Strictly Judging: A Figure Skating Fan Podcast

DEEP DIVE: The Olympic Race Entering Finlandia Trophy (Our Final Grand Prix!!!)

In this action packed deep-dive episode, I begin by reviewing Skate America, taking a look at my live scores in comparison to the results, with all of my hot takes and how I did with my predictions. After, I debut my new Statistics Tracking Tool [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m8LMvrcXqHxDs1BHOHKE-XFciEZ61twD-2q_UD2UUNI/edit?usp=sharing] and do a deep-dive update on the race to the Olympics across each discipline, with special focus on the key American & Japanese battles. We look at it from all angles and numbers, and I provide my current predictions. We also discuss my current power rankings and Olympic Predictions, and end with a numbers deep-dive on the skaters competing this weekend at Finlandia Trophy. Who do I predict to win the medals in this all important final stop of the Grand Prix? Who do I see as the current Olympic Podium? You'll need to tune in to find out! And as always, you can ⁠View My Live Results Database⁠ [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_CplgeEEJepdlykNgUqal0aELus-USZz?usp=drive_link] which includes events I discuss live as well as other events I've judged this season. Don't forget to: 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, Amazon — wherever you get your skating podcasts 👍 Share, rate, or send it to someone already updating their Olympic podium predictions

Skate America Predictions & Pre-Event Analysis

In this weeks episode, I break down the fields for Skate America, and give my predictions for the Men, Women, Pairs, and Ice Dance. You can view my updated ⁠Olympic 2026 Prediction Tracker (Including Power Rankings) [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sT8Ku3PX4qm8lZt2ynmZHUQwJ16aIfN62iySLZK0kZk&usp=drive_copy]. Next week will include more updates and a discussion about it on the podcast. So keep listening! And as always, you can View My Live Results Database [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_CplgeEEJepdlykNgUqal0aELus-USZz?usp=drive_link] which includes NHK Trophy, a Top 10 US Ice Dance Assessment, and a look at the Russian Grand Prix Women's Event that starred Adeliia Petrosian. We'll discuss all of this and more on the podcast next week! Enjoy Skate America! :)

Olympic Power Rankings: Who’s Winning the 2026 Figure Skating Season after Skate Canada?

This might be my favorite episode yet — a nearly 3-hour deep dive covering all four disciplines of figure skating as we look ahead to the 2026 Olympics. Go with it. You won’t regret it. In this episode, I debut my Olympic Power Rankings, breaking down the Top 10 in the world, plus the five closest challengers who could shake things up by February. Over 60 skaters and teams are discussed, along with an updated look at who’s actually most likely to be at the Games based on eligibility, citizenship, and federation movement. It’s my most fired-up episode yet — especially when it comes to dance. And yes, I had a total “oops” moment and forgot to cover Kevin Aymoz. He’s getting his full segment next week. - You can view my ⁠Current Olympic Prediction Tracker⁠ I discuss in the video here [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E1GN4kLw0JqRqZQmYSoYNuOXxIUabB8LWkeMXncVz2E/edit?usp=drive_link- ]. - View ⁠my live scoring result details from the Grand Prix Season here⁠ [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hStG0t4a8vCEwpIxMdxyQVkMqey_cX4P?usp=drive_link]. We’ll keep tracking all of this for the rest of the season, because February 2026 will be here before we know it. Deep-Dive Coverage Includes: Women: Kaori Sakamoto 🇯🇵, Amber Glenn 🇺🇸, Adeliia Petrosian 🇷🇺, Alysa Liu 🇺🇸, Mone Chiba 🇯🇵, Ami Nakai 🇯🇵, Isabeau Levito 🇺🇸, Loena Hendrickx 🇧🇪, Jia Shin 🇰🇷, Chaeyeon Kim 🇰🇷 Men: Ilia Malinin 🇺🇸, Yuma Kagiyama 🇯🇵, Adam Siao Him Fa 🇫🇷, Daniel Grassl 🇮🇹, Mikhail Shaidorov 🇰🇿, Shun Sato 🇯🇵, Petr Gumennik 🇷🇺, Jason Brown 🇺🇸, Nika Egadze 🇬🇪, Junhwan Cha 🇰🇷 Pairs: Miura/Kihara 🇯🇵, Metelkina/Berulava 🇬🇪, Conti/Macii 🇮🇹, Hase/Volodin 🇩🇪, Stellato-Dudek/Deschamps 🇨🇦, Sui/Han 🇨🇳, Pavlova/Sviatchenko 🇭🇺, Kam/O’Shea 🇺🇸, Ghilardi/Ambrosini 🇮🇹, Nagaoka/Moriguchi 🇯🇵 Ice Dance: Fournier Beaudry/Cizeron 🇫🇷, Chock/Bates 🇺🇸, Fear/Gibson 🇬🇧, Gilles/Poirier 🇨🇦, Guignard/Fabbri 🇮🇹, Reed/Ambrulevicius 🇱🇹, Zingas/Kolesnik 🇺🇸, Lajoie/Lagha 🇨🇦, Carriera/Ponomarenko 🇺🇸, Smart/Dieck 🇪🇸 Unranked challengers are also in the mix — plenty of potential shakeups coming before the Games. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, or Amazon 📲 Follow @StrictlyJudging on Instagram 👍 Share, rate, or send it to someone already updating their Olympic podium predictions

The Race for the Olympics: Who's In, Who's Out after Cup of China?

On this episode of Strictly Judging, I take a look at the Olympic Race after the Grand Prix of France and Cup of China. With 4 Grand Prix Events to go, where does the race to qualify stand? I look at the Race to Milano Cortina 2026 and name whom I think will be on the ice come February. The battles in the USA, Japan, France, Italy, Korea and more are all profiled. And stay tuned for next week, where I go a step further, announcing my Top 10 Power Rankings after Skate Canada (the halfway point of the Grand Prix!). We'll keep tracking all of this for the remainder of the season, until the Olympics... which will be here before we know it! - You can view my Current Olympic Prediction Tracker [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PBYzQxp3cFmbtnnbCmiKLirzsp36KQe7uA4RabyUfRM/edit?usp=drive_link] I discuss in the video by clicking on the link. - You can also view my live results from the Grand Prix of France & Cup of China here [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hStG0t4a8vCEwpIxMdxyQVkMqey_cX4P?usp=drive_link ]. Don't forget to: 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, Amazon — wherever you get your skating podcasts 📲 Follow @StrictlyJudging on Instagram for updates and extras 👍 Share, rate, or send it to someone already updating their Olympic podium predictions

Grand Prix de France: Predictions & Analysis (IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!)

I'm back for the Grand Prix! We kick off this week with the Grand Prix de France. A star-studded field, with Ilia Malinin (USA), Kaori Sakamoto (JPN), Miura & Kihara (JPN), Fear & Gibson (GBR), the big debut of Fournier Beaudry & Cizeron (FRA) at an international competition, and SO MANY MORE! Like seriously, I could type this description for the next hour.... But I'd rather you listen while I break down the fields, give my gold, silver, and bronze medal predictions (along with the angst and pain of how hard predicting is!), discuss recent skating events and their implicatiions, and obsess over who is (and isn't) going to the Olympics. All this week on Strictly Judging. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, Amazon — wherever you get your skating podcasts 📲 Follow @StrictlyJudging on Instagram for updates and extras 👍 Share, rate, or send it to someone already updating their Olympic podium predictions