This week we speak to Kim from 'The Cutting Edge' Podcast, Nashville’s newest endeavour to bring ice dance and pairs news to the people as it happens. Kim speaks about her passion for figure skating and her will to bring ice dance and pairs into the lime-light. We chat about how figure skating is unrepresented in T.V coverage and problems that causes in inspiring the next generation and the future of the sport. The effort that Kim is putting into 'The Cutting Edge' podcast is impressive, as is her knowledge of ice dance and pairs, the skaters, the competitions and the judging system. Kim’s pas ..read more

This week we check out the ice skating scene in Turkey with Melis! Melis talks to us from Ankara in Turkey, telling us what it is like to be an adult ice skater in Turkey. With unique insight into what motivates people into beginning skating, through to just how addictive it is. Melis, like so many people, has found more than a pass time in ice skating. Her honest account of how ice skating can support mental health as well as adding to the social part of our lives is heartfelt and encouraging. In this episode we talk about how so often an encounter with an ice rink can inspire a full-time hob ..read more

This week we speak to figure skating coach and National Showcase treasure Jennifer Jones. Jennifer has held no fewer than 52 National showcase titles and who better to tell us about the world of U.S Figure Skating’s National Showcase. If you have never heard of this diamond in U.S Figure Skating’s collection of competitions, then you have a missed a treat. Jennifer gives us the grand tour of what is the artistic calendar date of the year, ever year, that is the National Showcase. As a time served skater, coach, makeup artist and arguably one of the longest attending competitors of the annual c ..read more

This debut podcast from Edea explains the phenomenon that has become Edea ice skates. From a humble family beginning, Edea has become a figure skating boot tour de force. We speak to Ilaria Ciotti directly from the Edea factory near Venice in Italy. Ilaria takes us through the incredible handmade journey of Edea ice skates and reveals the research and development that it takes to create a masterpiece ice skate.  This truly insightful conversation tells of how Edea looked at ice skates from scratch and identified the areas they could be improved in; they listened to ice skaters and the res ..read more

This debut podcast from Edea explains the phenomenon that has become Edea ice skates. From a humble family beginning, Edea has become a figure skating boot tour de force. We speak to Ilaria Ciotti directly from the Edea factory near Venice in Italy. Ilaria takes us through the incredible handmade journey of Edea ice skates and reveals the research and development that it takes to create a masterpiece ice skate.  This truly insightful conversation tells of how Edea looked at ice skates from scratch and identified the areas they could be improved in; they listened to ice skaters and the res ..read more

Title of episode: (Series 2 Episode 2) Nordic Ice Theatre – Figure skating at melting point Nordic Ice Theatre are back and as James Brown said so well ‘Papas got a brand new bag’ oh yeah. The Nordic theatrical figure skating company are back to test the artistic interpretation of story and music on ice once more. The thing we have all come love about Nordic Ice Theatre is that you never know what you are going to get. Małgorzata Osypińska (Margret) the Artistic Director of Nordic Ice Theatre walks us through their newest creation ‘Melting Point’ and how creating Melting Point has been another ..read more

This week Beate-Helene Andersen, coach and founder of the Bergen Umbrellas talks to us about synchronised figure skating (synchro).  The amazing story of the Bergen Umbrellas unfolds in this episode, as we find out how one persons idea to give passion to skaters, created a synchro skating team that has given back to her, as much as she gave to it. Beate-Helene very bravely ventured into the world of synchro knowing very little about synchronised figure skating, though an accomplished skater and coach herself, her move to form a synchronised skating team was a bold one. The most heart-warm ..read more

This week we welcome Sophie from Spiral Magazine for figure skating talk and the creation of Spiral Magazine out early next year. We discuss off ice training for figure skaters, off ice skates and training with British Ice Skating and the ISU. General ice skating chat and putting the world to rights. This weeks collaboration brings together ice dance, solo skating and difficulty of finding partners. So get yourself comfy for some chilled, unplanned ice skating chat.  ..read more

This episode explores the difficulties in choosing figure skates.  Knowing whether to buy Edea, Jackson, Risport or SP Teri etc can be difficult.  This episode gives valuable insight into buying ice skates that are great for you and offers 'how to' advise when trying on ice skate boots, more importantly, how to go about getting the right sizes of figure skate to try on. Also discussed is 'why are ire rinks cold all of a sudden' and a welcome to all figure skaters to the ice twizzle channel. Its great to have you on board the ice twizzle journey. For further information on all things ..read more

This week we talk adult figure skating with Chloe from the 'Figure it Out blog'. We all know as adult ice skaters, that skating is not always easy, but is ever challenging and plenty of fun. Sometimes knowing where to share your thoughts with like-minded individuals can be tough, especially with people on social media showing the best of their skating, it can be intimidating. That is where Chloe (of @Chloeonice_ Instagram fame) comes in, with her fresh new look at adult skating and a new Facebook group (figure it out group) come in. Chloe has created a virtual 'safe space' for adult skaters t ..read more