The Future of Figure Skating
Episodes
Eric Radford
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As he finishes his second term on the ISU Athletes Commission, Eric Radford joined me to talk about how skaters can use their voices to impact decisio...
Erica Rand
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Erica Rand has just published a new book called ‘Skating Away from the Binary’, which looks at our skating and our struggle to be allowed to compe...
Dr Ami Parekh
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Ami Parekh made history as the first skater to represent India at the World Championships. She now works as a physical medicine and rehabilitation ...
Jimmy Morgan
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy Morgan is a coach and choreographer and the co-Vice President of American Ice Theatre. Previously, he competed at the national level in pairs wi...
Trans Inclusion w/ Grace McKensie
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With transgender inclusion in sports being the target of intense political attacks, I was grateful to speak with an athlete who has been a leading voi...
Stéphane Lambiel & Christopher Trevisan
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Stéphane Lambiel is a two-time World Champion and the 2006 Olympic silver medalist. He continues to perform in shows around the world, ...
Jean-Luc Baker
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes My guest today is ice dancer and choreographer Jean-Luc Baker. With his partner Kaitlin Hawayak, Jean-Luc is the 2018 Four Continents Ch...
Louise Walden-Edwards
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes In this episode, Louise Walden-Edwards shares her journey of writing her first children's book, 'Ice Dream Sundays,' which aims to inspi...
Robin Cousins
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes My guest today is the 1980 Olympic Champion Robin Cousins. In his amateur competitive career, Robin won three world medals, a European t...
Evan Bates
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Evan Bates is an American ice dancer, and with his partner Madison Chock, is the three-time and reigning World Champion in ice dance. He...
Zabato Bebe
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Zabato Bebe is the skating choreographer for the ice shows at Phantasialand in Germany, where he also contributes to casting and finding...
Pooja Kalyan
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Pooja Kalyan is a former Team USA skater and current Brown University student. Pooja competed in the Junior Grand Prix in 2018, and at S...
Gary Beacom
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Gary Beacom is a 1984 Canadian Olympian who has continued to perform and compete for more than half a century to develop mastery through...
Natálie Taschlerová & Filip Taschler
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Czech sibling ice dance team Natalie Taschlerova and Filip Taschler have been skating together since 2017, and have placed as high as 8t...
Solène Mazingue & Olivia Oliver
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes In this episode, I spoke with two ice dancers who have become strong advocates for survivors of sexual assault. Soléne Mazingue is a tw...
Tarah Kayne
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Tarah Kayne is a retired competitive pair skater and a coach and choreographer. With her former partner Danny O’Shea, Tarah is the 201...
Gabriella Papadakis & Madison Hubbell
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Madison Hubbell and Gabriella Papadakis debuted their new professional partnership at Art on Ice 2025. I spoke to them backstage in Zuri...
Peter Grütter
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Peter Grütter competed representing Switzerland throughout the 1950s and 60s, including at the 1964 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck. ...
Khoudia Touré
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Khoudia Touré is a street dancer, choreographer, and performer from Senegal. In 2018, Khoudia was selected for the Rolex Mentor and Pro...
Drew Meekins
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Drew Meekins is a coach and choreographer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Together with Natalia Mishkuntenok he runs M&M pairs,...
Matteo Rizzo
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Episode 42 features an interview with 3-time European medalist Matteo Rizzo. We recorded in late July in Madesimo, Italy, where Matteo t...
Niko Cohen
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Niko Cohen has combined a background in theatrical costume design, and their passion for skating as an adult competer, to found Lavender...
Daniel Aggiano, Part II
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes This is part two of my conversation with coach and choreographer Daniel Aggiano. Daniel is passionate about expanding awareness of eatin...
S1E39 - Daniel Aggiano, Part I
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Daniel Aggiano is a coach and choreographer who is passionate about mental health and eating disorder awareness. He competed nationally ...
S1E38 - Elizabeth Ramsey (Team USA Athletes' Commission)
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Elizabeth Ramsey is the Executive Director of the Team USA Athletes Commission. Team USA is working toward a fully independent athletes'...
S1E37 - Ashley Cain
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Ashley Cain is a two-time U.S. champion in pairs and 2022 Olympian. In the last two years, she has been coaching, and touring with Disne...
S1E36 - Masculinity and Skating History w/ Mary Louise Adams
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes In 2010, Dr. Mary Louise Adams wrote one of the best books about figure skating that I’ve encountered, called "Artistic Impressio...
S1E35 - Maja Luther
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Maja Luther is a creative working in performative arts creating interdisciplinary work with ice, and working in figure skating, focusing...
S1E34 - Gabriela Papadakis
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes I’m so excited to bring you this conversation with Gabriella Papadakis. With her ice dance partner Guillaume Cizeron, Gabi is the 2022...
S1E33 - Sandra Bezic, Part 2
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Part 2 of my conversation with choreographer, director, and producer Sandra Bezic! We talked about the World Championships in Montreal a...
S1E32 - Sandra Bezic (Part I)
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Part 1 of my conversation with choreographer, director, and producer Sandra Bezic! With her brother Val, Sandra was a four-time Canadian...
S1E31 - Christine Brennan
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes My guest today is journalist and author Christine Brennan. Christine is a USA Today columnist and frequently appears on ABC, CNN, and PB...
