The Rocker Skating Podcast

Recap: 2026 Junior World Championships

Jackie and Michelle recap all the action from the 2026 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, breaking down the standout skates and biggest storylines from the next generation of stars. They dive into Rio Nakata’s powerful, dominant performance to win the junior men’s title, Mao Shimada’s historic fourth straight Junior World title — her final junior appearance before moving to the senior circuit — Ava Kemp & Yohnatan Elizarov bringing their senior-level experience to capture the pairs crown, and Hana Maria Aboian & Daniil Veselukhin impressing in ice dance as they cap off an incredible season with the junior world title.

Preview: Junior World Championships

Whether you just fell in love with skating at the Olympics or you’ve been following the junior ranks for years, Jackie and Michelle are here to get you ready for the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. In this episode of The Rocker Skating Podcast, they break down what makes Junior Worlds so special, why it’s the perfect next stop for new fans fresh off the Olympic high, and which skaters longtime viewers have been watching rise through the ranks.

Yuna Aoki 青木祐奈: Rocker Skating Interview

2026 Four Continents Champion Yuna Aoki joins Jackie Wong on The Rocker Skating Podcast to reflect on her 2025–26 season — from a slow start to peaking at exactly the right moment to capture gold at the ISU Four Continents Championships. They talk about finding her stride late in the season, where her artistic inspiration comes from, and what shifted mentally and technically as she built toward that winning performance. Yuna also shares what it was like collaborating with choreographers Misha Ge and Alex Johnson, and what’s next after this season comes to a close.

Milan Olympics Recap: The Experience (Part 2)

Part 2 of the Milan Olympic recap is here, and this time the focus is on pairs and women — two events that delivered exactly the kind of drama, redemption arcs, technical flexes, and edge-of-your-seat free skates skating fans live for. Jackie and Michelle break down the biggest moments in both competitions: the lifts that made everyone nervous, the throws that paid off (and the ones that didn’t), the programs that built momentum all week, and the skates that completely shifted the podium conversation. They get into strategy, packaging, PCS debates, and what it actually felt like inside the arena when everything was unfolding in real time. To wrap it up, Jackie and Michelle each name their favorite programs of the entire Olympics — the skates that demand an immediate rewatch and will be referenced for the next four years.

Milan Olympics Recap: The Experience (part 1)

Jackie and Michelle are officially home from Milan — and yes, Michelle is back live on the mic. It’s time to start unpacking the Olympics… and there is absolutely no way this fits into one episode. This is Part 1 of our full Milan recap: the programs we can’t stop thinking about, the podium moments, the judging chaos, the practices, the atmosphere in the arena — and yes, the pins. So many pins. We’re breaking down what it felt like on the ground, what hit differently in person, and what we’re still debating now that the adrenaline has worn off (sort of).