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Hosted by lifelong figure skating fans Tony Wheeler and Thomas Vu, The Skating Session dives deep into the world of competitive figure skating with sharp analysis, historical context, and a millennial lens. From dissecting Grand Prix assignments to unpacking Olympic rule changes and iconic comebacks, Tony and Thomas bring decades of fandom and a critical eye to the ice. Whether you're a seasoned fan or a returning viewer from the golden age of the 90s, this show offers smart, opinionated, and informed commentary on the sport’s past, present, and future. Watch on Youtube!

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Kinoshita Cup, Return of Trusova, AIN Eligibity Status, DWTS

2026/09/08

Episode 3 of the season starts with a discussion on the ISU rescinding the neutral status of several AIN athletes. We then go into a full discussion of the Kinoshita Cup, including the return of Alexandra Trusova-Ignatova, Mao Shimada's senior international debut, and rundowns of all other disciplines. We also briefly chat about Amber Glenn and Dancing With the Stars, as well as the Bolero Cup and Junior Grand Prix Bangkok that also took place this weekend.

Special Episode: Interview with Kyvalya Kopparapu (IND)

2026/09/01

Tony interviews Kyvalva Kopparapu, who competed at his first ever Junior Grand Prix competition in Xi'An, and has only been figure skating for 3 months!

New Rules! Russia Is Back! JGP Thoughts, Kinoshita, Synchro9

2026/08/31

Episode 2 is here! Tony and Thomas discuss at length (and rant about) many of the new rule changes and program layout changes this season. We also discuss AIN/Russia being back in competition and their dominance in the first Junior Grand Prix event, as well as some of Tony's picks for favorite performances from the most recent JGP Riga. We briefly go over the stacked fields for this weekend's Kinoshita Cup, and synchronized skating is officially headed to the Olympics!

We're Back! 2027 Season Outlook; Off-Season News

2026/08/30

We're back! Our Season 3 premiere highlights all of the big off-season news, the early season news, what we've been up to, and what to look forward to in the 2027 season.

The Skating Session Live - 2026 World Championships Event Recap

2026/04/02

Tony and Thomas stream live about their experience at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague. They discuss the event, the fans, the skating, and even the controversial deduction for an illegal element that decided the bronze medal in Ice Dance. Watch us on Youtube!

LIVESTREAM - 2026 OLYMPICS Pairs & Women's Free Skate Review & Insight

2026/02/20

We streamed live and had some technical hiccups in the beginning. We also couldn't figure out how to end the live recording. We go over the Pairs Free Skate, and talk about our initial reactions to the fantastic Women's Competition. We talk about our Olympic experience in Milan, and answer some live chat questions! Watch us on Youtube!

2026 OLYMPIC GAMES Men’s Free & Pairs Short Review & Insights

2026/02/16

What was that men’s free skate? Tony and Thomas were in the arena and still haven’t recovered from it. We highlight that event (several days after the fact) and the pairs short program that started so wonderfully for the teams.

2026 OLYMPICS FREE DANCE Deep Dive & Aftermath

2026/02/12

Watch us on YouTube to watch the elements and see our breakdown! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwJgyvASRfwTony and Thomas watched the free dance and have A LOT of opinions. We recorded the programs so we could deep dive them and get down to who the winners should be. Who came out on top? Was it right? What does it say about the scoring system? See it all here, and as always share your thoughts whether we (or the technical panel & judges) got it wrong.

2026 OLYMPICS MENS SHORT PROGRAM Review & Insight (Live from Milan!)

2026/02/11

Tony and Thomas were gifted tickets to the men’s short program and recap the exciting night at the 2026 Olympic Games!

2026 OLYMPIC GAMES RHYTHM DANCE Insight & Thoughts (Live from Milan!)

2026/02/10

Tony and Thomas bought last-minute tickets to the rhythm dance here in Milan. Flooded with questions last night about the results, we finally got some sleep and are ready to take on the commentary. Enjoy!

2026 OLYMPIC GAMES - Team Event Day 2 Review & Strategy

2026/02/08

Tony and Thomas highlight day 2 of the team event and then have to go straight off into packing for Milan. Today featured the men's short program, confirmed the top 5 teams to the free skates, and began with the free dance. Shame on us for counting Canada out of making the final! Does anything change by Ilia Malinin announcing he will skate the free skate tomorrow? It's all here.

2026 OLYMPIC GAMES - Team Event Day 1 Review & Strategy

2026/02/07

Tony and Thomas highlight day 1 of the team event and the start of the 2026 Olympic Games! The rhythm dance, pairs short, and women's short are all completed and give us a bette glimpse into the 5 teams that will qualify to the free skates. Have our favorites for gold and bronze changes? Do countries need to rethink their teams? It's all here! Link to Download Scoring Spreadsheet: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1d5o7COnlGudxd742w0Sqg4rLEXQwI9mHWatch us go through it on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVNf4b61kn4

2026 Olympic Team Event Score Simulator & Overview

2026/02/03

Download the spreadsheet we used to try this on your own! 2026 Olympic Team Event Simulator by the Skating SessionTony and Thomas give you two videos in less than 24 hours! Today we go in depth with our own simulations of the 2026 Olympic figure skating team event, including our rationales, our most important segments to look out for, which skaters may be asked to do double-duty across both segments, and share our final point totals. Spoiler: we have different winners. Watch us on YouTube to see us do this live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCQxU60EqwU

Glitter & Gold Netflix Ice Dancing Documentary Review

2026/02/02

Tony and Thomas review the three-part Glitter & Gold documentary that was released on Netflix earlier today. The series features a look at Chock & Bates, Gilles & Poirier, and Fournier Beaudry & Cizeron and their push from the end of the 2025 season into the Grand Prix series of this Olympic year. We share our favorite moments, the confusion over the direction that the documentary was originally planned to go, question why it's left at only three episodes, and more. In case you missed the social media announcement, we also share our big news regarding the Olympics at the start!

2026 Four Continents Championships Competition Review & Insight

2026/01/25

Tony and Thomas review the 2026 Four Continents Championships. Some skaters are wild by skating here and then heading to the Olympic in less than two weeks! The most perfect result ever in the women's event? Maybe. The best use of PCS ever in an event? Definitely not. We review all of the disciplines giving a rundown of the top skaters. Tony is also trying to build up The Skating Session Instagram account, so please follow? Coming up after this, expect heavy coverage of the Olympic Games with new videos every single day!