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Crabby granny. She/her. X refugee. Culture, music, horses, dance, theater, film, figure skating.
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#SkateAmerica men preview: Mikhail Shaidorov is the favorite on paper for this event, but w this chaotic group, there could be 6 (or more!) who could podium - Jason Brown, Kazuki Tomono, Daniel Grassl, Nikolaj Memola, Kevin Aymoz all in the mix
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2025 Skate America preview (men): Could be anyone's podium — Rocker Skating - Analysis by Jackie Wong
Mikhail Shaidorov headlines a potentially chaotic field of men at 2025 Skate America
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November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#SkateAmerica men preview: Mikhail Shaidorov is the favorite on paper for this event, but w this chaotic group, there could be 6 (or more!) who could podium - Jason Brown, Kazuki Tomono, Daniel Grassl, Nikolaj Memola, Kevin Aymoz all in the mix
bit.ly/49Jpyfd #GPFigure
bit.ly/49Jpyfd #GPFigure
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🎤Another (somewhat) unhinged recap this week - we talk Skate Canada, judging and calls, the Italian Olympic selection criteria, GPFinal qualifying, and why Vladimir Samoilov does 90s right; + a look at Japan West Sectionals (Saki Miyake, Rika Kihira)
YouTube replay: www.youtube.com/live/6oC9PUV...
YouTube replay: www.youtube.com/live/6oC9PUV...
The Rocker Skating Podcast LIVE 11/2 - Skate Canada 2025 recap
YouTube video by The Rocker Skating Podcast - Jackie Wong
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November 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
🎤Another (somewhat) unhinged recap this week - we talk Skate Canada, judging and calls, the Italian Olympic selection criteria, GPFinal qualifying, and why Vladimir Samoilov does 90s right; + a look at Japan West Sectionals (Saki Miyake, Rika Kihira)
YouTube replay: www.youtube.com/live/6oC9PUV...
YouTube replay: www.youtube.com/live/6oC9PUV...
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Recaps are up for Pairs and Ice Dance. My thoughts on Sui/Han’s return, Madi’s skirt, and the plushie heard around the world. ⛸️ #figureskating #GPFigure
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View iceskatepodcast’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like YouTube, Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!
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October 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Recaps are up for Pairs and Ice Dance. My thoughts on Sui/Han’s return, Madi’s skirt, and the plushie heard around the world. ⛸️ #figureskating #GPFigure
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October 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Part 2 of our Judges Scouting Report for Grand Prix de France is now available for paid Patreon members, looking at the Ice Dance and Men’s disciplines!
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Judges Scouting Report - Grand Prix de France (Part 2) | Anything GOEs
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October 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Part 2 of our Judges Scouting Report for Grand Prix de France is now available for paid Patreon members, looking at the Ice Dance and Men’s disciplines!
www.patreon.com/posts/141480...
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Benoit feature with Adam, Zingas/Kolesnik, Hase/Volodin & Donovan Carillo www.olympics.com/en/milano-co...
Ink on Blades: The making of an Olympic figure skating program
A creative storm is brewing in the Italian mountains as some of the world's best skaters arrive in Courmayeur to create their Olympic programs ahead of Milano Cortina 2026. In the first of five episod...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Benoit feature with Adam, Zingas/Kolesnik, Hase/Volodin & Donovan Carillo www.olympics.com/en/milano-co...
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Events to look forward to this week! 🗓️ ⛸️
October 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Events to look forward to this week! 🗓️ ⛸️
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✨ Emmanuel Savary is breaking barriers as one of the few elite Black figure skaters representing Team USA.
Help cover training, coaching, and travel so he can keep inspiring the next generation: gfme.co/3HUhvko
Read more here: gfme.co/4ncny2y
Help cover training, coaching, and travel so he can keep inspiring the next generation: gfme.co/3HUhvko
Read more here: gfme.co/4ncny2y
Donate to Support Emmanuel on His Journey with Team USA, organized by Joel Savary
We’re proud to share that Emmanuel Savary continues to represent Team USA a… Joel Savary needs your support for Support Emmanuel on His Journey with Team USA
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September 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
✨ Emmanuel Savary is breaking barriers as one of the few elite Black figure skaters representing Team USA.
