Flutzes and Waxels Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
JGP Ljubljana 2018
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's the penultimate JGP event, and we had a lot of fantastic skates and JGP Final entrants to discuss. We break down all three disciplines and discus...
Japan Open 2018
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Japan Open is a weird competition, and this year's edition featured some ambitious program debuts, some rough skates from veterans, and a fantasti...
JGP Ostrava 2018 - Ladies And Pairs
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We finish our recap of JGP Ostrava with a discussion of some rare mistakes from Alena Kostornaia, how excited we are to see a non-Russian pair in the ...
JGP Ostrava 2018 - Men And Dance
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We break down the fifth Junior Grand Prix event by discussing how long it might be before we'll know which Junior men have made it into the final, how...
Nebelhorn Trophy 2018 - Men And Dance
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We complete our recap of the 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy with the Mens and Ice Dance events, and break down the insane difficulty of a triple Lutz - triple ...
Nebelhorn Trophy 2018 Paris And Ladies
30 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the first half of our #InternationalPodcastDay Nebelhorn Trophy recap, we break down a super tough ladies field, including Zagitova, and discuss ex...
Ondrej Nepela Trophy 2018
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We push through rough video quality and YouTube music blocks to recap the entirety of the Ondrej Nepela Trophy, including strange timing deductions, a...
Autumn Classic 2018 - Pairs And Dance
23 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up our in person coverage of the 2018 Autumn Classic with the smaller disciplines, and discuss how harrowing watching pairs in person is, odd ...
Autumn Classic 2018 - Men
23 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We have reached the 100th episode of the podcast! How fitting that it's about an event we attended, and the season debut of Yuzuru Hanyu! We discuss t...
Autumn Classic 2018 - Ladies
23 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our first in-person competition of the season was the 2018 Autumn Classic International, so we have a lot of thoughts about all of the disciplines! We...
JGP Richmond 2018 - Pairs And Ladies
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We complete our wrap-up of this crazy weekend of figure skating with the pairs and ladies events at JGP Richmond, including the importance of maintain...
JGP Richmond 2018 - Men And Dance
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The third competition taking place on this busy weekend of figure skating was the fourth JGP event in Richmond, BC. We break down the Ice Dance and Me...
US International Classic 2018 - Pairs And Ladies
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our discussion of this weekend's second competition with the Pairs and Ladies events, including our nervousness about lifts at altitude, o...
US International Classic 2018 - Dance And Men
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We break down the Ice Dance and Men's events of the second competition of the weekend, including the maturity needed to properly portray the Tango Rom...
Lombardia 2018 - Dance And Men
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
To wrap up our Lombardia recap of the Ice Dance and Men's events, we break down the importance and difficulty of free-leg extension in the Tango Roman...
Lombardia 2018 - Pairs And Ladies
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's a busy weekend of figure skating, but we're watching all of it! We begin recapping the Lombardia Trophy with pairs and ladies, and discuss a new ...
JGP Kaunas 2018
09 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We break down all three disciplines of the third Junior Grand Prix event in Kaunas, including Trusova's quad insanity, Torgashev's narrow victory and ...
JGP Linz 2018 - Pairs And Ladies
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We continue to break down the second Junior Grand Prix event of the season with pairs and ladies, including the cutthroat competition to earn a second...
JGP Linz 2018 - Men And Dance
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There were lots of streaming issues for the second Junior Grand Prix event of the season, but we try to discuss what we can about the men and ice danc...
JGP Bratislava 2018 - Dance And Men
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We continue recapping the first Junior Grand Prix event of the skating season with a break down of the men's and ice dance events. We discuss the diff...
JGP Bratislava 2018 - Pairs And Ladies
26 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The first Junior Grand Prix event of the skating season has just completed, and we're here to break it all down! We discuss Russian dominance in pairs...
2018 Asian Open
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The new figure skating season has begun! We begin with a discussion of Denis Ten's legacy and his sad passing, and follow with a breakdown of the firs...
2018 Grand Prix Assignments
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The 2018 Grand Prix series assignments have been announced, and we break down the newly formed Grand Prix Finland, possibilities for various TBD spots...
2018 ISU Congress Part 2
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We're back for part two of our breakdown of the 2018 ISU Congress, including discussions of how much limiting quad repetitions might affect men's skat...
