September 28: Two Russian skaters — Dmitri Aliev and Makar Ignatov — have received notices to attend at the military registration and enlistment office. Alexei Mishin confirmed that none of his skaters has yet received a notice.
September 27: Australian pairs skater Harley Windsor suffered a broken ankle in training last week. That injury will preclude he and his partner from competing in the Grand Prix Series and all other competitions in 2022. Instagram
September 25: Japan’s Rika Kihira, who is still dealing with an ongoing foot injury, finished sixth at the Chubu Championships this weekend. Results / Free Skate
September 24: The Dick Button Festival of Artistic Skating will be held Oct. 1-2 in Lake Placid. This event offers an opportunity for everyone interested in learning more about the artistic side of skating. Details are HERE.
September 18: Zachary Donohue, the 2022 Olympic ice dance bronze medalist, and former Australian ice dancer Chantelle Kerry were married today in Sydney, Australia. Instagram
September 17: Sasha Cohen and Geoffrey Lieberthal were married in Colorado today. Instagram / Instagram Stories
September 16: The ISU announced this afternoon that the Junior Grand Prix event scheduled for Armenia next week will not take place as planned due to the conflict between that nation and Azerbaijan over disputed territory. Read the press release HERE.
September 15: RUSADA has finalized its investigation into the Valieva doping issue and documents are now being prepared for hearings. “Given it appears that RUSADA’s investigation is over and the case is now headed to court, they must have found sufficient evidence of a violation or otherwise the case would be closed and WADA would be notified of its right to appeal,” U.S. Anti-Doping CEO Travis Tygart said. Read the article HERE.
September 9: Vancouver skating fans will have an opportunity to skate with and attend a meet and greet with Patrick Chan at the Hillcrest Centre rink on Sep. 17 and at Trout Lake on Oct. 18. Pre-registration is required. More information is HERE.
According to this report, the RUSADA investigation into Kamila Valieva’s failed doping test is reaching its final stage. ″RUSADA′s Investigation Department is doing a lot of work to collect information and interview the athlete′s entourage,″ the agency said in a statement.
September 8: Carolina Kostner is recovering from a painful injury she suffered a week ago. ″Double jaw fracture, 5 stitches and a severe headache. There have been stormy days, sleepless and painful nights. Despite everything, I can tell you I will soon be well again! Life surprises you, not always in the best way, nevertheless you get up stronger than before! I fall 100 times, I get up 101. The mantra that I keep repeating to myself from the moment the ambulance took me to the emergency room last Thursday, on what should have been a pleasant day at work.″ Twitter
September 6: Ekataerina Ryabova of Azerbaijan announced her retirement today and will now become a full-time coach. Ryabova is engaged to French ice dancer Geoffrey Brissaud.
August 30: The 2022 Grand Prix assignments have been updated HERE.
August 29: The Skate Canada High Performance camp takes place Aug. 31-Sep. 2 in Mississauga, Ontario.
PARTICIPANTS
Men: Wesley Chiu, Corey Circelli, Stephen Gogolev, Keegan Messing, Conrad Orzel, Roman Sadovsky
Women: Madeline Schizas
Pairs: Deanna Stellato Dudek/Maxime Deschamps Lori-Ann Matte/Thierry Ferland, Brooke McIntosh/Benjamin Mimar
Ice Dance: Alicia Fabbri/Paul Ayer, Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier, Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha, Molly Lanaghan/Dmitre Razgulajevs, Marie-Jade Lauriault/Romain Le Gac, Miku Makita/Tyler Gunara, Haley Sales/Nikolas Wamsteeker, Carolane Soucisse/Shane Firus
August 26: Interview (in English) with Japan′s Hana Yoshida, the first gold medalist of the 2022 Junior Grand Prix season, following her victory in the women′s event today. Watch it HERE.
August 25:
For those who have access to Peacock, NBC is offering a discounted monthly rate of US$1.99 for new subscribers for its Premium Plan starting Sep. 19. Information is HERE.
The 2023 Skate Canada Challenge has been split into two separate events, with the junior and senior competitions set to take place at the Seven Oaks Arena at the Garden City Community Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nov. 30 – Dec. 3, 2022. The pre-novice and novice Challenge competition is scheduled for early 2023 (no date confirmed at this time).
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