Kite: And he couldn't go to the gym obviously so he was using chainsaws as weights-
Evie: and car batteries. Chainsaws and car batteries.
Kite: Never change, Keegan. Also, Keegan in a cowboy hat with that giant Canadian flag during the dance event was probably like the best thing that happened this weekend.
Kite: This is an episode about the four big national [championships] - Russian, Japanese, US, and Canadian. We're going to be focusing on the Russian and Japanese Nationals in particular but we are not going to be following our usual format of discussing the performances and the results and instead, we're going to be devoting this episode to assessing how these events coped with the COVID restrictions and the impact their actions, or inaction had on the skaters and the rest of the season.
Kat: Becs, I don't know about how you but I have really not watched a lot of figure skating at all this season.
Becs: I think this is the least figure skating I've watched in like a decade, almost. Granted there hasn't been as much, but even considering I didn't watch a single program until Cup of China, that's like a solid 8 months that I didn't watch figure skating.
Montreal is a wonderful city with so many fun activities, great food, and amazing views! Montreal is also the home to the ever so growing Ice Dance Academy (formerly known as Gadbois). In this article, we will be sharing some of the recommendations given to us by ice dancer Lilah Fear who trains in Montreal, and our resident ITL Montreal local Gabb!
Kat: When I saw this fluff piece or something, and she was talking about how like Yuna would give her tips on training or would help her and like talk to her because she's like one of her idols and it just really felt like a full-circle moment. This was like, I don't know how many years ago now, but it was really, really nice to see because Young is Yuna's legacy. It's the impact that she had on ladies’ figure skating in Korea.
Karly: Today we have a guest host!
Aly: Hi I'm Aly Wein, and I'm the founder and editor of Edges of Glory. I'm so honored to be cohosting In The Loop this week with my girl Karly.
Karly: Yay welcome Aly!
Aly: Thank you! It's so surreal.
Karly: Seriously, I've been looking forward to this recording for weeks because we've had Aly on standby for an episode. You were at Canadian Nationals so it's perfect for you to host this episode.
