# This Week in Skating / February 27, 2023

An episode of [This Week in Skating Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1621874792), 27 Feb 2023, 54 min.

Audio: https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/365f6c68-5d03-4199-8d42-6b056a3b8e17/stream.mp3

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.thisweekinskating.com Email: thisweekinskating@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskating Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskating Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinskating ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Episode 57 Show Notes Events Results Brief • Challenge Cup • Bellu Memorial • Tallink Hotels Cup • Synchro: Spring Cup • Novice Canadian Championships & Skate Canada Cup Segment - General Skating News • WADA appeals case of Russian Olympic Committee figure skater to Court of Arbitration for Sport • The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS registers the appeals filed by the RUSADA, ISU and WADA against the decision by the RUSADA disciplinary anti-doping commission • U.S. Figure Skating released a statement Friday that Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker have chosen not to compete at the World Championships as they continue to prioritize their healing and mental health. • Kaitlin’s statement:https://t.co/Qq0nGyLR47 • Jean-Luc’s statement: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpFxBxWu6xA/ • U.S. Figure Skating sent out a press release saying Robert Yampolsky has withdrawn from the World Junior Championships due to medical reasons. Segment - Recent Interviews • Jeremy Abbott finds his niche, by Susan D. Russell, International Figure Skating Magazine • Team USA Reminisces About Their Favorite Memories from the Beijing Games One Year Later, by Kristen Henneman, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone • Putting the Great Back in the Great Falls FSC, by Harry Thompson, U.S. Figure Skating • Aljona Savchenko: Finding a new path five years after Olympic glory, by Hiro Yoshida • Gasparotto and Chapple named Mabel Fairbanks Skatingly Yours Recipients, by Lois Elfman, New York Amsterdam News • A Look Back at Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan in Nagano, by Lynn Rutherford, Team USA • Bruno Marcotte: The Door is Wide Open, by Anna Keller, Golden Skate • Debi Thomas makes comeback in Lake Placid, by Parker O’Brien, Adirondack Daily Enterprise • Naomi Williams and Lachlan Lewer Thrust onto World Junior Stage Six Months into Partnership, by Paige Feigenbaum, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone • Martynov Aims to Skate Clean, Show What He Can Do in Junior World Debut, by Christie Sausa, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone • Josephine Lee Up for the Challenge at World Juniors, by Grace Knoop, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone • Starlights Continue Upward Climb, Inspiring Future Generations Along the Way, by Grace Knoop, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone • The Fond du Lac Blades Are Back, Alright, by Paige Feigenbaum, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone • Skyliners Senior Writes Their Own Story, by Marissa Pederson, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone • Crystallettes Test ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ Theme in First Senior Elite 12 Season, by Rachel Lutz, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone Segment - Social Media Updates • Piper Gilles announced through a Happy Valentine’s Day posted that she married her longtime boyfriend, Nathan Kelly • Nicole Della Monica got engaged to her boyfriend, Abraham Conyedo, who is an Olympic wrestler. • Stars on Ice posted that this will be Kurt Browning’s final tour. • Skate Japan News posted that Kaori Sakamoto & Mai Mihara received the Hyogo Sports Excellence Award • Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siitanysia posted two videos of them back on the ice, training together. • Canada’s Haley Sales posted on Instagram that her partner, Nikolas Wamsteeker has decided to retire from competitive skating to join the Canadian Air Force. • Junior ice dancers Emma L'Esperance / Mika Amdour have announced their retirement from competitive ice dance. • Acacia Hill, sister of Asher Hill, was on the Canada talk show “Cityline” to talk about Brampton Hill Skating…

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