Flutzes and Waxels Podcast

JGP Egna 2019

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The final JGP event of the season had some amazing skates and some surprise medalists, and we discuss the comfort of being able to compete in your hom...

Japan Open And Shanghai Trophy 2019

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There were two small invitationals this weekend, and we recap both the Japan Open and the brand new Shanghai Trophy in this episode. We discuss Trusov...

JGP Zagreb 2019: Ladies And Ice Dance

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

More JGP finalists were decided in the ladies and dance events here, and we recap two really strong winning skates that made it to the final in both d...

JGP Zagreb 2019: Pairs And Men

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're coming to the close of the JGP season, and this event solidified the pairs JGP finalists and some for the men. We discuss how wide open the pair...

Nebelhorn 2019: Men And Pairs

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The men at Nebelhorn were a bit of a mixed bag, and we discuss how some new seniors thrived while the others struggled a bit, but Nebelhorn also had t...

Nebelhorn 2019: Ladies And Ice Dance

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There was a lot of great skating this weekend at Nebelhorn, but also a lot of streaming issues. We discuss our excitement to actually see some of the ...

JGP Gdansk 2019: Pairs And Ladies

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We also saw really tough fields in pairs and ladies, and in the second half of our JGP Gdansk recap we discuss a terrifying botched twist, gush at len...

JGP Gdansk 2019: Men And Ice Dance

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The fifth JGP event in Gdansk was one of the toughest fields so far, and we discuss our awe over the excellent skates by the junior men, try to do JGP...

Ondrej Nepela Memorial 2019

22 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We continue recapping the weekend with the Ondrej Nepela Memorial, in spite of the less than stellar camera work at this event. We discuss devastating...

US International Classic 2019: Ladies And Ice Dance

22 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our discussion of the US International Classic with the ladies and ice dance events, and try to discuss some controversial program and cos...

US International Classic 2019: Pairs And Men

22 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This has been another weekend of skating insanity, and we begin our recaps with the men and pairs at the US International Classic. We discuss how hard...

JGP Chelyabinsk 2019: Men And Ice Dance

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We finally finish playing catch-up with last week's JGP event in Chelyabinsk and recap the men's and ice dance events. We discuss the many guys facing...

JGP Chelyabinsk 2019: Ladies And Pairs

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The fourth JGP event in Chelyabinsk, Russia showed the dominance of Russian junior skating, particularly in the ladies and pairs events. We are forced...

Lombardia Trophy 2019

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There were other competitions than just the Autumn Classic happening this weekend, and in this episode we play catch-up with the Lombardia Trophy! We ...

Autumn Classic 2019: Men

15 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Finally, we wrap up with the men, AKA the Kevin Aymoz special, in which we try in vain to eloquently express our adoration for Kevin and his new progr...

Autumn Classic 2019: Ladies

15 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our Autumn Classic recap with the ladies in which we lament missing seeing an amazing short program live for work, worry about the health ...

Autumn Classic 2019: Ice Dance

15 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We have returned home from Autumn Classic, so prepare yourself for a deluge of content! We begin with the small but mighty ice dance event, in which w...

JGP Riga 2019

08 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There was a ton of great skating at the third Junior Grand Prix event in Riga, Latvia, and we break down all three disciplines that competed! We discu...

JGP Lake Placid 2019: Men And Dance

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of our JGP Lake Placid recap we discuss the ice dance and the men, and assess the quads that were attempted in the men's event, discuss ou...

JGP Lake Placid 2019: Pairs And Ladies

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We attended the second JGP event in Lake Placid and it was a big one! In part one we discuss the pairs and ladies events, including our frustration wi...

JGP Courchevel 2019

25 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The 2019-2020 season is officially here! In this episode we recap the first junior grand prix event of the season and discuss the surprising lack of q...

2019 Minto Madness

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's the off season, but things are starting to happen in skating before the JGPs roll around, and in this episode we discuss a little bit of the skat...

Remembering Denis Ten's Best Programs

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As we approach the one year anniversary of Denis Ten's tragic and untimely death, we thought it would be fitting to remember him by rewatching some of...

2019 Grand Prix Assignments

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The assignments for the 2019 Grand Prix Series are out, and we take a deep dive into the lists, and discuss last minute withdrawals shaking up the lis...

