The Iron Butterfly

I analyze the Women at the Grand Premio D'Italia this past weekend: Anna Scherbakova (RUS) Maiia Kromykh (RUS) Loena Hendricks (BEL) Satoko Miyahara (JPN) Mai Mihara (JPN) Yelim Kim (KOR) Eunsoo Lim (KOR) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

I recap the Women's Event at Skate Canada this past weekend: Kamila Valieva (RUS) Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) Alena Kostornaia (RUS) Mai Mihara (JPN) Alysa Liu (USA) Wakaba Higuchi (JPN) Karen Chen (USA) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

I cover the Top 6 Women and more at the 2021 Skate America Grand Prix this past weekend: Alexandra Trusova (RUS), Daria Usacheva (RUS), You Young (RUS), Kaori Sakamoto, (JPN), Kseniia Sinitsyna (RUS), Amber Glenn (USA), Satoko Miyahara (JPN), Yelim Kim (KOR), Audrey Shin (USA), and Starr Andrews (USA). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c...

In this episode I talk to American Ice Dancer and 2018 Four Continents Champion Jean Luc Baker! We discuss his start in skating being coached by his parents, their role in his career, changing coaching teams at 18 years old, his almost 10 year partnership with partner Kaitlyn Hawayek, the slow process of moving up in ice dance, moving to Montreal for training/what it's like there, his goals for th...

In this episode I analyze the Top 6 ladies performances at the 2021 JGP Ljubljana: Sofia Muravieva (RUS) Isabeau Levito (USA) Anastasia Zinina (RUS) Nina Petrokina (EST) Varvara Kisel (BLR) Kate Wang (USA) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

In this episode I analyze the Top 6 ladies performances at the 2021 JGP Ljubljana! Sofya Akateva Jia Shin Clare Seo Elizaveta Kulikova Mia Kalin Heesue Han See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of perso...

This episode I analyze the Top 6 Ladies performances at JGP Ljubljana: Adeliia Petrosian (RUS) Sofia Samodelkina (RUS) Lindsay Thorngren (USA) Minchae Kim (KOR) Nina Pinzarrone (BEL) Jia Shin (KOR) + Ava Marie Zeigler (USA) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See p...

In this episode I analyze the Top 6 Ladies Performances from the 2021 JGP Russia: Sofia Akateva (RUS) Anastasia Zinina (RUS) Sofia Samodelkina (RUS) Elizaveta Kuliakova (RUS) Elizaveta Berestovskaia (RUS) Kate Wang (USA) + Maryn Pierce (USA) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsW...

In this episode I chat with 2x US Champion Alissa Czisny about her skating career and beyond: we discuss her start in skating, her injury and recovery process with hip surgeries, how she mentally dealt with not making the Olympic team in 2010, not giving up and coming back to become the 2010 GPF Champion and 2011 National Champion, advice for skaters who are facing a rut, what retirement was like...

This episode I analyze the top six ladies performances at the Junior Grand Prix Kosice this past weekend. I breakdown: Veronika Zhilina (RUS), Sofia Muravieva (RUS), Adeliia Petrosian (RUS), Mariia Zakharova (RUS), Chayeon Kim (KOR), Ava Marie Ziegler (USA), and Mia Kalin (USA). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

This episode I analyze the top six ladies performances at the second Junior Grand Prix Courchevel this past weekend. I breakdown: Isabeau Levito (USA), Chayeon Kim (KOR), Kaiya Ruiter (CAN), Seoyeon Ji (KOR), Ahsun Yun (KOR), Nina Pinzarrone (BEL), Nina Petrokina (EST), and Josephine Lee (USA). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

This episode I analyze the top 6 Ladies performances at Junior Grand Prix Courchevel this past weekend. In order, I breakdown Lola Ghozali, Ahsun Yun, Seoyeon Ji, Clare Seo, Kaiya Ruiter, and Lindsay Thorngren, as well as some other highlights! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an A...

