# This Week in Skating / December 4, 2023

An episode of [This Week in Skating Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1621874792), 4 Dec 2023, 21 min.

Audio: https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/64c0eac2-7a28-46f8-b9b8-78b2e094098c/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 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.instagram.com/thisweekinskating Thread: https://www.threads.net/@thisweekinskating Patreon: patreon.com/ThisWeekinSkating ------------------------------------------------------------- EPISODE 116 Event Results Recap • Santa Claus Cup | Results • Bosphorus Cup | Results • Skate Canada Challenge | Results • British Championships • Mexican Championships • President’s Cup Ranking Competition in Korea | Results • Australian Championships | Results • General Skating News • The IOC names the French Alps as "preferred host" for 2030 Winter Olympics and Salt Lake City as "preferred host" for the 2034 Winter Olympics. https://olympics.com/ioc/news/the-french-alps-and-salt-lake-city-utah-invited-into-respective-targeted-dialogues-to-host-the-olympic-and-paralympic-winter-games-2030-and-2034 • ISU Communications 2603 - Decisions of the ISU Council that met online on November 27 in Lausanne Switzerland. https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/communications/32639-isu-communication-2603/file • Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel have withdrawn from the Grand Prix Final due to injury. Segment - Recent Interviews • Nathan Chen exclusive - The Olympic champion on his new relationship with skating: ‘It’s just for me’, by Nick McCarvel, Olympics • Jill Biden unveils White House ice rink, by Kathryn Watson, CBS News • This holiday season's coolest ice rink may be on the White House lawn, by Maureen Groppe, USA Today • Germany’s Hase and Volodin share goals and aspirations, by Judith Dombrowski, Golden Skate • Video: Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin: Nov 2023 Interview • Behind the Scenes with Miami University: Training for Success, Katie McDonnell, U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone • Back to Basics: Adaptive Skating, by U.S. Figure Skating • Cleveland’s Eva Pate looking forward to skating much closer to home in the next two months, by John Kerezy, Eye on Cleveland Segment - Social Media Updates • Nicole Schott has announced her retirement from competitive skating. • Emma Goodstadt / Christian Bennett withdrew from Skate Canada Challenge after a collision in practice with training mates Sophia Gover / Billy Wilson French. • Gabrielle Daleman had surgery Nov. 28 after suffering a freak landing at a competition in August, where she tore two ligaments. • Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron are doing an internship at the Opera de Paris. Segment - Upcoming Events for the Week: • Sk8 to Eliminate Cancer Cleveland hosted by Scott Hamilton and featuring Eva Pate & Logan Bye takes place on December 7 • Stars on Ice Holiday Tour is underway - visiting cities in Canada, and in Duluth, Minnesota. Tickets for the Spring Stars on Ice Canada Tour go on sale Dec. 7 (presale Dec. 5) • Dec. 7-10, Junior and Senior Grand Prix Final, Beijing, China • Dec. 6-9, Golden Spin of Zagreb, Sisak, Croatia • Dec. 1-8, Australian Championships, Erina, Australia • Dec. 9-14, French Championships, Vanjany, France • Dec. 8-10, German Junior Championships, Dortmund, Germany • IDC and FSO spotlight IDC: Photos from Bosphorus Cup Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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