Help cover training, coaching, and travel so he can keep inspiring the next generation: gfme.co/3HUhvko
Read more here: gfme.co/4ncny2y
Help cover training, coaching, and travel so he can keep inspiring the next generation: gfme.co/3HUhvko
Read more here: gfme.co/4ncny2y
Emi & Vadym skating their free dance to Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Choreo by Benoit, so likely dark and dramatic. This will slay!
September 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Emi & Vadym skating their free dance to Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Choreo by Benoit, so likely dark and dramatic. This will slay!
Congratulations to Vadym Kolesnik, newest citizen of the United States of America!❤️👏👏👏🇺🇸⛸️
#emiandvadym #icedance #teamUSA
#emiandvadym #icedance #teamUSA
August 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Congratulations to Vadym Kolesnik, newest citizen of the United States of America!❤️👏👏👏🇺🇸⛸️
#emiandvadym #icedance #teamUSA
#emiandvadym #icedance #teamUSA
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For Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis 🇫🇮 this year’s World Championships made for a dramatic finish to their season. Check out an article by Hiro Yoshida on the Finnish team on our website.
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#FigureSkating | #WorldFigure | #Taitoluistelu
For Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis 🇫🇮 this year’s World Championships made for a dramatic finish to their season. Check out an article by Hiro Yoshida on the Finnish team on our website.
➡️ europeonice.com/2025/06/26/t...
#FigureSkating | #WorldFigure | #Taitoluistelu
June 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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For Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis 🇫🇮 this year’s World Championships made for a dramatic finish to their season. Check out an article by Hiro Yoshida on the Finnish team on our website.
➡️ europeonice.com/2025/06/26/t...
#FigureSkating | #WorldFigure | #Taitoluistelu
For Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis 🇫🇮 this year’s World Championships made for a dramatic finish to their season. Check out an article by Hiro Yoshida on the Finnish team on our website.
➡️ europeonice.com/2025/06/26/t...
#FigureSkating | #WorldFigure | #Taitoluistelu
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Save the date! On MONDAY, weekend tickets for all championship events at #PrevagenUSChamps go on sale! Don’t miss your chance to watch the nation’s top skaters compete for a spot on the 2026 Olympic team. #TeamUSA #figureskating
2026 Prevagen U.S. Championships Weekend Tickets Go on Sale June 23 | U.S. Figure Skating
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June 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Save the date! On MONDAY, weekend tickets for all championship events at #PrevagenUSChamps go on sale! Don’t miss your chance to watch the nation’s top skaters compete for a spot on the 2026 Olympic team. #TeamUSA #figureskating
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As promised, I'm writing about Olympic figure skating comebacks!
Understanding the calculus of qualifying Olympic entries is the first step to understanding comeback drama, so I'm starting with the practical: how exactly do skaters qualify for the Olympics?
Part 1 of ??
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Understanding the calculus of qualifying Olympic entries is the first step to understanding comeback drama, so I'm starting with the practical: how exactly do skaters qualify for the Olympics?
Part 1 of ??
elzyg.com/blog/2025-06...
FS Comeback Camp: Olympic Qualifiers | Elzyg
How figure skaters on a comback tour fit into the Olympic qualification equation.
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June 13, 2025 at 4:55 AM
As promised, I'm writing about Olympic figure skating comebacks!
Understanding the calculus of qualifying Olympic entries is the first step to understanding comeback drama, so I'm starting with the practical: how exactly do skaters qualify for the Olympics?
Part 1 of ??
elzyg.com/blog/2025-06...
Understanding the calculus of qualifying Olympic entries is the first step to understanding comeback drama, so I'm starting with the practical: how exactly do skaters qualify for the Olympics?
Part 1 of ??
elzyg.com/blog/2025-06...