2018 ISU Congress Part 1
10 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The 2018 ISU Congress has concluded, and we've waded through all of the documents to break down the details for you of all the figure skating related ...
2018 Stars On Ice/Dancing With The Stars
27 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We catch up on discussing some skating related shows this week, by breaking down the Canadian Stars on Ice tour and the figure skaters on the latest s...
2017/2018 Season's Best List: Ladies
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our last best of list, we break down this season's toughest category, the ladies. There were so many exceptional ladies this season, it was hard to...
2017/18 Season's Best List : Men
13 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For our next season's best list we take a look at the men. We break down our highlights from a somewhat rough season for the men, and discuss one of o...
2017/18 Season's Best List : Ice Dance
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our second best of the 2017/18 season wrap-up episodes, we break down our favourite ice dance programs of the season. We try to figure out just how...
2017/18 Season's Best List : Pairs
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of our year-end season's best lists, we break down our favourite pairs' programs of the 2017/18 season. We both have very different lists...
2018 Worlds Men
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our last competition recap of the season, we break down the roller coaster of a men's event at the world championships, including the last skates o...
2018 Worlds Ice Dance
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The 2018 World Championships had a very strongly skated ice dance event, and we break down the many up and coming teams jockeying for position in the ...
2018 Worlds Ladies
31 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies event at the 2018 World Championships was an unpredictable one, and we discuss our surprise at who was (and wasn't) on the podium, whether ...
2018 Worlds Pairs
31 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We are overwhelmed by the strength of pairs as an overall discipline in our recap of their last competition of the season, and we delve into how diffi...
Junior Worlds 2018 Men
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The men's event was full of ups and downs at the Junior World Championships, and we delve into the struggle for consistency among the junior men, our ...
Junior Worlds 2018 Ladies
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our coverage of the Junior World Championships we break down the ladies event, including Alexandra Trusova's history making quads. We revel...
Junior Worlds 2018 Pairs
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The pairs event saw a Russian sweep at these Junior World Championships, and we discuss the very young ages of most of the skaters in this event, how ...
Junior Worlds 2018 Ice Dance
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our first breakdown of the 2018 Junior World Championships we delve into the fantastic growth of ice dance in the junior ranks, and debate our favo...
2018 Olympics Gala And Wrap-Up
26 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Olympics are over, and we decided to take some time to review some of the performances from the Gala and wrap up the Olympics as a whole. Plus we ...
2018 Olympics Ladies Freeskate
24 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The final competition segment for figure skating was the ladies freeskate, and it was a roller coaster of emotions. We discuss the devastation of perf...
2018 Olympics Ladies Short Program
22 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Records were made and then broken in the 2018 Olympic ladies short program, and we discuss the confidence of the Russian ladies, a couple of personal ...
2018 Olympics Free Dance
22 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It was a record breaking free dance at the 2018 Olympics, with two amazing programs setting records by Virtue and Moir and Papadakis and Cizeron. We b...
2018 Olympics Short Dance
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The short dance at the 2018 Olympics was a dramatic nail-biter, and we grouse about avoiding wardrobe malfunctions, how pattern dances are assessed, a...
2018 Olympics Mens Freeskate
17 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The men's freeskate was a dramatic night of skating, and we were relieved that it was a stronger night of skating than in Sochi. We break down the ama...
2018 Olympics Men's Short Program
17 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The men's short program at the 2018 Olympics was a roller coaster, with both miraculous and disastrous skates. We break down as many of the men's shor...
2018 Olympics Pairs Freeskate
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Two Olympic events down, three to go! The pairs are all finished competing at this year's Olympics, and it certainly ended on a high for Aljona Savche...
2018 Olympics Pairs Short Program
15 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
So that pairs short program was amazing! The Olympics are in full swing and everyone is now in the running. We have almost only good things to say abo...
2018 Olympics Team Event (Day 3)
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Team Canada took Gold in a dramatic Day 3 of figure skating's team event at the Olympics, and we debate whether the Canadian men's gold medal curse is...
2018 Olympics Team Event (Day 2)
11 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Day 2 of figure skating's team event at the Olympics determined which countries will be fighting for the medals, and we break down all of the skates i...
