I had the very good fortune to attend the NHK Trophy 2019 in Sapporo, Japan this year, which was held in the Makomanai Sekkisui Heim Ice Arena, and took the opportunity to visit a city and area in Japan I’ve been dying to visit for years.
Episode 44: Cultural Appropriation in Figure Skating - Transcript
Episode 43: Junior Grand Prix Final - Transcript
Ravings from the Rink: Internationaux de France 2019
French Fed™ strikes again.
As some of you may know, IDF is held in Grenoble, a city in the Southeast of France by the foot of the French Alps. Also known as a city with very little direct transport, which for someone as chaotically uncapable of simple day-to-day tasks without either making myself, or everyone who has ever came into contact with me, panic for my safety causes a lot of dramatic mishaps.
Episode 42: Grand Prix Final - Transcript
Interview - James Min
Interview - Holly Harris and Jason Chan
Jason, how did it feel switching from such a big federation like Canada to such a tiny one like Australia? Was it a bit daunting at first?
Jason: Yeah it was a big decision that I had to make but [when] I started skating with Holly I think we both knew that it was a good partnership that we were going to create. I think it was the right decision to make, it was worth it.
Interview - Kailani Craine
So figure skating is a pretty non-stereotypical sport here in Australia so in comparison what do you say is the most stereotypical Australian personality trait you have?
Personality trait...well I love...not very personality wise but I guess stereotypically I love Vegemite. And everyone goes "Why do you..? Why do you like it?"