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The Rocker Skating Podcast brings you real-time, bite-sized, quality figure skating analysis from three unapologetic skating nerds who live and breathe the sport. Hosted by insiders Jackie Wong, Michelle Ellis, and Tara Nichols we serve up sharp, smart commentary the moment the blades leave the ice. No fluff. No wait. Just the insight you crave—whether you're a superfan or just skate-curious. Tune in for fast takes, fierce opinions, and the kind of deep knowledge only true skating geeks can bring.
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There was Japan Nationals, and so many other things! Jackie and Michelle have all the latest in injury updates, citizenship news, and national championship season -- this time, it's Italy and France.
With Jackie live in attendance, Japan Nationals brought the magic. (And the drama.) And he and Michelle are back to break it all down - from withdraws, to retirements, to surprising comebacks and more.And yes, Olympic teams were named, too.
National Championship season continues this week and Jackie and Michelle are breaking down what to watch for in France and Italy over the weekend. With Olympic and World team spots on the line, what surprises might be in store?
Now that we're deep into Nationals season, with the Olympics just around the corner, Jackie is back with a special Explainer episode to breakdown the Olympic Team Selection procedures from some of the countries we've covered most on The Rocker Skating Podcast. Who's in, who's on the outside still looking in, and which country has the most complicated team selection process? Jackie's here to explain.
Golden Spin + the start of National Championship season, anyone? Jackie and Michelle are back with ALL the important news that kicked off December.
What a weekend of skating -- from both the juniors and seniors in Nagoya! Jackie and Michelle broke it all down in an extra-long episode to give well deserved flowers to the top skaters this season.
It's time! The (junior AND senior) Grand Prix is here. The best of the best from the season so far will face their toughest competition yet. Can Yuma Kagiyama make his case against Illia Malinin? What about the over-crowded ice dance and pairs fields? And what are the chances Amber Glenn defends her GPF title? Plus, Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius stop by for a Pre-Final chat.
No shortage of news this week in the figure skating world, and Jackie and Michelle cover (almost) all of it in this week's episode of News of the Week!
Glide into another episode of the Rocker Skating Podcast! Jackie Wong and Michelle Ellis break down a big week on the ice, starting with all the buzz from the Korean ranking competition as Junhwan Cha and Jia Shin make a strong first case for the Olympic. They recap the Tallinn Trophy—where Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck danced their way to gold—and touch down at Skate Canada Challenge, where Keegan Messing and Gabby Daleman continued their Olympic-season comebacks.
It's the news of the week - with the latest citizenship updates, injuries and recoveries, program changes and more.
What a weekend of skating! Jackie and Michelle are back to see if they can make sense of the scoring in Helskini, the Grand Prix Final rosters, and the Olympic Team selection criteria and calculations.
And then, there was one. One last Grand Prix stop. But plenty of Final qualification drama to go around. Jackie and Michelle preview this weekend's competition in Finland where Yuma Kagiyama leads the pack for the men (and Jason Brown still has a shot at the Final), Mone Chiba and Amber Glenn look to lock in their spot in the Final six, and the pairs and dance fields are so stacked it might as well be the World Championships!
Trying to figure out who's in, who's out and who can decide their own fate this weekend at Finlandia? So are we. Thankfully, Jackie's done all the math and is ready to explain the most likely and the most unlikely scenarios heading into the last Grand Prix event of the season.
Still in the afterglow of Skate America in Lake Placid, Jackie brings you a solo News of the Week episode with updates on injuries and withdrawals, plus NRW Trophy results and their Olympic qualification ramifications.
A snow storm can't keep Jackie from driving home from Lake Placid, or Michelle from joining him for their immediate post-Skate America thoughts! Harsh technical calls, impressive program improvements, an impressive women's top 4, and yes -- the week's obsessions that came from, surprisingly, that men's event. It's all part of the latest Grand Prix recap on The Rocker Skating Podcast.
It's an early edition of this week's Grand Prix preview, since both Jackie and Michelle are on their way to Lake Placid for Skate America this weekend. But before taking off on their long days of travel, they shared their thoughts, expectations, and hopes for the weekend's competition (including their high hopes for a Lake Placid event without too much drama to add to the lore!). Can Alysa Liu win her first Grand Prix title? What have Chock and Bates changed since their season debut? Who will win the showdown between co-favorites in the Pairs event? And the for the men... is it truly anyone's game?
This week, there's plenty of news to go around, from citizenship updates to Skate America entry changes, and a week's worth of non-grand prix competition results to follow. Jackie and Michelle talk all things figure skating news in another episode of News of the Week.
The return of the Shibutanis, the battle between Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato, a spectacular pairs event, and the dream competition for Kaori Sakamoto... Jackie and Michelle are back with their thoughts on the weekend of skating in Japan.
Another week, another Grand Prix. And this time, another intriguing comeback. The Shibutanis return for the first time since 2018, while Sui and Han try to improve on the next stop of their comeback trail. And then there's Yuma Kagiyama and Kaori Sakamoto, plus a whole host of challengers ready to push for Grand Prix Final spots, Olympic qualifications, and season's bests. And Jackie and Michelle are ready for all of it.
It's time! News of the Week is here. If you missed it live, here's your chance to catch up, be in the know, and learn the latest with your twi best friends... Jackie and Michelle are on it.





I loved your rant on nineties music, that was hillarious!