Flutzes and Waxels Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Japanese Nationals 2020: Ladies
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There was also a whole lot of skating in Japan this week, and we start our recap with the ladies event, which is always one of our favourites. We disc...
Russian Nationals 2020: Pairs
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The trend of skaters who might be injured or ill having inconsistent skates continues with the pairs at Russian Nationals, though even with some messy...
Russian Nationals 2020: Men
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The men at Russian Nationals were unpredictable as expected, and we discuss the skaters who were able to peak at maybe their most important competitio...
Russian Nationals 2020: Dance
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The dance event at Russian Nationals was a bit of a messier one than we were expecting, and we break down the unusual number of errors by the top team...
Russian Nationals 2020: Ladies
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We start our recap of this past week's bevy of skating content with the ladies at Russian Nationals, and a general discussion of our concerns for the ...
2020 Russian Cup: Stage 5
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The final stage of the Russian Cup was a smaller one than we anticipated but we discuss all of the events plus a whole lot of skating news. We discuss...
NHK 2020: Ladies
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies had the strongest event of NHK this year, and we discuss the cost-benefit analysis of putting triple Axels or quads into a program this sea...
NHK 2020: Dance And Men
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The final Grand Prix event of the season is over, and in this episode we discuss the men (who were a bit of a mess) and the tiny ice dance field! We d...
2020 Rostelecom: Pairs
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's our 300th episode, and to celebrate we're discussing and gushing over the amazing pairs at Rostelecom! We speculate about an exciting future for ...
2020 Rostelecom: Dance
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We saw a fairly international field in the ice dance at Rostelecom, and we discuss the ever changing standings among the Russian teams, why a lot of t...
2020 Rostelecom: Men
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The men at Rostelecom were the mixed bag we've come to expect from men's skating of late, but we discuss the excitement of a clean program, and how it...
2020 Rostelecom: Ladies
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Russian skating event was slightly more international, and we discuss the ladies at the third Grand Prix event of the season! We discuss q...
2020 Russian Cup Stage Four: Men And Pairs
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up stage four of the Russian Cup with the men's events, and then the thing keeping us going this year - Russian pairs! We discuss the relative...
2020 Russian Cup Stage 4: Ladies And Dance
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There were a lot of quads in the ladies and not quite as much competition in the dance at stage four of the Russian Cup, and in this part one of our r...
2020 Cup Of China
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This year's Cup of China felt like a very odd Grand Prix event with very restricted fields, but we discuss all of the skaters in one place here, and d...
2020 Russian Cup Stage 3: Men And Pairs
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We conclude our recap of stage three of the Russian Cup with the men and pairs, and discuss scary pairs mistakes, why pairs is the one discipline wher...
2020 Russian Cup Stage 3: Ladies And Dance
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Due to the cancellation of Skate Canada International, this week we're taking a look back at the third stage of the Russian Cup, beginning with ladies...
Skate America 2020: Pairs
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Finally, we wrap up Skate America with the pairs event, which was a real fight for podium spots, and we discuss overly harsh tech calls, more awkward ...
Skate America 2020: Dance
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There was a lot of talent in the ice dance event, but we found ourselves frustrated with a number of issues, including over the top scoring, programs ...
Skate America 2020: Men
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The men's event was a bit hit or miss on the jumping front, but we discuss the programs we loved and were underwhelmed by, a great senior debut, the m...
Skate America 2020: Ladies
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In spite of all the COVID complications and other event cancellations, the first Grand Prix event of the season is here, and we start the episode by d...
Budapest Trophy 2020
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The second Challenger of this strange season was a fairly small one, and we discuss the triumphant return of Loena Hendrickx, our concerns over the ne...
2020 Russian Cup: Stage 2
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The second stage of the Russian Cup was even more dramatic than the first, and we discuss egregious PCS scores deciding placements, the decimated seni...
2020 Grand Prix Assignments
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With just three weeks to go until Skate America, Grand Prix assignments have finally been released! We still have questions though about why ice dance...
2020 Nebelhorn Trophy
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first international competition of this strange season is here, and we discuss what was a bit of a rough outing for a lot of skaters at the Nebelh...
