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The Future of Figure Skating
@futureoffs.bsky.social
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A podcast about making figure skating healthier, more inclusive, and more joyful. Find us on major podcast apps, Spotify and YouTube. Hosted by @choreosequence.bsky.social
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This beautiful group of people came together at Skate America to show their solidarity with trans figure skaters harmed by the new US figure skating policy and to protest the bigoted and dehumanizing attacks on trans people in our communities.
A group of 20+ people holding trans pride flags
November 16, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Robin Cousins (1980 Olympic champion, president of British Ice Skating) has lots of ideas for how to make skating popular youtu.be/jHgI5n_wdDw
Cover image for episode 54 featuring Robin Cousins, a smiling white man with grey hair and a black coat, in front of a purple background
September 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Filip reflects on his mental health practices, balancing support and self-reliance. I have so much respect for the Taschlers’ approach to mental health and sharing the lessons they are each learning! Full interview: youtu.be/pW-BS2_gj7I?...
June 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Natálie Tascherlová is sharing her story and helping to show young skaters they can be themselves on the ice 👏👏👏 full episode: youtu.be/pW-BS2_gj7I
June 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Young coaches can help change the culture of the sport, and make rinks the safe spaces they should be.

Hear more from Olivia Oliver and Solène Mazingue in episode 48 youtu.be/grACfoFD0Sk
May 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Solène Mazingue and Olivia Oliver are ice dancers who have become fierce advocates for their fellow survivors of sexual assault. youtu.be/grACfoFD0Sk
May 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Pairs champion-turned-coach Tarah Kayne discussed mental health and the importance of connections and validation outside of skating.

Family, friends, coaches can all help ensure that self-worth doesn’t depend on what happens on the ice.

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What was helpful for me when I was skating, was that I lived with a host family...l would come home and they would be like, we're doing family board game night, if you want to play games with us... they knew about my skating but they weren't going to not allow me to play the board game because l fell on my throw. If had a bad day at skating today and I fell on everything, my home life was still the same. People still cared about me. I remember l would text some of my friends that I knew outside of skating. And I was like, 'would you still be my friend if I did bad at competition?' And they were like, 'we literally don't care about your competition. Yes.' I think a lot of it's just knowing that nothing changes for you in your life if ice skating doesn't go well. I don't think it's like that for some kids. I think if they don't do well at skating, their parents are mad at them or their home life changes and they're not given the same love and support. I think that's what where things get really tough, if you feel like your worth off the ice is directly related to your worth on the ice. That's something I try to tell my skaters as well, that it's okay [to make mistakes]. 'You fell, it's fine. You're going to go to school tomorrow. You're still going to have to take the same test. Nothing changes. I still like you. I'll still teach you.' So l try to just make sure they understand that.
April 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Madison Hubbell calls for the ISU to allow teams of any gender, notes that Skate Canada has made a great first step but without the ability to aspire for world and Olympic competition, it won’t be enough.

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February 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Madison Hubbell and Gabriella Papadakis debuted their new professional partnership at Art on Ice 2025. I spoke to them backstage in Zurich about their advocacy for change in the sport, and providing an example of what open-gender ice dance could look like.

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February 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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A little clip of Madison Hubbell and Gabriella Papadakis talking about lifts - the full interview from Art on Ice will be out this week!
February 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Khoudia Touré talks about the value of collaboration between figure skating and hip hop 🤝

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December 27, 2024 at 7:28 PM
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Khoudia is the choreographer behind Stéphane & Guillaume’s amazing duet, as well as Stéphane’s “This Bitter Earth” and Satoko Miyahara’s “Minor Blue” exhibition. She has a beautiful perspective on dance and skating. youtu.be/rKs22nDngaw?...
December 23, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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New episode! Hip hop dancer Khoudia Touré discusses her work with Stéphane Lambiel and Guillaume Cizeron, and the creative exchange between dance and skating youtu.be/rKs22nDngaw?...
December 23, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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New episode out now, discussing artistry and healthy pairs partnerships with coach and choreographer @drew-meekins.bsky.social

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November 26, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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On the Runthrough, Adam and @ashwagner.bsky.social had an interesting conversation about leveled spins and steps. What do you think? Are the requirements of level 4 spins and steps making skating cluttered and ugly? Are levels necessary for objective judging?

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Text post reading: “Do we need leveled elements: a debate from The Runthrough November 6, 2024. Adam Rippon: ‘And I think a lot of what we see now is like a lot of sophisticated kind of bullshit. It doesn't make any sense, doesn't have any sort of musicality to it. It's just being thrown in to be like, look at me, I'm doing all of this flashy stuff before things…. I hate these programs where there's nonstop fucking junk bullshit, turn, turn, turn, no crossovers, whatever. I understand the complexity of the transitions and all of that stuff. But like, there's something to be said about beautiful classic skating.’ Text post reading: “Adam Rippon, cont: ‘Just throwing in all this stuff doesn't lead to a nice program. I think what the skaters are being asked to do now is really difficult. And also really ugly. I think to get a level four spin, you need to do a lot of things that are not aesthetically pleasing…I believe that we should not “have leveled footwork. We should not have leveled spins. I do not like it at all. I think it leads. I think if you're a figure skating judge, you know what clean turns look like. You know what beautiful spins look like. You know what the elements are supposed to look like.’ Text post reading: “Ashley Wagner: ‘I think that there are systems in place so that there's less up to the judge's discretion. And I think that we unfortunately have a culture within this sport - not gonna name names, but they're not allowed to compete right now. - where judging will be all over the place if you allow a system where you take out major levels there. Because then someone who's doing some bullshit ugly spin, a judge can just award it the same. Like imagine, I'm trying to think, okay, how about this? My spins aren't leveled and Karen Chen's spins aren't leveled. There is no universe where my spins should be scored the same way as Karen Chen's…But using politics, they could be. And that's where I'm like, that's not safe, because I should never get Karen Chen's spin points ever.’ Text post reading: ‘Adam: But okay, but then let's look at it. You were able to do a level four layback, and so was Karen. But at the time, when the scores were only a minus three to a plus three, Karen would walk away from the event with plus threes across the board on the same element that you did that you would get plus ones and twos. So you were judging the same element. And I think that if they weren't leveled, you'd get the same sort of thing. Like, it's only a matter of time until every skater is going to do a level four spin again.’ From The Runthrough: Episode 48: French Skating and Italian Robots, Nov 6, 2024”
November 18, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Episode 42 features Matteo Rizzo on his recovery from injury, and his love of the emotional side of skating. youtu.be/iNWSWL4Bw6k
November 14, 2024 at 9:26 PM