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My Emotional Support Figure Skating Podcast

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A figure skating podcast that tells the story of how I went from casual Olympics viewer to die-hard fan in less than a week. If you had told me at the start of 2026 that I'd be making a podcast because a 21 year old who calls himself the Quad God and a roster of equally incredible humans changed my outlook on life, I would have called you insane. Yet, here we are. Expect hot takes, completely unqualified opinions, a lot of "I've watched this 20 times and I'm still not over it", and of course our emotional support figure skaters. This is for anyone who needs a little joy in their lives.

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Beyond Ilia, Amber and Alysa: The Olympic Moments That Wrecked Me, A Season 1 Finale Aug 14, 2026 00:28:50 Season 1 is wrapping up! And before we close the book on the 2026 Milan Olympics, there are so many moments and so many skaters I haven't gotten to talk about yet. This is that episode.(though, I'd be lying if I weren't to mention even more in the coming months... there really is just too much to cover lol)This episode is a love letter to the skaters who moved me beyond my fandom trife

The Alysa Liu Episode: The Comeback We'll Never Get Over Jul 25, 2026 00:25:00 This week I finally drop my Alysa Liu episode! You're welcome, David ;)Alysa Liu is one of the most decorated figure skaters in American history. She's also the reason I had a full "these youths and their crazy hair" moment during the Olympics. This is that story.We get into how I first discovered Alysa (spoiler, I had no idea who she was and I had thoughts about the hair) and th

Amber Glenn, Ilia Malinin, and The New Friendship Culture in Figure Skating Jul 8, 2026 00:21:20 Something shifted in figure skating. And I noticed it before I even knew it was a thing.This episode picks up where we left off with Amber Glenn, but instead of focusing on her individual story, we zoom out to the culture she's helping create around her. Because the friendship culture in figure skating right now is unlike anything the sport has seen before, and we need to talk about it.We start wi

The Amber Glenn Episode: Out, Proud, and Unstoppable Jun 29, 2026 00:25:22 This episode is for the LGBTQ family. And honestly, for anyone who has ever felt like they had to hide part of themselves to fit in.This week we're talking about Amber Glenn, three time U.S. national champion, Olympic gold medalist, and one of the most refreshing human beings in figure skating right now. And we are going to get into it.We talk about her journey to coming out as bisexual and pansex

The Ilia Malinin Episode Part 2: Resilience Looks Good on Him May 31, 2026 00:33:22 We're back for Part 2 of the Ilia Malinin deep dive, and this one hits different.We open with some math, bad math actually, because before we can talk about what happened at the Olympics, we need to establish exactly who we're dealing with and how many hours of work got him there. Spoiler: it's an unhinged number.Then we let Ilia himself set the tone. In his own words, from a recent appearance, he

The Ilia Malinin Episode Part 1: Be Unapologetically Yourself May 9, 2026 00:26:31 If you watched the 2026 Winter Olympics and found yourself completely unable to look away from a certain 21-year-old American figure skater, hi, same. This week we're diving into Part 1 of a two-part deep dive on Ilia Malinin, also known to the world as the Quad God, and I have a lot of feelings and opinions.We start at the beginning: how he grabbed my attention at the Olympics and wouldn't let go

Origin Story - Blame the Olympics For This May 2, 2026 00:21:07 It all started with an Xfinity upgrade. Truly the most unglamorous beginning to an origin story ever told, but the rest is good I promise.In the first episode of My Emotional Support Figure Skating, I take you back to where it all began — the 2026 Olympics, a free Peacock subscription I had no idea what to do with, and a childhood memory of watching pairs figure skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City

How A Peacock Subscription Ruined My Life (In The Best Way) May 1, 2026 00:03:23 A figure skating podcast that tells the story of how I went from casual Olympics viewer to die-hard fan in less than a week. If you had told me at the start of 2026 that I'd be making a podcast because a 21 year old who calls himself the Quad God and a roster of equally incredible humans changed my outlook on life, I would have called you insane. And yet, here we are. Expect hot takes, completely

My Emotional Support Figure Skating Podcast

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