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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

Marin Honda and Shoma Uno have officially announced that they are returning from retirement — to compete in Ice Dance for Japan. We dig into this exciting news, plus round up what else has happened in this wild off season: Italy's Team Bronze pairs team Conti and Macii have officially split, as have the promising Australian pair Golubeva and Giotopoulos Moore. Starr Andrews has officially teamed up with Danill Parkman to compete for the USA in pairs, while Fiona Bombardier and Loucas Etheir have joined forces in Canada. Other retirements and team-ups have been announced, all while the competition plans for some of the US and Canada's biggest names remains in question. Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:33 Marin Honda and Soma Uno Ice Dancers 00:12:07 Conti and Macii Split 00:14:12 Golubeva and Giotopoulos Moore Split 00:15:44 Vladimir Litvintsev Retires 00:16:52 Starr Andrews and Danill Parkman Pairs Partnership 00:20:31 Fiona Bombardier and Loucas Etheir Pairs Team 00:22:01 Milania Kristina Vaananen and Fillipo Ambrosini Pairs Team 00:23:02 What will Team USA and Team Canada look like this season? 00:28:46 Free Agent Skaters Dropping Hints 00:29:34 Wrap-Up and Continued Call for Q&A Submissions