The Future of Figure Skating

An ongoing conversation with the change-makers and visionaries who are making the skating world a healthier and more inclusive place

[The Future of Figure Skating @futurefspodcast]

Show your support for healthier, more inclusive, and more joyful figure skating with a pin (or 2)!

These special edition enamel pins ship worldwide, or can be picked up at Euros, Olys, Worlds, etc.

https://t.co/qAPHtFXdWp

[Skate Canada / Patinage Canada @SkateCanada]

“Maybe someone will see it and say, ‘Mom, I want to do that too.’” ❤️⛸️

Amber Brennan hopes to inspire the next generation of Indigenous skaters by proudly sharing her culture and identity through her performances. #NIHM2026

[The Future of Figure Skating @futurefspodcast]

The first three interviews with candidates for the ISU Council are now published on YouTube. Listen to what the people who want to run the sport have to say:

https://t.co/r0ttCkKt5U

[The Future of Figure Skating @futurefspodcast]

What is a level playing field for figure skating? Why do we care about some advantages in sports but not others?

Erica Rand shares ideas from her new book “Skating Away from the Binary” - more in the full episode here: https://t.co/LtXhz6uTnh

[emm 🥇🥇🥇🥇 @diamondaxels]

I don't have much to say except that my heart goes out to gabi papadakis, the survivor who bravely spoke up about nikolaj sorensen, and everyone else whose abuse has been ignored by the very authorities meant to protect them in this sport

[you’re a star baby ⭐️ @InaBower26]

What strikes me most is the Gabi could have very easily waltzed her way to a 2nd OGM if she just did everything Gui and IAM told her and ignored the culture of abuse. But she didn’t. She valued her own wellbeing and the wellbeing of others more. She left and she spoke out.

[elle 🦭 @2axelbot]

Posting the petition for an English translation of Gabriella Papadakis’s memoir again. We need to show that there is enough interest in it so a publishing house picks it up. She deserves to have her story told, especially with Cizeron on a victory lap.

https://t.co/Fcj51M7ie5

[Patrick @team_pdd]

Honestly hilarious that the IJS system was supposed to make this sort of corruption more difficult and yet 24 years after the salt lake games, here we are!!!

[Christine Brennan @cbrennansports]

Controversial French team winning gold is awful for figure skating, abuse survivors. My column: https://t.co/KQe2B3sifd (No paywall)

[The Future of Figure Skating @futurefspodcast]

Episode 61: Erica Rand’s new book is ‘Skating Away from the Binary’. It looks at our struggle to be allowed to compete as a gender-nonconforming pair team, and examines issues around gender binaries, sports, and politics in a very accessible way.

https://t.co/6COygwhkue

[Lori Ward @LoriRWard]

Inside U.S. SafeSport’s First National Coaches Survey
"Most coaches said they feel comfortable raising concerns about athlete safety within their organizations, & 76% expressed confidence that safety concerns would be handled appropriately." https://t.co/bRARaA4oj3

[Anything GOEs @AnythingGOE]

cw: violence, physical and emotional abuse

Latvian police investigating allegations of abuse by coaches, coach’s ex-wife alleges pattern of abuse and violence - by @choreosequence

https://t.co/UpiJJCwSBb

[The Future of Figure Skating @futurefspodcast]

This is in no way shade against Adam Hagara and Evan Bates, who won uncontested elections, or Deanna Stellato and Wenjing Sui, who are running for the pairs rep. But we need to understand what the commission is, and what it is not.

[The Future of Figure Skating @futurefspodcast]

Who does the ISU Athlete Commission really represent? I wrote a short piece about the continued flaws in the elections process https://t.co/A8doPVFLe2

[Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) @Sport_Rights]

The way the media reports on stories of abuse in sport matters. Check out @EBU_HQ’s new guide on trauma-informed & ethical reporting, “Beyond the Story,” with contributions from @jujuca1987.
🔗https://t.co/nlgjGqxrqL

[Dr. Ami @AmiParekh1]

Injury prevention is a lifestyle. An athlete shouldn't wait until something starts hurting to act. Proactively learning about physical strengths and weaknesses and working on any musculoskeletal imbalances are key. Must pay attention if your body is telling you something.

[The Future of Figure Skating @futurefspodcast]

“Injury prevention is a lifestyle” : Dr Ami Parekh @AmiParekh1 shares lessons learned as an elite skater and physical rehabilitation doctor. More in episode 60: https://t.co/Sj72XtD2sP

[The Future of Figure Skating @futurefspodcast]

I wrote about how the conversation with Ami Parekh continues themes from several earlier episodes, including Asian representation, training for longevity, and the need for both more figure skating-specific research and more learning from other sports.

https://t.co/2XX5DECGo6

[The Future of Figure Skating @futurefspodcast]

New episode 📣 At the World Championships, Dr Ami Parekh @AmiParekh1 made history for India 🇮🇳. Now, as a doctor and the executive director of the Chicago Youth Foundation, she is making skating healthier and more inclusive!

https://t.co/WQ6tlfVtn4

[SouthAsianFigureSkaters @SouthAsianFS]

A clip about South Asian representation in the world of figure skating, from a recent interview with @AmiParekh1 on @futurefspodcast . Many other topics were also discussed! The full interview is here https://t.co/bXdrWkqI58

[The Future of Figure Skating @futurefspodcast]

New episode 📣 At the World Championships, Dr Ami Parekh @AmiParekh1 made history for India 🇮🇳. Now, as a doctor and the executive director of the Chicago Youth Foundation, she is making skating healthier and more inclusive!

https://t.co/WQ6tlfVtn4