2020 Russian Cup : Stage 1
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're covering a new event during this strange season - the first event of the Russian Cup! We cover all levels and disciplines and discuss the ridicu...
2020 Russian Test Skates
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're finally back with a recap of new, live skating events! After a long slog of no skating, there were multiple events going on this weekend, and we...
2020 Peggy Fleming Trophy
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There was finally some real skating this week, so we're back to discuss the ins and outs of the 2020 Peggy Fleming Trophy, which was done virtually. W...
ISU Skating Awards Recap
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To follow last week's Waxies, this week we're taking a look at the online iteration of the official ISU Awards! We discuss the form it was intended to...
The First Annual Waxie Awards! With Guest Patrick
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This year, we're trying out something a little different, we're here with the first annual Waxie Awards, which recognizes all the things that don't ma...
2019 Rostelecom RD Rewatch Commentary
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're trying something different! We're recorded a full-length audio commentary track for the 2019 Rostelecom Rhythm Dance, where we discus...
2019/20 Season's Best List: Senior Dance
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're back with our final list recapping the season: Senior Ice Dance! This was our most agreed upon list of the season, and we discuss how...
2019/20 Season's Best List: Junior Dance
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our last discipline to cover in our lists of our favourite programs is ice dance, but this year we couldn't restrict ourselves to just one list! We be...
2019/20 Season's Best List: Pairs
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our lists of the best pairs programs of the season continue to surprise us! We discuss the continuing dominance of the Russian pairs, why clean skates...
2019/20 Season's Best List: Men
11 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We continue wrapping up our best programs of the season with the men, and again have very different lists! We discuss the programs that made us see sk...
2019/20 Season's Best List: Ladies
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the cancellation of the World Championships the skating season is abruptly over. But on the plus side, that means it's time for our season's best...
Junior Worlds 2020: Ice Dance
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Junior dance has been what we've looked forward to all season, and the competition at Junior Worlds did not disappoint. We discuss our feelings about ...
Junior Worlds 2020: Ladies
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The junior ladies field is often a bloodbath, and we recap the strong skaters fighting for the podium, and the fight to even make it to the free skate...
Junior Worlds 2020: Pairs
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This was a bit of a rough competition for the junior pairs, including the usually solid Russian teams. We discuss an immensely costly spin mistake, wh...
Junior Worlds 2020: Men
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're back to recap the Junior World Championships, and we begin with the men, who have a history of being inconsistent, particularly at Worlds. We di...
Four Continents 2020: Men
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up Four Continents with the men's event which saw a number of strong skates. We discus the risk/reward of repeating programs, some skaters who...
Four Continents 2020: Pairs
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The pairs field was small again this year at Four Continents, but there was a lot of excitement. We discuss the late withdrawals, a surprising number ...
Four Continents 2020: Ice Dance
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dance standings continued to be a bit unpredictable at Four Continents, and we discuss the continued importance of base value at the top and our excit...
Four Continents 2020: Ladies
09 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The top women brought out the big tricks at Four Continents, and we discuss the excitement of a warmup filled with triple Axel and quad attempts, how ...
Europeans 2020: Pairs
02 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up our Europeans recaps with the pairs, in which we discuss our frustration with Tarasova and Morozov's continuing struggles, whether Boikova ...
Europeans 2020: Ladies
02 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies event at Europeans saw great comeback skates and some mistakes from the top three, and we discuss the many skaters coming here straight fro...
Europeans 2020: Men
02 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The men continue to be inconsistent at Europeans, and we discuss more boot problems, the race between the top two Italian skaters here, why throwing i...
Europeans 2020: Ice Dance
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The dance event at Europeans was a wild one, and we try to explain for all those who have been asking just what happened during Papadakis and Cizeron'...
US Nationals 2020: Pairs
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up our US Nationals recaps with the pairs, where we saw a lot of strong skates. We discuss the difficult decision of who to send to Worlds, wh...
US Nationals 2020: Ladies
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies at US Nationals had almost as strong an event as the men did, and we discuss why your favourite skate of the night doesn't need to be the w...
