This Week in Skating Podcast

In this episode, Daphne and Gina chat with figure skating journalist Maura Sullivan Hill, who is the author of the new book, "Legends of Women's Figure Skating," which comes out on Nov. 4, 2025. To learn more about Maura's book, visit her website at https://www.maurasullivanhill.com/book You can preorder the book on Amazon , Barnes and Noble and Bookshop . --- This Week in Skating...

In this episode, Daphne and Matteo recap Denis Ten Memorial Challenge and the Junior Grand Prix Solidarity Cup, as well as share the other news and events that happened in the skating world this past week. Show Notes:  https://www.thisweekinskating.com/2025/10/show-notes-oct-7-2025/ ---- This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project b...

Daphne, Gina and Matteo chat with Italy's Lara Naki Gutmann, just days after she won the 2025 Nepela Memorial Challenger Series event. Lara Naki talks with them about her season so far, her programs and goals for the season and how she hopes to represent Italy at the Milano Cortina Olympics. Follow Lara on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/laranakigutmann/ ------- This Week in Skating is...

In this episode, Daphne and Gina recap the Nepela Memorial, Nebelhorn Trophy and the Junior Grand Prix Baku. Show Notes:  https://www.thisweekinskating.com/2025/09/show-notes-sept-30-2025/ ------------ This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesda...

In this episode, Daphne, Gina and Matteo recap the Skate to Milano (AKA "Chinese Nebelhorn"), the Olympic qualifying event that took place this past week in Beijing, China. Show Notes:  https://www.thisweekinskating.com/2025/09/show-notes-sept-23-2025/ —– This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Onl...

In this episode, Gina and Matteo recap the 2025 Lombardia Trophy, Junior Grand Bangkok and the U.S. Solo Dance Final. They also look ahead to the Skate to Milano (AKA "Chinese Nebelhorn"), the Olympic qualifier event taking place this week in Beijing, China. Show Notes:  https://www.thisweekinskating.com/2025/09/show-notes-sept-16-2025/ ----- This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellaz...

In this episode, Daphne and Matteo recap what was a busy week in the skating world with two ISU Challenger events (Kinoshita and John Nicks), a Junior Grand Prix in Varese, Italy and the first ever Bolero Cup, which Matteo attended in-person. Show Notes: https://www.thisweekinskating.com/2025/09/show-notes-sept-9-2025/ ---------------------------- This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi,...

Daphne and Gina welcome for his fourth time on the podcast Olympic gold medalist Vincent Zhou. The three talk about the 2025 World Championships and the 2025-2026 Olympic season. Follow Vincent on Instagram . --------------- This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and  Ice-dance.com . New episodes a...

In this episode, Daphne, Gina and Matteo are together again to recap Junior Grand Prix Ankara and French Masters. They also talk about all the news and events that happened in the figure skating world this week. Show Notes:  https://www.thisweekinskating.com/2025/09/show-notes-sept-2-2025/ ------------ This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooper...

In this episode, Daphne and Gina talk with 2024-25 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion Jacob Sanchez as he prepares to make his senior Grand Prix debut at Cup of China in October. Follow Jacob Sanchez on Facebook , Instagram and TikTok . ----------------------------------------------------------- This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative pro...

In this episode, Matteo and Gina talk with two-time World champion, Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist and seven-time Canadian pairs champion Eric Radford. Eric spoke about his competitive career, his show skating, his previous role with the ISU and more. Follow Eric on Instagram and X . ------------------------------------------------------- This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi...

In this episode, Matteo recaps the first Junior Grand Prix event of the 2025-2026 season as well as talks about all the news and events that happened in the figure skating world this week. Show Notes: https://www.thisweekinskating.com/2025/08/show-notes-august-26-2025/ ------------ This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between...

Longtime figure skating journalist Lynn Rutherford joins Daphne and Gina to share her thoughts on the 2025-2026 Olympic season. Lynn was the Summer Sizzler show at the Skating Club of Boston where some Team USA skaters debuted new programs. You can follow Lynn Rutherford on X at https://x.com/LynnRutherford and read her articles at Skating Magazine . ----------------- This Week in Skating is hoste...

In this episode, Daphne talks about the news and events that happened in the figure skating world this week. She also looks ahead to the start of the Junior Grand Prix Series. Show Notes: https://www.thisweekinskating.com/2025/08/show-notes-aug-19-2025/ ------ This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online...

In this episode, Gina talks about the 2025 Cranberry Cup International, the first ISU Challenger Series event of the season, along with others news and events. ------ This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday. Website:  https://www.thisweekin...

In this episode, Daphne, Matteo and Gina are back together to talk about the 2025 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships/International where Daphne was in attendance. They also talk about the other events of the week -- Glacier Falls Summer Championships and Philadelphia Summer Championships. ------ This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative...

On January 29, 2025, the Skating Club of Boston lost six members – Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, Christine and Spencer Lane, and Jin and Jinna Han – in the tragic crash of American Airlines Flight 5342. To ensure their legacies live on for decades to come, The Skating Club of Boston has launched the Always Champions campaign. Skating Club of Boston members Misha Mitrofanov and Spencer Howe j...

This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday. Website:  https://www.thisweekinskating.com Email:  thisweekinskating@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskating Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskating Instagram:  htt...

In this episode, 2025 World Champion Alysa Liu returns to This Week in Skating to talk with Daphne, Gina and Matteo about her comeback season and her plans for the 2025-2026 Olympic season. ---------------------------------------------------------- This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dan...

This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday. Website:  https://www.thisweekinskating.com Email:  thisweekinskating@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskating Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskating Instagram:  htt...

In this episode, Daphne and Gina talk with Nicole Bobek, the 1995 U.S. Champion and 1995 World bronze medalist. Nicole is telling her story in the book "Bobek: The Wild One: The Untold Story of Figure Skating's Most Defiant Star," set to be released in October. To learn more about Nicole's book: https://nicole-bobek.square.site/ -----------------------------------------------------...

In this episode, Gina and Matteo talk with 2018 Olympic gold medalist, 2017 World bronze medalist and two-time Canadian National Champion Gabrielle Daleman. ---------------------------------------------------------- This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are availabl...

This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday. Website:  https://www.thisweekinskating.com Email:  thisweekinskating@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskating Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskating Instagram:  htt...

This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday. Website:  https://www.thisweekinskating.com Email:  thisweekinskating@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskating Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskating Instagram:  htt...

This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday. Website:  https://www.thisweekinskating.com Email:  thisweekinskating@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskating Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskating Instagram:  htt...