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Meanwhile, 🔥🔥🔥
STOP SUBSIDISING FOSSIL FUELS
STOP APPROVING NEW FOSSIL PROJECTS
STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP
STOP SUBSIDISING FOSSIL FUELS
STOP APPROVING NEW FOSSIL PROJECTS
STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP
May 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Meanwhile, 🔥🔥🔥
STOP SUBSIDISING FOSSIL FUELS
STOP APPROVING NEW FOSSIL PROJECTS
STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP
STOP SUBSIDISING FOSSIL FUELS
STOP APPROVING NEW FOSSIL PROJECTS
STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP
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On Memorial Day, we honor the brave service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our nation.
We owe these heroes and their loved ones everything, and we will always remember what they have done to protect our freedom.
We owe these heroes and their loved ones everything, and we will always remember what they have done to protect our freedom.
May 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On Memorial Day, we honor the brave service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our nation.
We owe these heroes and their loved ones everything, and we will always remember what they have done to protect our freedom.
We owe these heroes and their loved ones everything, and we will always remember what they have done to protect our freedom.
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Japanese ice show Fantasy on Ice gives the spotlight to Putin supporter Alina Zagitova—while Ukrainian athletes are killed by the Russian army.
#NoStageForRussia
#NoStageForRussia
May 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Japanese ice show Fantasy on Ice gives the spotlight to Putin supporter Alina Zagitova—while Ukrainian athletes are killed by the Russian army.
#NoStageForRussia
#NoStageForRussia
Best friends on Florida vacation - Ice dancers Ian Somerville, Emily Bratti, Emi Zingas, and Vadym Kolesnik⛸️
May 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Best friends on Florida vacation - Ice dancers Ian Somerville, Emily Bratti, Emi Zingas, and Vadym Kolesnik⛸️
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3 more days left to vote in Round 1!
Welcome to the Anything GOEs Fan Awards for the 2024/25 season! Submit your choices for the categories in the first round of voting by May 22nd!
We also have a couple of new categories debuting this year by request of our Patreon subscribers! 😁
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We also have a couple of new categories debuting this year by request of our Patreon subscribers! 😁
anythinggoe.com/fanawards2425/
May 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
3 more days left to vote in Round 1!
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We're breaking the ice!⛸️🧊Welcome to our new series where you can get to know the personalities, passions and stories of our #TeamUSA athletes on the road to the 2026 Olympics.
First up: three-time U.S. pewter medalist Maxim Naumov #LeaveYourMark
First up: three-time U.S. pewter medalist Maxim Naumov #LeaveYourMark
Breaking the Ice: Maxim Naumov
YouTube video by U.S. Figure Skating
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May 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We're breaking the ice!⛸️🧊Welcome to our new series where you can get to know the personalities, passions and stories of our #TeamUSA athletes on the road to the 2026 Olympics.
First up: three-time U.S. pewter medalist Maxim Naumov #LeaveYourMark
First up: three-time U.S. pewter medalist Maxim Naumov #LeaveYourMark
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Great interview with coach/choreographer Massimo Scali -my choreographer of the year (Alysa Liu, Turkkila/Versluis)
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Great interview with coach/choreographer Massimo Scali -my choreographer of the year (Alysa Liu, Turkkila/Versluis)
anythinggoe.com/in-conversat...
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Great interview with coach/choreographer Massimo Scali -my choreographer of the year (Alysa Liu, Turkkila/Versluis)
anythinggoe.com/in-conversat...
Great interview with coach/choreographer Massimo Scali -my choreographer of the year (Alysa Liu, Turkkila/Versluis)
anythinggoe.com/in-conversat...
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100 days ago, our world changed forever. We remember the loved ones we lost. We carry their dreams forward. We fight for safer skies.Their story will not be forgotten.Our mission is just beginning.#100Days #SaferSkiesForAll #AA5342 #ReformTheFAA #NeverAgain #USFigureSkating #FAA #USArmy
May 9, 2025 at 4:03 AM
100 days ago, our world changed forever. We remember the loved ones we lost. We carry their dreams forward. We fight for safer skies.Their story will not be forgotten.Our mission is just beginning.#100Days #SaferSkiesForAll #AA5342 #ReformTheFAA #NeverAgain #USFigureSkating #FAA #USArmy