2018 19 Season's Best List: Pairs

16 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In our final episode recapping the best of the best in figure skating, we recap our top pairs programs from this past season. We agree a lot, we talk...

2018/19 Seaon's Best List: Ladies

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We had very different lists for each of our top ten ladies programs of the season and we discuss a ton of programs, including the skaters with two inc...

2018/19 Season's Best List: Men

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our recap of our favourite programs of the last season with the men, and discuss how glad we were to have a tie for best program of the se...

2018/19 Season's Best List: Ice Dance

19 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This season has been a wild ride. There were some seriously rough times this season in ice dance, but we like to focus on the positives. So, we starte...

Stars On Ice Canada 2019

12 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Skating's off-season means it's time for our yearly trip to Stars on Ice Canada, and this year's Toronto show was full of nostalgia for us. We gush ov...

Help, I don't Understand Ice Dance! With Guest Patrick

05 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we spend TWO HOURS introducing our internet friend and yours, Patrick (@team_pdd) to the wacky world of ice dance, including all the rule ch...

Help, I Need Skating Music! With Guest Rob Colling

27 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's the off-season, and we're trying some new things, starting with our first ever podcast guest! You likely know our guest Rob Colling by his Twitte...

2019 World Team Trophy

14 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The season draws to a close with the World Team Trophy, and we test out a new way of recapping the event as we discuss Shoma Uno's crazy combination a...

2019 Worlds - Ice Dance

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The depth in ice dance was insane at this year's World Championships, and we try to break down the minute differences that decided who was on the podi...

2019 Worlds - Ladies

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The ladies event at the World Championships was a dramatic one in a variety of ways, and we consider whether a new era of quads and triple Axels has e...

2019 Worlds - Pairs

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The pairs event at the World Championships was yet another small but mighty event, and we use this opportunity to gush more about Sui and Han, about o...

2019 Worlds - Men

24 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The men closed out the competition at Worlds, and they did so with some fantastic skates, including consecutive world records. We discuss our awe with...

Junior Worlds 2019 - Ladies

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We conclude our recap of the Junior World Championships with the ladies, and we discuss how the Russian ladies have a whole lot of jump math to do whe...

Junior Worlds 2019 - Pairs

10 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There was a somewhat small field of pairs at the Junior World Championships, but lots to get excited about as we gush about just how strong the Russia...

Junior Worlds 2019 - Men

10 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Junior men's events are always volatile, and this year's Junior World Championship was no different. We try to explain why the short programs can be s...

Junior Worlds 2019 - Ice Dance

10 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We enjoyed ice dance the most out of all disciplines at the 2019 Junior World Championships, and we discuss one of our favourite dance programs of the...

Four Continents 2019 - Pairs

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There was a very small field at this pairs event, but loads to talk about as we gush some more about the genius of Sui and Han's free skate, lament th...

Four Continents 2019 - Men

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The men's event at Four Continents was one of the strongest of the season, and we discuss frustration over variations in tech calling, whether it's fa...

Four Continents 2019 - Ice Dance

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This ice dance event was one of the toughest fields of the season, and we break down the level issues in Hubbell and Donohue's free dance, try to pars...

Four Continents 2019 - Ladies

10 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There were lots of ups and downs in the Ladies event at the Four Continents Championships, and we break down Elizabet Tursynbaeva's quad Salchow, disc...

2019 Europeans - Ladies

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There were a number of surprises in the ladies event here, and we speculate on the exciting futures of Lindfors and Paganini, which Russian ladies mig...

2019 Europeans - Ice Dance

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There were a ton of amazing skates in dance at this year's European Championships, and we discuss how Papadakis and Cizeron have solidified their numb...

2019 Europeans - Men

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The men were a volatile bunch at this European Championships, and we discuss the amazing career and influence of Javier Fernandez, our dismay at the i...

2019 Europeans - Pairs

02 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The pairs event at this year's European Championships was small but mighty, and we discuss our love for James/Cipres and Tamara Moskvina, our exciteme...

2019 US Nationals - Men

02 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We had a lot of favourites competing in the men's event at US Nationals this year, and we break down our feelings about Vincent Zhou's and Jason Brown...

2019 US Nationals - Pairs

02 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The pairs were a volatile bunch here, and we discuss the lift struggles faced by many teams, the amazing comeback of Cain and LeDuc, and the difficult...

