Grassroots To Champions has a new YouTube channel to Live Stream today’s fundraiser skating show for Lucy and Jeremy Barrett. Watch it beginning at 6pm ET 4pm MT, 3pm PT – Source, Youtube.com

Breaking Down the 2017-18 Grand Prix Draft: Ice Dance – Source, Two For The Ice

What Price Skating Glory, Part 2: Institutional Funding – by Jacquelyn Thayer, Two For The Ice

What Price Skating Glory, Part 1: Prize Money – by Jacquelyn Thayer, Two For The Ice

Olympic Channel Debuts July 15: Olympic Channel Launch Broadcast Schedule – by Nick Zaccardi, Olympics.nbcsports.com

Come By Chance: A Little Newfoundland Skating History – by Ryan Stevens, Skate Guard

Quaker Valley alums look to future of synchronized skating – by Madelyn Dinnerstein, TribLive.com

2017 ISU Rostelcom Cup Tickets on Sale – Source, Parter.ru

Watch the 2024 Candidate City presentation by @LA2024 in full on the Olympic Channel – Source, The Olympic Channel

2017-18 GOE, Reductions & Deductions Communication No. 2095: SYNCHRONIZED SKATING (This Communication replaces ISU Communication No. 2041) – Source, ISU.org

IOC Executive Board approve plans for Independent Testing Authority in time for Pyeongchang 2018 – by Nick Butler, Inside The Games

Radionova readies to challenge again – by Tatjana Flade, Golden Skate News

Mie Hamada: Coaching A New Generation of Japanese Ladies – by Hiro Yoshida, IFSMagazine

First Scoretracker/Top Ten blog update of the 2017 U.S. club competition season, including list of U.S. club comps (Updated) – Source, Unseen Skaters Online

11-yr-old Natasha Mishkutionok, coached by mom, made her pairs debut in Juvenile at Broadmoor Open (1st) last month (Watch) – Source, Youtube.com

2017 “Dreams on Ice” Team Japan’s videos (both competition program music & exhibitions) are compiled here – Source, Figure Skating Universe

‘I felt trapped in my body’: Figure skater Ashley Wagner poses naked for the ESPN Body Issue and describes her harrowing battle with FIVE concussions – by Jessica Finn, Daily Mail

If you have not used the Unseen Skaters Score Tracker before this season, with senior assignments selected and shortly JGP selectees too, now is the time to learn. Read How Scoretracker Works @ UnseenSkaters.wordpress.com

Star Andrews has posted her Senior Long Program – Source, Youtube.com

ISA has announced that the following athletes are scheduled to represent Australia in the upcoming ISU Junior Grand Prix Series – Source, Information Post from ‘aussieSKATES’ @ FSU

Dick Pound calls for independent external investigator after it emerges FIFA drugs adviser was paid by Russia – by Nick Harris and Rob Draper, The Mail on Sunday

The ‘So You Want To Watch Figure Skating Chat Forum Skate & Die is back! Sign up @ So You Want To Watch Figure Skating

Sangamon County history: Remembering Springfield’s first ice skating rink – Source, State Journal Register

The 1971 Canadian Figure Skating Championships – by Ryan Stevens, Skate Guard

What Russian fans think about Yuzuru Hanyu (English Translation) – Source, PlanetHanyu.com

Blazingblades Rewind: Chen, Wagner headline 2017 Skate America field; Reigning U.S. champions in each discipline slated to appear in Lake Placid – Source, IceNetwork News

U.S. Figure Skating Ice Dance Test Judges’ School Hosted by Skating Council of Illinois August 10, 2017 Registration Deadline July 21, 2017 – Source, USFigureSkating.org

Mayer Godino infuses skating into everyday life: 1992 Olympian stays involved in sports 25 years after greatest triumph – by Lois Elfman, IceNetwork News

Jackson-Wagner values teaching aspect of skating: 1984 Olympian cherishes time with loved ones, coaching in Tennessee – by Lois Elfman, IceNetwork News

Send your belated birthday greeting to the Kween via her Instagram Page – Source, MWK on Instagram

