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Grassl to meet the Pope “..... then I have something really exciting coming up: on the 9th of April I’ll be meeting the Pope. A couple of Italian athletes, some of the medalists will be invited to the Vatican. I’m so excited about that. I was also told that he actually watched my performance...

Tech panel for Worlds is Julia Rey (USA), Marie Bowness (Canada) and Fabrizio Pedrazzini (Italy) Referee is Janet Coton (Great Britain). Rey called at Four Continents and NHK Trophy Bowness was at GPF France Pedrazzini was at Finlandia Trophy (and JGP Abu Dhabi and Lake Placid International)...

indeed, a couple of weeks ago, I think I wrote in the general Ice Dance thread that I thought it was a potential retirement team given the age and that they were stagnating.

Manni/Rhotlisberger switch to Barbara Fusar-Poli and...Charlie White https://www.instagram.com/p/DWOgFrtiuKD/?img_index=1

Team for next week's Worlds confirmed Grassl, Frangipani, Gutmann, Caldara/Maglio, Manni/Rothlisberger, Paolino/Tuba Judges (Women and Pairs) will be Buttarelli and Orlandini https://www.fisg.it/summon/?id=2757 Skaters in uniform Spring 2026 edition...for the 209th anniversary of the prison...

Pre-Game interview with the Dutch officials (Prins and Nicole van Gerwen – Maas) https://www-schaatsen-nl.translate.goog/nieuws/je-hoopt-op-perfectie-dat-je-een-tien-mag-uitdelen/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=it&_x_tr_pto=wapp Some snippets What are you most looking forward to in Milan...

yes, it is an interview given to those who pay them a monthly salary.

Tech panel for Junior Worlds TC: John Millier (USA) TS: Roxane Petetin (France) and Marie-Louise Gijtenbeek (Netherlands) Petetin was at Ice Dance Dorecht, JGP Varese, JGP Bangkok Gijtenbeek was at Ice Dance Dorecht, JGP Ankara, Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, Trialeti Trophy, Challenge...

Technical note of the week: Memola dyed his hair platinum blonde.

You need to be an ISU judge, technical controller or technical specialist to stand for one the 4 elected positions.

I fear she will withdraw. I see she is not even a Sub for Senior Worlds (Joos and Piredda are).

12 March 2026: Deadline for submission of nominations for ISU positions to be elected at 2026 Congress, including chair and membership of technical committees Any rumors on if someone is challenging Rettstatt? Selby and Wolter are age-limited. So there should be at least 2 new members in the IDTC.

When looked component by component, the ordinals in the Men FS appear all over the place for many. Just like the skating that evening.

The spectacle taken out of context was fine and even good in some parts. However, it did not really fit the context (being the closing ceremony).

Cizeron and Laurence again in the last montage. But I think this one is only on Italian TV