2019 US Nationals - Ice Dance

02 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our recap of US Nationals with the ice dance, the highlight event for us. We compare the strengths of the top two free dances here, gush o...

2019 US Nationals - Ladies

29 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We begin our recap of this crazy weekend of skating with the Ladies at US Nationals. We discuss how a clean triple Lutz could have changed the podium ...

2019 Canadian Nationals - Ice Dance

22 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We wrap up our Canadian Nationals recaps with the best discipline by far - the ice dance, junior and senior. We debate how the top three senior dance ...

2019 Canadian Nationals Men

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Any time there's an incredibly talented youngster in an event, there's going to be some disagreement about the rankings. Gogolev competed at his secon...

2019 Canadian Nationals Women

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Canadian ladies can sometimes be a little underwhelming, and without Kaetly Osmond, this was a different nationals, BUT there were still some grea...

2019 Canadian Nationals Pairs

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This was an intense week in figure skating. We break down the skates from our senior competitors (including some amazing up and comers). We also cover...

2019 South Korean And Chinese Nationals

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're doing an overview of two recent National competitions - both the South Korean and Chinese National Championships. We discuss how diff...

Japanese Nationals 2018 - Ladies And Pairs

02 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Japanese ladies had almost as strong a field as the Russian ladies, and we discuss the many amazing skates we saw at Japanese nationals this year....

Japanese Nationals 2018 - Men And Dance

02 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We begin our recap of this year's Japanese Nationals with the men, and discuss our favourite step sequence of the competition, the quad troubles a lot...

Russian Nationals 2018 - Men

31 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

And finally we recap the men of Russian Nationals, who had a very up and down event. We discuss our excitement over the return of Kovtun and his upcom...

Russian Nationals 2018 - Ice Dance

31 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We return from our Christmas break to discuss the rest of Russian Nationals, starting with the ice dance. We discuss how close we think it is between ...

2018 Russian Nationals - Pairs

23 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Russia has a history of producing some of the best ever pairs skaters, and the entrants in this year's nationals fit right in. We revel in seeing team...

2018 Russian Nationals - Ladies

23 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

National championships season is starting, and what better way to start our full recaps of national competitions than with the Russian ladies! This wa...

Golden Spin 2018

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We rewind a bit to look back on last week's Challenger event, the Golden spin of Zagreb, and discuss why it's vitally important for the ISU to have a ...

Grand Prix Final 2018 - Junior Pairs

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The junior pairs event at the Final was a preview of all the amazing teams to come at Russian nationals, and we discuss some of the best side by side ...

Grand Prix Final 2018 - Junior Ice Dance

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The junior dance event at the Final was a nailbiter, and we discuss just how close the top four teams were to each other and the title, the relative d...

Grand Prix Final 2018 - Junior Men

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The junior men at the Grand Prix Final had a pretty strong event, and we discuss our sadness over Pulkinen's rough free skate, our awe seeing Gogolev'...

Grand Prix Final 2018 - Junior Ladies

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The junior ladies were our most anticipated event of this Grand Prix Final, and they put on quite the show! We discuss our awe over the maturity of Ko...

Grand Prix Final 2018 Ice Dance

09 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There were a lot of new faces at the Grand Prix Final in ice dance, which led to an exciting competition. We discuss our feelings about the changes ma...

Grand Prix Final 2018 - Men

09 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With Hanyu missing due to injury, the men at the Grand Prix Final were all in an exciting fight for the podium, and we break down Brezina's resurgence...

Grand Prix Final 2018 - Pairs

09 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The senior pairs at the Grand Prix final had a lot of ups and downs, and we break down how James/Cipres can avoid short program throw issues that have...

Grand Prix Final 2018 - Ladies

09 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Grand Prix season is over! In our first of eight recaps of the final, we break down an intense senior ladies field, and discuss the consistency of...

2018 Grand Prix Final Preview

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this special preview episode we discuss both the Junior and Senior entrants in all four disciplines at the Grand Prix Final and break down the stre...

GP France 2018 - Ladies

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The last ladies event of the Grand Prix was a tight one, and we break down the possible benefit of Rika Kihira having a not totally clean skate, our a...

GP France 2018 - Pairs

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The results were wild and unpredictable in this last Grand Prix pairs event, and we break down the struggles both James and Cipres and Boikova and Koz...

