-time U.S. national champion (2019, 2022), the 2018 Four Continents silver medalist, and a two-time Grand Prix medalist. Earlier in her career, she also competed in single skating, becoming the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist and the 2012 U.S. Junior silver medalist.

Alexa & Christopher Knierim are American former pair skaters. They are 2018 Olympic bronze medalists in the figure skating team event, two-time Four Continents medalists (2016 silver, 2014 bronze), three-time Grand Prix medalists, and three-time U.S. National Champions (2015, 2018, 2020). At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Knierims became the first American pair, and the second pair ever in hist...

Lyndsey Fry is a retired American ice hockey player. She was a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She played college hockey for Harvard University. Fry competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where the USA team won the silver medal. Fry is an analyst with the Arizona Coyotes radio broadcast team and President of the Arizona Kachinas girl’s hockey associati...

88 Paul Wylie is an American figure skater and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist in men's singles skating. He is in the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame and is currently the Director of Sport for the New York Olympic Regional Development Authority. Paul talks about Lake Placid, NY and the upcoming Dick Button Artistic Figure Skating Festival.

David Santee, his older son Christopher Santee, podcast Executive Producer Edward Mann and sports enthusiast Holly Mann conduct a fantasy draft from the 2010, 2013, and 2015 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks team rosters.

Two more superfans face off in a trivia blade war. Stephanie Lab is a biology professor, a figure skating coach, and both a U.S. Figure Skating Technical Specialist and a Data Entry Operator. Christopher Santee is David’s older son and an analytical scientist for Aquestive Therapeutics.

Barry Cronin is the editor of the Chicago District Golfer magazine with over 90,000 subscribers https://www.cdga.org/detail.asp?id=514 and host of the CDGA Golf Show on ESPN 1000 AM in Chicago. He also heads Cronin Communications, Inc., a public relations/marketing communications firm based in the Chicago area that specializes in promoting golf-related events, courses, products, businesses and peo...

Madison Chock and Evan Bates are American ice dancers. They are 2022 Olympic team event silver medalists, three-time World medalists (silver in 2015, bronze in 2016 and 2022), three-time Grand Prix Final silver medalists (2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20), two-time Four Continents champions (2019, 2020), and three-time U.S. national champions (2015, 2020, 2022). They are three-time Olympians, having repr...