US Nationals 2020: Dance
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our recaps with the US Nationals Dance event, which was a rather messy one. We discuss the many many slip ups at this event, including two...
US Nationals 2020: Men
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It was a busy week of skating between US Nationals and Europeans, but the US men skated so well we decided to start or weekend recaps with them! We di...
Youth Olympics 2020: Ladies And Dance
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a break to attend Canadian Nationals, we return to the Youth Olympics to cover the events we didn't have time to last week. We discuss a number ...
Canadian Nationals 2020: Novices And Juniors
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Finally, to wrap up our coverage of Canadian Nationals we discuss a little bit of everything that happened this week in the Novice and Junior events. ...
Canadian Nationals 2020: Men
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up our recap of the senior events at Canadian nationals with the men, an event with results almost as unexpected as the ladies. We discuss the...
Canadian Nationals 2020: Pairs
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The pairs event was a dramatic one in all the best ways, and we discuss last minute ice patches and warmup antics, a perfect example of how twist qual...
Candian Nationals 2020: Ladies
19 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies event at Canadian Nationals was quite a shocker! We had some amazing skates, some disappointments, and some sweet moments. We talk the good...
Canadian Nationals 2020: Dance
19 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're back home from the 2020 Canadian Nationals, and we're ready to break it all down! We started with our favourite, the dance, featuring Gilles and...
Youth Olympics 2020: Men And Pairs
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're still in the midst of competition for the Youth Olympics, but we're here to discuss the two events that have completed - the pairs and men. We d...
Japanese Nationals 2019: Men And Dance
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the second half of our Japanese Nationals recap, we have a lot to say about the current state of Japanese ice dance, plus we discuss our relief ove...
Japanese Nationals 2019: Ladies And Pairs
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're going back in time to cover a competition we missed recapping over the holidays - Japanese Nationals! We begin with a discussion of th...
Russian Nationals 2019: Pairs
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a while since we've seen as strong a pairs field as this, and we take the time to discuss every single one of the amazing skates from the pa...
Russian Nationals 2019: Men
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The men had a rough time of it at Russian Nationals, and we discuss the struggles everyone had putting two clean skates together, our concerns over th...
Russian Nationals 2019: Ice Dance
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our discussion of Russian Nationals with the ice dance, which was a mixed event. We discuss wobbly twizzles and being on the wrong side of...
Russian Nationals 2019: Ladies
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're back from our holidays to discuss the 2019 Russian Nationals, starting with one of the perennial highlights, the ladies! We discuss the continue...
Grand Prix Final 2019: Junior Ladies
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The junior ladies have long been a highlight at the Final, and this year's crop were no exception. We discuss how to project confidence to help your G...
Grand Prix Final 2019: Junior Men
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The junior men at the Final had a very good JGP season, but saw some struggles in this last event. We discuss strategies for breaking in new boots, th...
Grand Prix Final 2019: Junior Ice Dance
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We've been excited about junior dance all season long, and the Final was a chance to see where the best all stack up against each other! We discuss th...
Grand Prix Final 2019: Junior Pairs
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Junior pairs have long been dominated by great Russian teams, and this year's Final was no exception. We recap the slightly disappointing skates by th...
Grand Prix Final 2019: Ladies
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies at the Final displayed an unprecedented level of technical difficulty, and we discuss why this change should be more shocking than it is, t...
Grand Prix Final: Pairs
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The pairs at the Grand Prix Final were a bit of a letdown, but between flukey skates, weird falls, and the mostly good short programs, there's lots to...
2019 Grand Prix Final: Men
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The men's event was more than a little contentious, but we break down the scores, the skates, and some of the fan reaction, but focus even more on the...
Grand Prix Final 2019: Ice Dance
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Grand Prix Final has already come and gone, and the season is already half-over. The Grand Prix final in Torino had nothing on the chaos of the 20...
2019 Grand Prix Final Preview
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Since there's a week off between the last Grand Prix event and the Grand Prix Final, we've decided to do a bit of a preview of all the exciting stuff ...
NHK 2019: Pairs
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We saw a lot of great skating from the pairs at NHK, and we discuss our awe over a brand new team we hope can change the course of Japanese pairs skat...