GP France 2018 - Men

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The final men's event of the series was a dramatic one, and we break down the in-country battles between the French and Russian skaters here, how Jaso...

GP France 2018 - Ice Dance

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The final Grand Prix ice dance event was a stacked event with lots of ups and downs, and we break down just what makes Papadakis and Cizeron's element...

Rostelecom 2018 - Men

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We wrap up our discussion of Rostelecom with the men, including a lengthy discussion of Yuzuru Hanyu's injury and the importance of being patient in r...

Rostelecom 2018 - Ladies

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With the fifth grand prix competition completed, we begin our recap with a ladies field curtailed by withdrawals. We discuss how Samodurova and Yamash...

Rostelecom 2018 - Ice Dance

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This was a bit of weaker ice dance field than some we've seen, and we gripe about Tango Romantica levels and pattern interruptions, before looking on ...

Rostelecom 2018 - Pairs

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The pairs were a bit up and down, but we discuss confident skates from Tarasova/Morozov and Della Monica/Guarise, the resurgence of Ziegler/Kiefer wit...

NHK 2018 - Pairs

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There were a number of pairs skating back-to-back events at NHK, but it was a much stronger event overall. We break down the classical Russian and cla...

NHK 2018 - Men

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The men at NHK had a really rough week, and we break down all of the pops, falls, and under-rotations. We cover Shoma Uno's continued struggles with h...

NHK 2018 - Ice Dance

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With the withdrawal of Papadakis and Cizeron, this dance event was wide open, and we break down the continuing Tango Romantica issues faced by the maj...

NHK 2018 - Ladies

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We begin our recap of NHK 2018 with the strongest ladies event so far on the Grand Prix. We speculate on how Rika Kihira might handle the pressure of ...

GP Helsinki 2018 - Ice Dance

06 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our final recap for GP Helsinki is the ice dance, and we have a lot to talk about. We discuss our excitement over Stepanova and Bukin's new free dance...

GP Helsinki 2018 - Pairs

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The pairs at the first GP Helsinki were kind of a mess. Was it the ice? Just a bad day? Who knows entirely? We sure don't. There were definitely some ...

GP Helsinki 2018 - Ladies

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The ladies were definitely a mixed batch. There weren't a ton of amazing skates, but definitely a lot of good ones, but these ladies really shouldn't ...

GP Helsinki 2018 - Men

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This men's event had it all! The good, the bad and the ugly. We finally got to see Hanyu's 4T+3A sequence, we had great skates from Michal Brezina and...

Skate Canada 2018 - Men

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Skate Canada men's event was a really exciting one, and we have lots to say about different skaters' quad success rates, our excitement at seeing ...

Skate Canada 2018 - Pairs

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The pairs event at Skate Canada was much stronger at the top than last week's event, and we discuss how much we loved all of the top four teams, how J...

Skate Canada 2018 - Ice Dance

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our Skate Canada recap with our impressions of seeing the dance event live, including our dismay at how little the teams practiced their T...

Skate Canada 2018 - Ladies

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're home from Skate Canada, and have tons to discuss after watching all of the practices and events live in person! We start with the ladies, and di...

Skate America 2018 - Pairs

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our last discipline to cover from Skate America is the Pairs event, and we break down the emergence of new teams in the post-Olympic season, the diffi...

Skate America 2018 - Ladies

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There was a smaller field in the Skate America Ladies event than we had hoped for, but we discuss some really amazing programs, some disastrous ones, ...

Skate America 2018 - Men

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our recap of the first Grand Prix of the season with the Men's event at Skate America, and discuss how ill fitting costumes can detract fr...

Skate America 2018 - Ice Dance

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Grand Prix is officially here, and we break down the entirety of the first Ice Dance event of the series, including controversial skate colours, p...

JGP Yerevan 2018

14 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Junior Grand Prix season has come to an end, and we recap the emotional final competition, including how much stress skaters close to making the f...

Finlandia 2018 - Men And Dance

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We conclude our Finlandia recap with the Men and Ice Dance, and discuss random confetti explosions (and how to deal with them), the importance of long...

Finlandia 2018 - Pairs And Ladies

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We recap the last Challenger event before the Grand Prix, and discuss how hard it is to skate while sick, our excitement over Finland's female skaters...