2018 Olympics Team Event (Day 1)
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Olympics are finally here! We break down all of the skates from day 1 of the team event (including all of the men and pairs) and discuss the extre...
2018 Olympics Preview
04 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our last episode before the Olympics officially begin, we preview all of the figure skating events by breaking down our podium predictions and tryi...
Four Continents 2018 Men
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The men's event at Four Continents had the strongest field as a whole, and we discuss the Olympic podium worthy skates by the top two men, the flood o...
Four Continents 2018 Pairs
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The pairs field at Four Continents was small, but exciting. We get excited about the first ISU senior international medal for North Korea, the potenti...
Four Continents 2018 Ladies
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Japanese ladies conquered the podium at Four Continents and we break down their dominance at this event, as well as the resurgence of the South Ko...
Four Continents 2018 Ice Dance
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It was a field of a lot of newcomers in the dance event at Four Continents, and we discuss the surprise medalists, the growth of ice dance in Asia, an...
Europeans 2018 Ice Dance
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up our Europeans recap with the dance, which had one of the deepest fields of the whole competition. We have fantasies about perfect scores at...
Europeans 2018 Men
21 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The European Championships are always an interesting event. Headlined this year once again by Javier Fernandez, the men were overall pretty strong and...
Europeans 2018 Ladies
21 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In what was one of the most shocking events of the season, we have a new UNDEFEATED Russian lady battling for the number one spot at the Olympics. Wha...
Europeans 2018 Pairs
21 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With only 3 weeks to the Olympics, it is becoming less and less clear which teams stand the most chance of an Olympic medal, much less the OGM. Will o...
Canadian Nationals 2018 Ice Dance
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is an emotional one folks. Grab the tissues as we discuss Virtue and Moir's LAST NATIONALS. Also one of our favourite teams step up and take a su...
Canadian Nationals 2018 Ladies
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This year's 2018 ladies event was a little shocking, we're excited and sad big surprise, it's an Olympic season nationals). Also Ted Barton learned th...
Canadian Nationals 2018 Pairs
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's Canadian Nationals week! What could we possibly want more than 7 solid Canadian pairs? Plus title number 7 for Duhamel and Radford. This has been...
Canadian Nationals 2018 Men
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
So. Many. Emotions. This week has been bittersweet. So many staples in Canadian skating are moving on. This record setting/matching nationals for Patr...
US Nationals 2018 Ice Dance
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of what has been a roller coaster ride of emotions at US Nationals, we break down the Ice Dance, the event which has probably made u...
US Nationals 2018 Men
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The men's free skate at US nationals was a dramatic and contentious one. We break down what a tough decision the selection committee had on choosing t...
US Nationals 2018 Ladies
07 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There was a dynamic fight for three Olympic spots in the ladies event at US Nationals, and we break down the contentious decision made by the selectio...
US Nationals 2018 Pairs
07 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our first breakdown of the US national championships, we reveal breaking news of the US pairs' international assignments, and discuss myriad side-b...
Japanese Nationals 2017 Men & Ice Dance
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our last 2017 catch-up episode, we recap the Japanese nationals ice dance field and the growth of the discipline in Japan. Then, we break down the ...
Japanese Nationals 2017 Ladies and Pairs
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This year's Japanese nationals is a big one. With 30 ladies skaters and almost as many men, there's a lot to get through, but we tackle the best of th...
Russian Nationals 2017 Ladies
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Russian ladies are always exciting, maybe now more than ever. With a huge number of their top international competitors finishing outside the top ...
Russian Nationals 2017 Men
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Russian Nationals are always an exciting event, usually with a whole lot of upheval. There were a whole lot of highs and a whole lot of lows this year...
Russian Nationals 2017 Ice Dance
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our Russian Nationals coverage continues with the ice dance as we discuss a mid-program withdrawal, the importance of pattern dances in a team's devel...
Russian Nationals 2017 Pairs
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We begin our coverage of this season's national competitions with the pairs at Russian Nationals. Listen in as we gush over the top teams' crosscuts a...
Grand Prix Final 2017 Junior Ladies
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We saved the best for last! The Junior Ladies had a fantastic event at the Grand Prix Final and we revel in our awe of these young dynamos and discuss...