The Inside Edge: Wagner poses for ESPN magazine: Three-time U.S. champ wants skaters to be portrayed as ‘strong athletes’ – by Sarah S. Brannen, IceNetwork News

Creating the Program: Zhou’s choreography set: White puts finishing touches on U.S. silver medalist’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ free – by Sarah S. Brannen, IceNetwork News

#TeamKoko: A Journey to Love – by Anne Calder, Ice-Dance.com

Maia and Alex Shibutani: building bridges between worlds – by Reut Golinsky, Absolute Skating

Future of Babbitt’s Ron Castellano Arena in jeopardy – by Stephanie Ukkola, The Timberjay

Australia’s Junior Grand Prix Assignments 2017 – 2018 – Source, Wixstatic.com

ISU First 100 Years Part 1 – ISU Archives – Source, ISU on Youtube

Birth of the International Skating Union 1892 – ISU Archives -Source, ISU on Youtube

Summer skating opportunities in the Capital Region: Learn-to-skate programs available – by Sasha Weilbaker, Daily Gazette

Chiara Ferragni Talks Designing Ice Skating Costumes In Collaboration With a Lingerie Brand – by Sam Reed, Hollywood Reporter

Olympic champ Tara has fun with elephants on her Thailand honeymoon – Source, Mid-Day.com

Figure skater Ashley Wagner reveals she has had ‘about five concussions’ – by Nick Forrester, Excelle Sports

Do athletes have to tell us when their posts are #sponsored? Social media influencers still fall in grey area of advertising rules – Source, Road to the Olympic Games

Elena Ilinykh teamed up with Anton Shibnev? – Source, FS Gossips

Los Angeles has more public support than Paris for 2024 Olympics, IOC Evaluation Commission report discovers – by Nick Butler, Inside The Games

ISU Junior Grand Prix Brisbane Facebook Page now online – Source, Facebook.com

Attend the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Champs Camp August 19 in Colorado Springs With Roundtrip Airfare, 3-Night Hotel Stay & More – Source, Charity Buzz

Ice skating a way to beat summer’s heat – by Hannah Bevis, Daily Journal

Disney on Ice: Frozen is the coolest spectacle in town – by Cameron Woodhead, The Sydney Morning Herald

Champs Galore To Compete At The 2017 Japan Open: The lineup for 2017 Japan Open has been announced! – by Jackie Wong, Rocker Skating

Ashley Wagner on injury recovery and career longevity – by Morty Ain, ESPN.com

From A to Z: Zakrajsek chronicles Olympic journey: Colorado-based coach attempting to get three skaters to PyeongChang – by Tom Zakrajsek, IceNetwork News

British Princess Anne visits Winter Sport Center of China’s General Administration of Sport – Source, Xinhuanet.com

Skaters fine-tune programs – by Christie Sausa, Lake Placid News

The Montreal Masquerades – by Ryan Stevens, Skate Guard

UK Sport Announces Continued Support for British Ice Skating – Source, NISA

IOC Publishes Evaluation Commission 2024 Report: New and Innovative Report Tells A Tale of Two Great Olympic Cities, Los Angeles and Paris – Source, Olympic.org

ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18 Brisbane, Australia Official Announcement – Source, ISU.org

ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18 Salzburg, Austria Official Announcement – Source, ISU.org

ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18 Riga, Latvia Official Announcement – Source, ISU.org

ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18, Minsk, Belarus Official Announcement – Source, ISU.org

ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18, Zagreb, Croatia Official Announcement – Source, ISU.org

ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18, Gdansk, Poland Official Announcement – Source, ISU.org

ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18, Egna – Bolzano, Italy Official Announcement – Source, ISU.org

Paralympic leadership denied vote by IOC on 2024 host city – Source, Olympics.NBCSports.com

ISU Council appoints Synchronized Skating Working Group – Source, ISU.org

ISU is working on inclusion of synchro in the Olympics: ISU Working Group to Study Conditions for including Synchronized Skating in the Olympic Winter Games – Source, JuraSynchro.com

2024 Olympic Bids Await IOC Evaluation Report – Source, Around The Rings

ISU considering synchronised skating application for Beijing 2022 – by Nick Butler, Inside The Games

