# This Week in Skating / October 10, 2022

An episode of [This Week in Skating Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1621874792), 10 Oct 2022, 39 min.

Audio: https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/3e4fc5eb-99e7-4ec0-a99b-e64a2f5c519e/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 27 SHOW NOTES Event Results Brief • Finlandia Trophy Results • Junior Grand Prix Baltic Cup Results | Video • Japan Open Results • Masters de Patinage (French Masters) General Skating News • The Japan Federation announced that Wakaba Higuchi is planning to sit out the remainder of the 2022-2023 season. • U.S. Figure Skating and NBC Sports announced the schedule for the 2022-23 figure skating season. • USA Today’s Christine Brennan posted that figure skater Bridget Namiotka, who came forward as victim of sexual abuse by John Coughlin died at the end of July. She was 32. Recent Interviews • Hiro Yoshida, of Europe on ice, posted a recent interview he did with Olympic ice dance coach Marina Zoueva, about working with Daisuke Takahashi. • On the occasion of Ilia Malinin’s quad Axel, Nick Zaccardi of NBC Sports talked with Vern Taylor, who was the first man to land a triple Axel in competition in 1978. He also talked with Kurt Browning and Jozef Sabovcik. • For the Amsterdam News, Lois Elfman interviewed Alexa Gasparotto following her fourth place finish at Middle Atlantics last month. • The Future of Figure Skating podcast had Canada’s Kirsten Moore-Towers as a guest to talk about mental and physical health and the changes needed in the pairs’ discipline. Social Media Updates • Celebrities for the new season of Dancing on Ice were announced Upcoming Events for the Week • Junior Grand Prix Egna, Italy, Oct. 12-15, 2022 • Entries • Livestream • ISU Challenger Series - Budapest Trophy, Oct. 10-16, 2022 • Entries • Tayside Trophy, Dundee, Scotland, Oct 15-16, 2022. • Entries IDC and FSO spotlight • IDC: Vainik & Barshak: An International Team • FSO: After a difficult 2021-22 season, Emilia Murdock is looking to return to Nationals Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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