Grand Prix Final 2017 Junior Ice Dance
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We get a bit of a case of the giggles in our recap of the Junior Ice Dance event at the Grand Prix Final as we break down the evolution of the judging...
Grand Prix Final 2017 Junior Pairs
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We continue to be excited by the pairs discipline all the way down to the junior ranks in this episode, as we marvel over the strength of Russian and ...
Junior Grand Prix Final 2017 Junior Men
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Junior Grand Prix Final was almost as exciting as the seniors this year, and though the men were probably the least exciting of the bunch, they st...
Grand Prix Final 2017 Pairs
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
All of the events at this year's Grand Prix final were exciting, but the showdown in the pairs was a fun one, and the outcome was not exactly what we ...
Grand Prix Final 2017 Ice Dance
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The ultimate ice dance showdown! Not only was this the first matchup of the season between Virtue/Moir and Papadakis/Cizeron, this was also a mini US ...
Grand Prix Final 2017 Ladies
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With Evgenia Medvedeva missing, this was a nail-biter of a competition for the ladies at the Grand Prix Final. We discuss the importance of the triple...
Grand Prix Final 2017 Men
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It was an unusual field of men at the Grand Prix Final this year, and we break down the quad wars, the fight for the podium at US Nationals, and Shoma...
Skate America 2017 Ice Dance
07 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Before breaking down the ice dance event at Skate America, we delve into the breaking news about Russian participation in the Olympic games and what ...
Skate America 2017 Men
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The men's event at Skate America was a bit of a rough one to sit through. We delve deep into skating while injured, the state of Canadian men's figure...
Skate America 2017 Ladies
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies at Skate America shook things up on the podium in interesting ways, and we discuss the comebacks, the withdrawals, and the many nationals b...
NHK 2017 Pairs
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The grand prix in Japan is always a fun one. The crowd in Japan is always a great one, and the Pairs event this year was no exception, especially with...
GP France 2017 Ladies
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What is going on this Grand Prix season? Who's going to make it into the final after this showing? Time to break down the results of the ladies event ...
GP France 2017 Ice Dance
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With only one more stop on the Grand Prix circuit before the final, we break down the craziness that is ice dance. Who's got the best shot at winning ...
GP France 2017 Men
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's the second to last stop on the Grand Prix before the final. Did the men deliver? We break down the good, the bad, and the ugly from the men.
GP France 2017 Pairs
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the second to last stop on the Grand Prix, we break down the results of the pairs event and who is most likely to make the final at this point in t...
Skate America 2017 Pairs
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our first Skate America episode is the Pairs. We recap the least traumatic event of the weekend, and we break it down, skate by skate.
NHK 2017 Ladies
19 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies at this year's NHK Trophy provided an interesting insight into the potential future of ladies skating, this season and beyond. The return o...
NHK 2017 Ice Dance
19 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The ice dance event at NHK Trophy was another exciting and odd one. We break down the results, who's likely to make the GPF and where we think the sea...
NHK 2017- Men's Event
19 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode of our updated format. In an attempt to make the exporting process faster, we're bringing you four episodes for each event. ...
Cup of China 2017
19 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our (very much delayed) Cup of China episode. We talk Hanyu's injury at NHK, the results of the events at CoC and who's likely to make the GPF.
Skate Canada 2017
02 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week was our second Grand Prix of Figure Skating competition. This time in Regina Saskatchewan, Skate Canada International featured a number of s...
Rostelecom 2017
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The senior Grand Prix series is here! We discuss every entrant in all four disciplines at Rostelecom (and whether they skated as well as we predicted)...
JGP Minsk 2017
19 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we circle back to the fourth Junior Grand Prix competition in Minsk, Belarus to discuss the strength of the junior ladies, and also en...
Finlandia Trophy 2017
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The 2017 Finlandia Trophy was one of three events this past weekend, and the competition was tough. Our thoughts on the outcomes, the trajectories and...
Japan Open 2017
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The 2017 edition of the Japan Open provided some interesting head-to-head match-ups between skaters early on in the season. We break down all of the n...
Nebelhorn Trophy 2017
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nebelhorn Trophy 2017 was the final qualifying event for the 2018 Winter Olympics. We discuss the skating, the qualifiers, what that means for the tea...