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We dig into all the excitement from Skate Canada 2026: Mao Shimada remains undefeated! Kevin Aymoz rises to take gold! Ice Dance scoring was mostly normal and uncontroversial!  Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:47 Women's Competition 00:22:02 Pairs Competition 00:33:00 Men's Competition 00:46:11 Ice Dance Competition 01:03:22 Gold in our Hearts 01:05:02 Cup of China Preview  01:12:44 Wrap-Up he second stop of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating series took us to Skate Canada, where Japan's Mao Shimada continued her winning streak in dominant fashion. In her first appearance on the Senior Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Shimada delivered 2 nearly flawless programs that landed her a whopping 235.44 total. The second place finisher, Estonia's skating queen Niina Petrokina, also had an incredible competition and truly established herself as one of the top women to watch this season. In third, Isabeau Levito had a glorious short program that had her only a few points behind Shimada. However, the free skate didn't go as well and she just held on for bronze over the fabulous Saki Miyake. The Pairs competition was a showcase for World Bronze medalists, Lia Pereria and Trennt Michaud of Canada. Their short program looked as confident and strong as we have ever seen them. The free had some issues, but overall this sets them up well as a top team. Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of the US were solid in their season debut  for silver, but the surprise bronze for Oxana Vouillamoz and Tom Bouvart of Switzerland had perhaps the "moment" of the competition with a clean free skate. As for the men, Kevin Aymoz charmed his way to his second Grand Prix gold with technically imperfect but artistically brilliant skates. In silver, Japan's superstar rookie, Rio Nakata, looked set up for victory in the short. His free skate, however, was much messier and couldn't keep him ahead. In third, Estonia's Mihhail Selevko had a particularly strong free skate that took him from fifth to third. Lastly, the dance event saw vibrant, crowd pleasing performances for gold from Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson of the UK. In second, the innovative French team of Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud delivered phenomenal versions of their new programs to hold them about 9 points behind the Brits. Rounding out the podium was Caroline Green and Michael Parsons of the US, who scored the first level 4 Golden Waltz of the season from any team!

The 2026 Grand Prix is officially underway! These season's first event, the Grand Prix de France, was a stunner. Outstanding performances from Ami Nakai, Adam Siao Him Fa, Fournier-Beaudry & Cizerone, and Metelkina & Berulva brought home gold in their respective disciplines. There were a number of stellar comebacks, too—including podium placing free skates from Kao Muira and Lara Naki Gutman. There were also heartbreaking moments, as with Yuna Aoki's drop from first to 4th, and a shockingly poor outing from Olympic champion Mikhail Shaidorov. Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:48 Grand Prix de France Recap 00:02:58 Men's Competition 00:19:40 Ice Dance Competition 00:31:54 Women's Competition 00:44:34 Pairs Competition 00:50:44 Gold in our Hearts 00:51:57 Look ahead to Skate Canada 00:57:16 Other News 00:58:53 Wrap-Up

Our long-promised annual Question and Answer episode is finally here. We respond to your queries about the origins of the show, our expectations with the return of the Russians, figure skating's popularity and how to sustain it, and lots more. Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:19 Questions We Get Asked a Lot 00:03:18 Do we skate / have experience skating? 00:04:51 How did Wendy convince Adron to do a FS podcast? 00:14:02 Do you use AI in your thumbnails/videos? 00:16:16 Old fans of a young sport 00:21:06 Can FS sustain a surge in popularity? 00:29:44 Russian Return Impacts 00:31:44 Incorrect Historic Olympic Results 00:34:58 Decreasing Jumping Passes 00:36:59 Should Synchro be in the Olympics? 00:37:57 Stars on Ice Questions 00:44:52 Wish Fulfillment Questions 00:49:21 Grand Prix predictions? 00:53:20 Misc, beyond Figure Skating 00:58:52 Wrap-Up

Oh boy, we've been gone for awhile! But the new season has started and, like the Russians, we have returned! Kinoshita Cup gave us the first look at this new season, and we're gonna talk about it and some other figure skating news we've missed. Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:55 Skating News Catch-Up 00:13:13 Kinoshita Cup 2026 Recap 00:14:01 Women's Event 00:27:53 Men's Competition 00:37:03 Pairs Competition 00:43:56 Ice Dance Competition 00:52:11 Some Other News and Wrap-Up A new skating season (and quadrennial) is here, and we are back and ready. This summer has seen lots of off ice news including Amber Glenn joining Dancing With the Stars to Alysa Liu taking a break from competition. We'll definitely be following their journeys, but today we're talking Kinoshita Cup. The second event in the Challenger series, this event was especially significant as the first senior international event that saw neutral Russian athletes in four years. In the women's event, Mao Shimada put on an incredible show in her first senior international. She was second in the short, just behind a brilliant Ami Nakai. In the free skate, however, Mao pulled away with a breathtaking skate that included her triple axel, quad toe loop, and the best spins we saw in the competition.  In second place, after missing a full Olympic cycle, Alexandra Ignatova (Trusova) made her highly anticipated return. Her short program was refreshing and evolved, while her free skate was an absolute clinic of technical difficulty. Rounding out the top three with a strong overall showing was Anna Frolova of Russia.

We were away for awhile, and a TON of off season skating news dropped. We catch-up on retirement announcement, exciting new ice dance and pairs teams, the return of the Russians, and more. Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:42 Ilia Malinin's... Announcement? 00:05:11 Retirement Announcements 00:12:17 Riku and Ryuchi's Destiny Tour 00:14:12 Alysa Liu wins an ESPY award 00:16:15 New Ice Dance pairings 00:29:16 New Pairs teams 00:37:16 Return of the Russians 00:47:53 First International Events of the Season! 00:55:41 Next up: our annual Q&A episode 00:56:43 Wrap-Up