The Rocker Skating Podcast

Canadian pair champions Lia Pereira / Trennt Michaud round out our week of interviews before we head to the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships. They join Jackie Wong to reflect on their past four seasons, from coming in sixth at Worlds in their very first season together to having some dream Olympic performances in Milan.

Next up on our pre-World Championships interview extravaganza are 2022 Four Continents champions Caroline Green and Michael Parsons, who join Jackie Wong ahead of their third appearance at Worlds in Prague.We learn so much about their approach to skating and choreography, including the narrative of their free dance this season and how their programs and elements have evolved as the season has gone on. And it turns out, Caroline is quite adept at the puns.

It's the week before the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships, and not surprisingly, the withdrawals are still rolling in. Jackie is here to talk about who has opted out of Worlds and what the implications are, especially for qualifying Worlds spots for next season.

On the heels of their Olympic bronze and on their way to 13th World Figure Skating Championships together, Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier join Jackie Wong to reflect on their season.They talk about their third Olympics experience, having a camera crew document their past year for Netflix's Glitter and Gold, and why they wanted to finish their season at Worlds.

Fresh off their top 10 finish at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Spanish ice dancers Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck join Jackie Wong on The Rocker Skating Podcast to reflect on their Olympic experience, how they teamed up even though Olivia Smart was about to go on a British reality skating show, and how early disappointments as a team fueled them to become stronger and more innovative than ever.

“People think this was a game. This is serious.” - James Hernandez“This is life” - Anthony PonomarenkoDid you know that pin trading is its own alternative sport within the Olympics? We have three of figure skating's premiere pin connoisseurs - Madeline Schizas (Canada), James Hernandez (Great Britain), and Anthony Ponomarenko (United States). They may be from different countries, but they all had pin trading on their agendas in Milano Cortina

It's been a while, but Jackie and Michelle are back with a short News of the Week podcast to fill you in on, specifically, who's IN for the upcoming World Championships and who is OUT (...so far).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Jackie is back one final time from Milano to recap the final event of the Games — and these women did not disappoint.He breaks down a thrilling Olympic final, including Alysa Liu’s improbable gold-medal performance, Kaori Sakamoto’s push for silver, and Ami Nakai’s standout bronze, as well as skate after skate from women who crafted their own Olympic moment one triple jump at a time.

Jackie recaps all the drama and history from the Pairs event at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He breaks down how Miura and Kihara delivered one of the most memorable free skates of the Games — storming from fifth after the short program to claim Olympic gold and make history for Japan, walks through Metelkina and Berulava’s amazing silver medal performance — another milestone, as it became Georgia’s first Winter Olympic medal — and how Hase and Volodin fought their way onto the podium for bronze. Jackie also looks at how hometown favorites Conti and Macii skated in front of the Italian crowd, how the Americans Chan and Howe and Kam and O’Shea fared in the final standings, and Stellato’s inspiring return to the Olympic stage after her training setback. It’s all the results, reactions, and emotion from the pairs competition — plus what these performances mean for the sport going forward.

The women are ready to take center ice in Milan, and Jackie and Michelle break down everything you need to know heading into the Olympic event. From defending world powerhouse Kaori Sakamoto and Japan’s deep lineup with Ami Nakai and Mone Chiba, to Team USA contenders Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, and Isabeau Levito, plus home-ice hopes for Italy’s Lara Naki Gutmann and technical wildcard Adelia Petrosian — the field is stacked.Who’s peaking at the right time? Who could surprise? And where might chaos strike?

Jackie is back on the mic immediately following the shocking finale of the Olympic men’s event in Milan, trying to process what we all just watched. From an unexpected podium shake-up led by Mikhail Shaidorov winning GOLD, with Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato joining him on the podium, to heavy favorite Ilia Malinin falling all the way to eighth after leading the short program, it was case of classic Olympic-Level-Menning — brilliance, mistakes, and total unpredictability all in one event.

Jackie and Michelle are back with a full preview of the Olympic Pairs event on Rocker Skating Podcast, breaking down the storylines to know before the teams hit the ice in Milano-Cortina.They look at gold-medal favorites Miura and Kihara, whether Metelkina and Berulava can push into the title conversation, and how Hase and Volodin — along with home-crowd favorites Conti and Macii — could shake up the podium picture.Plus, the dramatic late twist for Canada as Deanna Stellato-Dudek is cleared to compete after a training accident threatened to derail their Games, and a look at whether Americans Kam and O’Shea can carry their late-season momentum onto the Olympic stage.

Jackie Wong is back fresh off the Free Dance recap the Ice Dance event at the Milan Games, where the final standings left many fans — and even fellow skaters — puzzled. France’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron claimed gold ahead of Madison Chock and Evan Bates, with Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier taking bronze (and notching the performance of the night. Cue the tears!). Jackie breaks down how the event unfolded, the scoring conversations coming out of the competition, and notable performances throughout the field — including strong home-ice skates from Guignard/Fabbri, a breakthrough showing from Zingas/Kolesnik, fan-favorite moments from Smart/Dieck, and Fear/Gibson falling out of medal contention in a dramatic free dance.

The first figure skating medals of the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics have been won, and yes, it came down to the very last skater. Jackie's back with the breakdown of all three days of competition, including Kam/O'Shea's heroics in the pairs event, Ilia Malinin's surprise 2nd place finish in the short program, and Amber Glenn's debut on Olympic ice.

It’s almost time for the men to take center ice in Milan — and you know what that means: maximum chaos potential. Jackie and Michelle dig into the contenders they keep coming back to — Ilia Malinin, Yuma Kagiyama, Shun Sato, and the men who might mix things up. Who will hold it together when Olympic pressure hits? … and will there be more positive or negative Menning?