This Week in Skating Podcast

In this episode, Daphne, Gina and Matteo look back on the best programs, performances and moments of the 2023-2024 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-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday. Website:  http://www.t...

In this episode, Daphne and Gina were joined by Ashley Sapiente and Grace Hamerschlag, of the Haydenettes, who won silver at the 2024 World Synchronized Skating Championships in Zagreb, Croatia in early April. The team is most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 31 U.S. titles and six world medals. Learn more about the Haydenettes: https://www.haydensynchro.com/index.php/ ht...

Ice-Dance.com journalist Anne Calder has been following figure skating for a long time and has a lot of stories to share. So in the first episode of "Story Time with Anne," she shares with Daphne and Gina about her experience at the 1994 U.S. Nationals in Detroit. -------------------------------------------------------------------- This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne...

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

Daphne and Gina were joined by 2022 U.S. Solo Dance National Champion Lucas Appel, who recently competed in his first international competition in March. He won gold at the Maria Olszewska Memorial in Lodz, Poland. It was the first time a U.S. skater has competed internationally in solo dance.  Follow Lucas Appel at https://www.instagram.com/lucas__appel/ ------------------------------------------...

Daphne, Gina and Matteo wrap up the last few events of the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Event results: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00117492.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman and is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance....

In this episode, Daphne, Gina and Matteo recap Day 2 of the World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Event results: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00117492.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman and is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and I...

In this episode, Daphne, Gina and Matteo recap Day 1 of the World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Event results: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00117492.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman and is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and I...

This Week in Skating producer and Ice-Dance.com journalist Matteo Morelli joins us to break down the competition at the 2024 ISU World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Daphne, Gina and Matteo will all be in Montreal for the World Championships. ------------------------------------ This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman and is a cooperative project between Fi...

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

Daphne and Gina are joined by 2024 U.S. silver medalists Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko as they prepare for the 2024 World Championships in Montreal. This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman and is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday. Website:  http://www.thisweekinskating.com Email:...

Daphne and Gina are joined by two-time European medalists and 2024 Italian Champions Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini. To read a transcription of the interview, click here . This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman and is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Monday. Website:  http://www.thisweekins...

In episode three of our figure skating podcasters series, Daphne and Gina talked with Lilah Fear, host of the podcast, The Lilah Jo Show. Lilah and her ice dance partner, Lewis Gibson are getting ready to compete at their 8th World Championships, which is taking place in their training city, Montreal. Fear and Gibson are two-time European silver medalists and six-time British National Champions. ...

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

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

In episode two of our figure skating podcasters series, Daphne and Gina talked with Lindsay Wang and Luke Wang, hosts of the podcast, Off(ice) Hours. Lindsay is the 2023 U.S. Collegiate silver medalist and Luke is the 2024 U.S. Junior Pairs' Champion and will compete with his partner, Olivia Flores at the 2024 World Junior Championships. Listen to Off(ice) Hours at Apple Podcasts and Spotify ....

Last March, we talked with Vincent Zhou about his career, time at Brown and of course, the Olympic team medal situation. On January 29, the Court of Arbitration for Sport disqualified Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for four years for doping and said her 2022 Olympic results were disqualified. The following day, the ISU reallocated medals in the team event, upgrading the U.S. to gold and Japa...

In episode one of our figure skating podcasters series, Daphne and Gina talked with Anna Kellar, host and founder of the podcast, "The Future of Figure Skating ." Anna is also a journalist for Anything GOEs , Golden Skate and Absolute Skating . Follow "The Future of Figure Skating" podcast on X (Twitter) at https://twitter.com/futurefspodcast/ Follow Anna on X (Twitter) at https://...

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

OutofShapeWorthlessLoser, a memoir from two-time U.S. Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Gracie Gold, hit bookshelves today, February 6. Daphne and Gina were honored to have Gracie on This Week in Skating. To order Gracie's Book, https://graciegoldbook.com/ Media coverage of Gracie's Book: Olympic skater Gracie Gold shares private battle with mental health (Today Show) Figure skater Grac...

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

We are joined by our friends and fellow journalists and photographers, Melanie Heaney and Matteo Morelli to talk about the Court of Arbitration of Sport's decision regarding Kamila Valieva, and the ISU's response to the decision. Melanie is a photographer at Ice-Dance.com, who was in Beijing for the Olympics 2022, and Matteo is a journalist with Ice-Dance.com and the producer of This Week...

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

We are joined by our friend and fellow journalist and editor of A Divine Sport Claire Cloutier to break down the free dance and pairs free skate at the U.S. Championships. This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman and is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday. Website:  http://www.thisweekinskating....

We are joined by our friend and fellow FSO journalist Maura Sullivan Hill to break down the women's free skate and men's short program of the U.S. Championships. This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman and is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday. Website:  http://www.thisweekinskating.co...