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Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:22 pm**

Up next the free dance (and while it's going on the free dance will be starting at the US championships).
ISU YouTube link for the free dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IeEuYHf8U4

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2023 5:13 pm**

The Free Dance results

The overall result:

I'm sure many of us remember when these two were competing representing Italy (and her "death stares") - these days they are both successfully coaching (and she has a very busy stop watch in hand). In Espoo her team was on the top of the podium and his was in the bronze position

At the press conference

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2023 5:14 pm**

The link for the ISU YouTube live stream of the Exhibition Gala: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RBrk5SMshw

The Program for the Exhibition Gala for tomorrow

The detailed time & content schedule:

The traditional photos at the end of the Gala

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2023 5:37 pm**

Several countries earned additional spots for next year's European Championships (i.e. above the automatic 1 spot if they have skaters with the TES minimums)

Men -
3 Spots - France, Italy
2 Spots - Switzerland, Latvia, Georgia, Estonia, Sweden

Women -
3 Spots - Georgia, Belgium
2 Spots - Switzerland, Poland, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Germany

Pairs -
3 Spots - Italy, Germany
2 Spots - Hungary, France, Netherlands, Ukraine, Great Britain

Ice Dance -
3 Spots - Italy, Great Britain, France
2 Spots - Finland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Ukraine

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2023 7:51 pm**

Here's the man who provided all the excellent commentary from Espoo - I found his enthusiasm and knowledge excellent and his commentary not overwhelming. Informative but not overpowering the skating

Christopher ("Chris") Howarth is a British former competitive figure skater. He is the 1981 British national champion and competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, where he placed 15th in the Men's event. He is a commentator for British Eurosport, as well as a skating coach and assistant general manager at the Glacier Ice Arena,in Vernon Hills, Illinois. He has also worked for the Dutch Figure Skating Association.

You might remember his team-mate who took the gold in Lake Placid - a fella named Robin Cousins

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