The Iron Butterfly

I'm joined by special guests Mirai Nagasu, Jeremy Abbott, Tarah Kayne, and Elliana Pogrebinksy to analyze all 4 disciplines at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan! Timestamps: Women: 00:00:50-00:46:31, Men: 00:46:32-1:40:00, Pairs: 01:40:00-02:09:40, Dance:02:09:40-02:29:00   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of pe...

My analysis of the 2023 Junior World Championships in Calgary, in order from Dance, Pairs, Men, and Women: Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK (CZE) Hannah LIM / Ye QUAN (KOR) Nadiia BASHYNSKA / Peter BEAUMONT (CAN) Phebe BEKKER / James HERNANDEZ (GBR) Leah NESET / Artem MARKELOV (USA) Jenna HAUER / Benjamin STARR (USA) Helena CARHART / Volodymyr HOROVYI (USA) + Sophia BARAM / Daniel TIOUMENTSEV (US...

I analyze the top skaters in all 4 disciplines at Four Continents Championships in CO Springs, and my thoughts on overall ISU Rules and competition itself: Haein Lee (KOR) Yelim Kim (KOR) Mone Chiba (JPN) Chayeon Kim (KOR) Rink Watanabe (JPN) Bradie Tennell (USA) Amber Glenn (USA) Isabeau Levito (USA) + Kao Miura (JPN) Keegan Messing (CAN) Shun Sato (JPN) Junwhan Cha (KOR) Mikhail Shairodov (KAZ)...

My analysis on the Junior Ladies Event at 2023 U.S. Championships: Soho Lee Keara Hilbelink Elyce Lin-Gracey Sherry Zhang Katie Krafchik Hanna Herrera + Sofia Bezkorovainaya Jessica Jurka Annika Chao Melania Blecic Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I give my thoughts on the Top 6 Dance teams and top 4 Pair Teams at the 2023 U.S. Championships: Madi Chock + Evan Bates, Caroline Green + Michael Parsons Christina Carreira + Anthony Ponomarenko Emilea Zingas + Vadym Kolesnik Emily Bratti + Ian Somerville Lorraine McNamara + Anton Spiridonov Isabella Flores + Ivan Desyatov & Alexa Knierim + Brandon Frazier Emily Chan + Spencer Howe Ellie Kam...

I analyze the Championship Men's Event at U.S. Nationals this past week in San Jose: Ilia Malinin Jason Brown Andrew Torgashev Maxim Naumov Jimmy Ma Liam Kapeikis Camden Pulkinen Samuel Mindra Tomoki Hiwatashi Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I recap the Championships Women's Event at 2023 Nationals this past week: Isabeau Levito Bradie Tennell Amber Glenn Starr Andrews Josephine Lee Lindsay Thorngren Ava Zeigler Gracie Gold Clare Seo Ting Cui Audrey Shin Alexa Gasparotto Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I sit down with 2022 Olympic Bronze Medalist Madison Hubbell to chat about her career: when she started skating, ice dancing with her brother, meeting and skating with Zach Donohue, their relationship throughout the years, the timeline of their ice dance journey, picking program styles, what it was like to compete neck in neck against Madi [Chock] and Evan [Bates] throughout the last several years...

I give you all the info on the upcoming 2023 Toyota US Championships next week: - Location and Venue - Restaurants to visit in San Jose - High Performance National Development Camp - Schedule of all Events - Brian Boitano's Lounge - Friends of Figure Skating Breakfast - USFS Hall of Fame Reception - Who to Watch in the Championship Events Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.a...

I sit down with Olympic Champion Scott Hamilton to discuss his skating career and life: how he got into skating after struggling with health issues, the inspiring story and trajectory of his skating career leading up to the 1984 Olympics, his mindset at the Olympics, making his own way with limited work opportunities after winning the gold, co-creating Stars On Ice and it's success, how he thinks...

I chat with 2018 Junior Champion Camden Pulkinen about his skating career so far: How and when he started, winning the Junior Championship in 2018, imposter syndrome and developing his confidence over the next few years as a senior competitor, tips and tricks he uses to ground himself competing now, balancing school and skating while at Columbia University in New York, and who his favorite skaters...

I breakdown the women's event at the 2022 Junior Grand Prix Final in Torino: Hana Yoshida (JPN) Minsol Kwon (KOR) Ami Nakai (JPN) Chaeyeon Kim (KOR) Jia Shin (KOR) Mao Shimada (JPN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I analyze the women's event at the 2022 Grand Prix Final in Torino, Italy, as well as the the top 3 men and highlights of our USA Pairs and Dance teams: Mai Mihara (JPN) Isabeau Levito (USA) Loena Hendrickx (BEL) Rinka Watanabe (JPN) Kaori Sakamoto (JPN) Yelim Kim (KOR) + Ilia Malinin (USA) Sota Yamamoto (JPN) Shoma Uno (JPN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com fo...

I analyze the Top 6 women and highlights from the Men and Dance events at the 2022 Grand Prix in Finland: Mai Mihara (JPN) Loena Hendrickx (BEL) Mana Kawabe (JPN) Rika Kihira (JPN) Madeline Schizas (CAN) Lindsay Thorngren (USA) Bradie Tennell (USA) + Ilia Malinin (USA) Camden Pulkenin (USA) + Jean Luc Baker & Kaitlyn Hawayek (USA) Anthony Ponomarenko & Christina Carriera (USA) Oona & G...