NHK 2019: Ladies
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies event at NHK confirmed the last entries to the GP Final, and we discuss who might amp up the tech content at the Final, why changing your p...
NHK 2019: Ice Dance
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The dancers ended this Grand Prix season pretty strongly with NHK, and we discuss whether a perfect score will happen in ice dance this season, the pr...
NHK 2019: Men
24 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The final GP men's event of the season was a wild one, a roller coaster of emotions with GP Final dreams made and crushed. We discuss the guys who fou...
Rostelecom 2019: Men
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The men's event at Rostelecom was kind of a crazy one. We discuss why some of these skaters need to go home and really practice their jump math, why S...
Rostelecom 2019: Ladies
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There were some great skates from the ladies at Rostelecom as well as some disappointments, and we discuss our relief that Medvedeva was able to have ...
Rostelecom 2019: Ice Dance
17 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There were some strong free dances and a lot of rough rhythm dances at Rostelecom, and we get frustrated over Finnstep interruptions and twizzle conne...
Rostelecom 2019: Pairs
17 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The penultimate Grand Prix event of the season was a pretty strong one across all disciplines, but we begin with the pairs, a very exciting field with...
Cup Of China 2019: Pairs
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up our Cup of China recap with our highlight - the pairs! We gush once again about Sui and Han and their amazing free skate, discuss what can ...
Cup Of China 2019: Men
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The men at Cup of China had their ups and downs, and we discuss the full event, including our excitement over the amazing comeback of Han Yan, the guy...
Cup Of China 2019: Ladies
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our Cup of China recap with the ladies, which had a whole bunch of last minute replacements to make for a bit of a rough event. We discuss...
Cup Of China 2019: Ice Dance
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cup of China is back after a year off, and we begin our recap with dance, which went okay, but we still have things to gripe about. We discuss some ki...
Grand Prix France 2019: Ice Dance
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The dance event at this Grand Prix was an interesting one in a lot of ways, and we go into a lot of dance related tangents as we discuss the Finnstep'...
Grand Prix France 2019: Ladies
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies event at Grand Prix France was a mixed bag, but we were able to get excited about Kostornaia's win and a few other fun skates, and we discu...
Grand Prix France 2019: Pairs
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With the seeded pairs withdrawing, this was a wide open field for the remaining pairs, and we discuss how Russian pairs with amazing technical skills ...
Grand Prix France 2019: Men
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The third Grand Prix event of the season had a whole lot of ups and downs, particularly in the men's event, and we discuss the emotional roller coaste...
Skate Canada 2019: Men
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The men were the headline event for many at Skate Canada, and we recap the many ups and downs of the competition, including some amazing skates under ...
Skate Canada 2019: Ladies
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The women's jumping revolution was more than present at Skate Canada, and we discuss what Trusova is amazing at (and what she can still work on), the ...
Skate Canada 2019: Pairs
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There was a stacked pairs field at Skate Canada, and we recap all of it, including our excitement over the winners here (and their coach), why lifts i...
Skate Canada 2019: Ice Dance
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Skate Canada was home to a wild, unpredictable dance event this year, and we break down just how Gilles and Poirier were able to defeat Hubbell and Do...
Skate America 2019: Men
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up our Skate America recaps with the men, and discuss our excitement over Nathan Chen's programs and technical abilities (and why you should b...
Skate America 2019: Ice Dance
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our full break down of Skate America with the dance event, starting with the technical issue that shouldn't really have happened in the RD...
Skate America 2019: Pairs
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our Skate America recap with the pairs, and discuss how easy it is for a wonky throw technique to lead to injuries, the importance of a re...
Skate America 2019: Ladies
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Grand Prix season is officially here! We begin our Skate America recap with the ladies, and discuss how each of the Russian ladies handled the pre...
Finlandia 2019: Ladies And Ice Dance
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up our Finlandia recap with lots of excitement as we discuss Kostornaia's debut with amazing triple Axels and a super fun Twilight program, so...
Finlandia 2019: Pairs And Men
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the last Challenger event before the start of the Grand Prix, and we take a look at the new and debuting pairs who are ready to take on the world...