S1E30 - Stopping Abuse in Sports
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes What will it take to end the crisis of abuse in sports? This issue has been reverberating in the skating world, as more survivors have c...
S1E29 - Anti-Doping System
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes A special conversation about the anti-doping system and how it is working (or not working) to support athletes. I'm joined by Meagan Duh...
S1E28 - Bruno Massot
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes This episode features Bruno Massot, the 2018 Olympic and World Champion in pairs. Bruno is now coaching full-time, and we spoke at the E...
S1E27 - Johanna Allik
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Johanna Allik is a former Estonian national team member in singles and ice dance and the co-founder of JIV Sport apparel company. She ha...
S1E26 - Contemporary Skating Alliance
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Joining me in conversation were Isabelle Ragnarsson of Ice Theatre of Stockholm, Kate McSwain of American Ice Theatre, Katja Grohmann of...
S1E25 - Jamal Othman
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Today's guest is Jamal Othman, the managing director for the Ice Academy of Montreal and Markey International Arts. Jamal was the 2009 S...
S1E24 - Philipp Tischendorf
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Philipp Tischendorf is a former competitive figure skater for Germany, a member of the Contemporary Skating Alliance, and an osteopath a...
S1E23 - Craig Buntin
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Artificial intelligence is impacting many industries, and sports is no exception. How can AI help figure skating judging be more accurat...
S1E22 - Special: Joan Ryan & Kaitlyn Weaver
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes This is a special episode, rebroadcasting the live discussion held on August 2nd with Anything GOE. We discussed the classic book Little...
S1E21 - Rob Koehler
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes What would it take to increase the power of figure skaters so they can influence the decisions that govern their sport? Where else in th...
S1E20 - Cathy Reed
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Today's guest is Cathy Reed. Cathy and her late brother Chris were seven-time Japanese national champions in ice dance and two-time Olym...
S1E19 - Talia Barrington
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Talia Barrington is a former competitive ice dancer and ballroom dancer and is currently a master's student at the NYU School of Journal...
S1E18 - Ryan Stevens
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Today’s guest is Ryan Stevens. Ryan is the author of three reference books about figure skating history and the fantastic resource tha...
S1E17 - Megan Williams-Stewart
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Today's guest today is Megan Williams-Stewart. Megan is a board member of the Diversify Ice Foundation, and is a strong advocate for inc...
S1E16 - Garrett Kling
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes This episode dives into the world of contemporary figure skating outside of the competitive realm. My guest is Garrett Kling, a professi...
S1E15 - Meagan Duhamel
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Meagan Duhamel is the 2018 Olympic Bronze medalist in pairs, and gold medalist in the team event. She and partner Eric Radford also won ...
S1E14 - Christopher Trevisan
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes My guest today is Christopher Trevisan. Chris is the Director of the Skating School of Switzerland, where he works alongside head coach ...
S1E13 - Rachael Flatt
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes TW: Eating Disorders. Today's guest is Rachael Flatt. Rachael was the 2008 World Junior Champion, and the 2010 US National Champion and ...
S1E12 - Andrew J Sass
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Today I’m joined by figure skater and author Andrew J Sass. Andrew’s first middle-grade novel, “Ana on the Edge” features a 12-y...
S1E11 - Kiira Korpi
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes I’m joined by Kiira Korpi for a conversation about positive coaching and mental health in figure skating. Kiira Korpi is a two-time Ol...
S1E10 - Asher Hill
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Welcome back to the Future of Figure Skating. My guest today is Asher Hill, who is a choreographer, commentator, and one of the founders...
S1E9 - Jackie Wong
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Jackie Wong of Rocker Skating has become a household name among figure skating fans as the go-to source for competition reports, live-tw...
S1E8 - Charlie White
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Today’s guest is the first Olympic champion I’ve had on the podcast - Charlie White! Charlie and his ice dance partner Meryl Davis...
S1E7 - Karina Manta
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes On this episode, I'm joined by author and professional skater Karina Manta. With her ice dance partner Joe Johnson, Karina competed inte...
S1E6 - Dr Tina Chen
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes In this episode, a conversation with Dr. Tina Chen, member of Skate Canada's Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee. ...
S1E5 - Dr Deborah King
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes There’s been increasing discussion of stress fractures, as skaters like Rika Kihira, Wakaba Higuchi, and Yuma Kagiama have struggled w...
S1E4 - Kirsten Moore-Towers
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Three-time Olympian Kirsten Moore-Towers is one of the most highly-decorated Canadian skaters of her generation. Kirsten has also been a...
S1E3 - Jeroen Prins
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes This episode is for the skating nerds - and for anyone who is curious about how judging works and how change is made at the ISU. My gue...
S1E2 - Maé Bérénice Méité
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Today's episode features six-time French champion Maé Bérénice Méité in a conversation about her new programs, race in skating, inj...
S1E1 - Kaitlyn Weaver
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode features two-time Olympian, Kaitlyn Weaver in a conversation about queer representation, building inclusive community, systemic change...
Introducing the Future of Figure Skating
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes This episode introduces the big question: How can figure skating be an inclusive, healthy, and joyful experience for all participants? ...