I analyze the Top 6 women and highlights from Men, Ice Dance, and Pairs at the 2022 NHK Trophy in Japan: Yelim Kim (KOR) Kaori Sakamoto (JPN) Rion Sumiyoshi (JPN) Audrey Shin (USA) Rinka Watanabe (JPN) Seoyeon Ji (KOR) Niina Petrokina (EST) Starr Andrews (USA) Amber Glenn (USA) + Shoma Uno (JPN) Sota Yamamoto (JPN) Junwhan Cha (JOR) Tomoki Hiwatashi (USA) + Madison Chock/Evan Bates (USA) Caroline...

I analyze the Top 6 women and highlights from Men, Pairs, and Dance at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy in Sheffield Grand Prix: Mai Mihara (JPN) Isabeau Levito (USA) Anastasiia Gubanova (GEO) Young You (KOR) Ekaterina Kurakova (POL) Nichole Schott (GER) Gabriella Izzo (USA) Bradie Tennell (USA) Alexia Pagianini (SUI) + Daniel Grassl (ITA) Deniss Vasiljevs (LAT) Shun Sato (JPN) Jimmy Ma (USA) Tomoki...

I analyze the top 6 women at the 2022 Grand Prix de France as well as highlights on the Men, Pairs, and Dance: Mana Kawabe (JPN) Audrey Shin (JPN) Haein Lee (KOR) Rion Sumiyoshi (JPN) Yelim Kim (KOR) Loena Hendrickx (BEL Mae Berenice Meite (FRA) Olga Mikutina (AUT) + Adam Siao Him Fa (FRA) Sota Yamamoto (JPN) Kazuki Tomono (JPN) + Katarina Wolfkostin and Jeffrey Chen (USA) Eva Pate/ Logan Bye (USA...

I analyze the Top 6 women at the 2022 Skate Canada Grand Prix, as well as highlights in the women, men, pairs, and dance! Rinka Watanabe (JPN) Starr Andrews (USA) Young You (KOR) Ava Marie Ziegler (USA) Rika Kihira (JPN) Niina Petrokina (EST) Lindsay Thorngren (USA) Gabrielle Daleman (CAN) Madeline Schizas (CAN) Yuhana Yokoi (JPN) + Shoma Uno (JPN) Kao Miura (JPN) Matteo Rizzo (ITA) Camden Pulkine...

I analyze the Top 6 women at Skate America, and my thoughts on Men, Pairs, and Ice Dance: Kaori Sakamoto (JPN) Isabeau Levito (USA) Amber Glenn (USA) Haein Lee (KOR) Ekaterina Kurakova (POL) Gracie Gold (USA) + Liam Kapeikis (USA) Dinh Tran (USA) Donovan Carrillo (MEX) Roman Sadovsky (CAN) Daniel Grassl (ITA) Junhwan Cha (KOR) Kao Miura (JPN) Ilia Malinin (USA) + Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Des...

I analyze the Top 6 women, highlights, and all Team USA skater at JGP Egna: Hana Yoshida (JPN) Chayeon Kim (KOR) Inga GURGENIDZE (GEO) Mone Chiba (JPN) Phattaratida Kaneshige (THA) Sherry Zhang (USA) Soho Lee (USA) Polina Dzsumanyiyjazova (HUN) Iida Karhunen (FIN) Rose Theroux (CAN) Hannah Frank (AUT) + Lucas Broussard (USA) Daniel Martynov (USA) Leah Neset + Artem Markelov (USA) Jenna Hauer and B...

I analyze the Top 6 women, highlights, and all USA Skatersat the 2nd JGP Gdansk this season: Ami Nakai (JPN) Jia Shin (KOR) Minsol Kwon (KOR) Mia Kalin (USA) Ayumi Shibayama (JPN) Nikola Femchenkova (LAT) + Josephine Lee (USA) Elyce Lin-Gracey (USA) Maria Eliise Kaljuvere (EST Hetty Shi (CAN) Robert Yampolsky (USA) Beck Strommer (USA) William Annis (USA) Sophia Baram + Daniel Tioumentsev (USA) Ell...

I analyze the Top 6 women at JGP Gdansk as well as other highlights in the field and our own Team USA women and men: Mao Shimada (JPN) Mone Chiba (JPN) Chayeon Kim (KOR) Kimmy Repond (SUI) Xiangyi An (CHN) Lorine Schild (FRA) + Clare Seo (USA) Josephine Lee (USA) Logan Higase-Chen (USA) Nataly LangerBauer (EST) Polina Dzumanyijazova (HUN) Lida Karhunen (FIN) Joseph Klein (USA) Michael Xie (USA) Lu...

I sit down with Canadian Pairs National champion and Olympian Dylan Moscovitch to chat about his story: How he got into pair skating and who his first partners were, pairing with Kirsten Moore Towers and become National Champions in their second season, his experience at the Olympic Games in Sochi, switching partners and skating with Liubov Ilyushechkina, his decision to retire in 2018 and the det...

I sit down with 2017 US Junior Champion turned Instagram skating star Kaitlyn Nguyen about her promising skating career and the injuries that cut it short: when she started skating, the timeline of getting all her jumps, being on the Juvenile National podium to winning the Junior Championship, fracturing her back at age 14 followed by a multitude of other injuries, over-training and her comeback p...

In this episode I analyze the Top 6 Women from JGP Riga as well as highlights of all the USA athletes who competed there: Jia Shin (KOR), Soho Lee (USA), Ami Nakai (JPN), Inga Gurgenidze (GEO), Nikola Fomchenkova (LAT), Jimmy Repond (SUI), and Hannah Herrera (USA) as well as Robert Yampolsky (USA), Kirk Haugeto (USA), Cayla Smith + Andy Deng (USA), and Vanessa Pham + Jonathan Rogers (USA). Hosted...