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The Skating Session

The Skating Session

by Tony Wheeler & Thomas Vu

Education Sports

Season 3

Kinoshita Cup, Return of Trusova, AIN Eligibity Status, DWTS

Episode 3 of the season starts with a discussion on the ISU rescinding the neutral status of several AIN athletes. We then go into a full discussion of the Kinoshita Cup, including the return of Alexandra Trusova-Ignatova, Mao Shimada's senior international debut, and rundowns of all other disciplines. We also briefly chat about Amber Glenn and Dancing With the Stars, as well as the Bolero Cup and Junior Grand Prix Bangkok that also took place this weekend.

New Rules! Russia Is Back! JGP Thoughts, Kinoshita, Synchro9

Episode 2 is here! Tony and Thomas discuss at length (and rant about) many of the new rule changes and program layout changes this season. We also discuss AIN/Russia being back in competition and their dominance in the first Junior Grand Prix event, as well as some of Tony's picks for favorite performances from the most recent JGP Riga. We briefly go over the stacked fields for this weekend's Kinoshita Cup, and synchronized skating is officially headed to the Olympics!

We're Back! 2027 Season Outlook; Off-Season News

We're back! Our Season 3 premiere highlights all of the big off-season news, the early season news, what we've been up to, and what to look forward to in the 2027 season.

Season 2

Special Episode: Interview with Kyvalya Kopparapu (IND)

Tony interviews Kyvalva Kopparapu, who competed at his first ever Junior Grand Prix competition in Xi'An, and has only been figure skating for 3 months!

The Skating Session Live - 2026 World Championships Event Recap

Tony and Thomas stream live about their experience at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague. They discuss the event, the fans, the skating, and even the controversial deduction for an illegal element that decided the bronze medal in Ice Dance. Watch us on Youtube!

LIVESTREAM - 2026 OLYMPICS Pairs & Women's Free Skate Review & Insight

We streamed live and had some technical hiccups in the beginning. We also couldn't figure out how to end the live recording. We go over the Pairs Free Skate, and talk about our initial reactions to the fantastic Women's Competition. We talk about our Olympic experience in Milan, and answer some live chat questions! Watch us on Youtube!

2026 OLYMPIC GAMES Men’s Free & Pairs Short Review & Insights

What was that men’s free skate? Tony and Thomas were in the arena and still haven’t recovered from it. We highlight that event (several days after the fact) and the pairs short program that started so wonderfully for the teams.

2026 OLYMPICS FREE DANCE Deep Dive & Aftermath

Watch us on YouTube to watch the elements and see our breakdown! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwJgyvASRfw Tony and Thomas watched the free dance and have A LOT of opinions. We recorded the programs so we could deep dive them and get down to who the winners should be. Who came out on top? Was it right? What does it say about the scoring system? See it all here, and as always share your thoughts whether we (or the technical panel & judges) got it wrong.

2026 OLYMPICS MENS SHORT PROGRAM Review & Insight (Live from Milan!)

Tony and Thomas were gifted tickets to the men’s short program and recap the exciting night at the 2026 Olympic Games!

2026 OLYMPIC GAMES RHYTHM DANCE Insight & Thoughts (Live from Milan!)

Tony and Thomas bought last-minute tickets to the rhythm dance here in Milan. Flooded with questions last night about the results, we finally got some sleep and are ready to take on the commentary. Enjoy!

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