I chat with Olympian Adam Rippon about his skating career: making it to the Olympics after 9 years of skating Senior, the mentality it took to get him there, his selection for the 2018 team and all the criteria he worked hard (and smart) for, his experience at the 2018 games with media attention, Dancing with the Stars and all the fun opportunities post-Olympics, his future career goals of continu...

On this episode, I chat with 2x Collegiate Champion Kevin Shum about collegiate skating. We discuss his skating history before college, joining the collegiate figure skating team at MIT, the process of collegiate skating, and his favorite parts of it! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecas...

I'm back! Giving the details on my July trip to Estonia giving skating seminars and consultant coaching in Tallinn, answering questions asked by fans and listeners on my Instagram, and a little chat about the Olympics: Simone Biles, the women's gymnastics team, and what needs to change in the media coverage. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

I talk to former Team USA turned Team Israel figure skater Katarina Kulgeyko about her skating career. We chat about her experience growing up as a competitive skater in the Los Angeles area, high success and promise at a young age with National Podiums at the Intermediate, Novice, and Junior levels, how puberty affected her and her skating, switching from Team USA to Team Israel, her experience w...

I talk to Team USA ice dancer Joe Johnson about show skating: the transition from competitive skating to shows, skating in Cirque Du Soleil and everything you need to know about that show, and his experience being a pro in Dancing on Ice! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

On this episode I talk to 2012 US Pairs Silver Medalist Mary Beth Marley. We discuss her quick transition into pair skating from singles, her fast success and the stressful expectations with that — leading to her ultimate decision to step way from the sport. We touch on her eating disorder, and talk about the lessons learned from skating in managing stress and trusting life’s direction. She shares...

I talk to skater Timothy Zupanc about his skating story: How he got into skating at 9 years old, his process of passing tests, the difficulty of being a boy in skating and getting bullied in school, regaining his passion for skating in high school, collegiate skating, his advice to young boys in skating, and his favorite skaters to watch currently! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a...

I talk to 2006 World Champion Kimmie Meissner about triple axels: we discuss her own experiences landing it at Nationals in 2005 at the age of 15, competing at the 2006 Olympics and winning the World Championships at age 16 a month later. We talk about skating in the 6.0 system vs. the IJS system, the surge of triple axels in today's ladies skating, her thoughts on the wave of young skaters on top...

I talk to 2019 US Pairs Champion Ashley Cain-Gribble about balancing a competitive singles and pairs career at the same time: her experiences competing two events in one competition (for multiple seasons!). She shares her story on why she pursued singles after medaling in both, took back up pairs in 2016, and where she's at now. She gives advice to parents on what to look for if their child pursue...

I talk to US Judge Carrie tremble about Judging. We talk judging politics, the criteria judges look for at competitions, discrepancy in the system, inconsistent calls, the need for transparency in the sport, and we also talk about mental health in skaters and judges. We talk about the difference between a Sports Psychologist and a regular Psychologist, and the importance to be informed of what lic...

*Trigger Warning* Depression and Suicide awareness I talk to 4-time Thai Champion Thita "Palmy" Lamsam about what it's like being a competitive international skater representing a small country. We also discuss mental health on this episode: Palmy shares her personal story of mental heath struggles with depression, anxiety, and eating disorder all while growing up in skating, going to college in t...

I talk to Michelle Hong (known as @coachmichellehong on various social media platforms) about her transition from competitive skating to retiring, collegiate skating, finding her career passion in coaching, how she used her business skills in the untapped social media market to launch her online coaching platform, her experiences with body image, and how she as a coach goes about that topic now wi...

I interview Aimie Epoch: Her informative instagram account is @nowbodywellness, and she’s a certified intuitive eating counselor and health & wellness coach! We chat positive coaching environments, injury support from your team, how to help skaters with negative trains of thought, techniques to overcome fears with learning new jumps, and perfectionism. We also talk Eating Disorders: What to look f...