Evgeny Medvedev: “The easy way – not always right” – Source, FSRussia.ru

“Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA” to Launch on July 15 in more than 35 Million Homes – Source, NBCSportsGroupPressbox.com

The Cast is announced for the third edition of ‘The Ice’ – Source, FS-TheIce.com

2017 Skate Detroit – preliminary entries/groups – Source, Unseen Skaters

2017 Where Are They Now: Sasha Cohen – Source, SI.com

P&G Yuzu Days (2017.07): Yuzuru’s Private Life, Part 1 “Life in Toronto, Canada” – Source, A repost from ‘myrepi.com‘ (requires log-in) @ WhereSpacePooh.tumblr.com

Natalie Richardson Makes Noise Lifting & Skating – by Zach Borg, KDLT.com

The 1963 Canadian Figure Skating Championships – by Ryan Stevens, Skate Guard

Educational DVD for Pattern Dance Elements 2017/18 – Source, ISU.org

Happy birthday to Olympic Silver Medallist & 2X World Champion Angelika Krylova! Here’s Angelika & Oleg with their Free Dance at the 1996 World Championships – Youtube.com

When I think of mismatched ice dance teams that managed to win medals in the past; with one obvious weak partner, this team comes to my mine – Source, Youtube

Another Russian Baby Ballerina on ice; Anna Shcherbakova – A Future Champion? – Source, Youtube.com

Alina Zagitova: Grandma “made friends” with computer to watch my performances; Now she “sits” in my group in VKontakte, reads, watches – knows everything – Source, FS Gossips

Instagram review: best photos of the week June 25 to July 02 – Source, FS Gossips

Updated: Off-season news 2017: Retirements, coaching changes, music selections, and more! by Jackie Wong, Rocker Skating

Miyahara, smiling on returning to ice “I slipped by my mind” This season’s free song is Mr. Butterfly – Source, Yahoo.co.jp

Mao Asada example! Shin Iwa Yuna Triple Acceleration Introduction – Source, Nikkan Sports

Iceterview – Marie Lundmark (ISU): Part 3 – Source, JuraSynchro on Youtube.com

Aerial Challenge with a Twist – by Brooklee Han, IFS Magazine

Nishchay Luthra skating on thin ice towards Winter Games – by Susan Ninan, ESPN.com

Nishchay Luthra: An Indian figure skater’s struggles to represent India at the Olympics – by Vineet Ramakrishnani, Times of India

Jackson-Wagner values teaching aspect of skating: 1984 Olympian cherishes time with loved ones, coaching in Tennessee – by Lois Elfman, IceNetwork News

Monday Memory: One of the most moving free programs from the 2017 World Synchronized Skating Championships was ‘Memorial’ (expressing the emotions of a widow) performed by Team Nexxice of Canada – Source, Dailymotion.com

2017 Skate Detroit, July 18 thru 22 – preliminary entries/groups are posted – Source, Unseen Skaters Online

Meet the ‘4-Pack’: Coca-Cola and U.S. Athletes Team Up for Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 – by Meagan Priselac, Coca-ColaCompany.com

A Tiny Trove Of Titillating Tollerisms – by Ryan Stevens, Skate Guard

Yuri!!! on ICE to collaborate with Sanrio – Source, OhNoTheyDidn’t. LiveJournal

IOC President Bach says joint Korean team at PyeongChang ‘in spirit of Olympism’ – Source, Korean Herald

Shelley’s Graham Learns from Figure Skating Icons – by Marlowe Hereford, Bonner County Daily Bee

Vote for Readers’ Choice Skater(s) of the Year Award! – Source, IceNetwork.com

Capturing a country through sport: Making us proud – by Kerry Gillespie and Doug Smith, The Star.com

Olga Ermolina’s interview with Alexey Mishin `A programme without the quads is empty’ – Source, Translation Post by ‘TAHbKA’ @ FSU

Penny Coomes’ road to recovery. One year on… – Source, Youtube.com

An update on her recovery following several knee surgeries by Penny Coomes – Source, Her Twitter Account

Malaysia on the cusp of Winter Olympics debut, thanks to Julian Yee – by Petaling Jaya, TheSunDaily.my