Ice Time Podcast

Jack speaks with 2021 world silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama about winning the gold medal at the Youth Olympics, his impressions of Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno, the dynamic with his father as his coach, and his goals for the Beijing Olympics.

Jack and Vienna speak with legendary choreographer David Wilson about Skate Canada's decision to cancel the national championships, his thoughts on what makes Yuzuru Hanyu one of the greatest skaters ever, his work with Yuna Kim, how he is dealing with the pandemic, and much more.

Jack and Vienna speak with Aya Hatakawa about how she came to skate for Germany, her high-level coaching team, learning from watching Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno, which foreign skaters she admires, her future goals, and more.

Jack and Vienna speak with 2018 Japan junior champion Yuhana Yokoi about her first season as a senior, her thoughts about Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno, her first skating idol, what she loves about being a skater, and much more.

Jack and Vienna speak with 2018 world junior bronze medalist Mako Yamashita about the coming season, her thoughts on Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno, the favorite moment of her career, training overseas someday, and her future goals.

Jack and Vienna speak with American icon Peggy Fleming, the 1968 Olympic gold medalist and three-time world champion, about the Peggy Fleming Trophy, her storied career, Japanese skating, the skaters who reminded her of herself, and the state of the sport today.

Jack and Vienna speak with Daisuke Murakami about his potential return as an active skater for the United States, his work as a coach at a rink in Oregon, his time training with Nikolai Morozov and Frank Carroll, and the choreographer he would most like to work with.

Jack and Ayano speak with Japanese-American junior skater Hanna Harrell, who was fourth at the U.S. Championships in 2019, about her career, skaters who have inspired her, her dream to skate in Japan, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with veteran skating writer Akiko Tamura about her career, thoughts about two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu, experiences interviewing Shoma Uno, Daisuke Takahashi, Nathan Chen, Mao Asada and other skaters, plus much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with former world bronze medalist Tracy Wilson about her work with two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu, what makes the skating legend so special, how she, Brian Orser and Ghislain Briand divide up their duties, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with two-time world champion and two-time Olympian Miki Ando about her career, the evolution of the quadruple jump in women's skating, her current work, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with juniors Sena Miyake, Nana Araki and Moa Iwano about their programs and goals for the new season, the skaters they look up to, when they began skating, and more.

Jack and Ayano speak with juniors Tomoe Kawabata, Rion Sumiyoshi and Kao Miura about their programs and goals for the new season, the skaters they look up to, when they began skating, and more.

Jack and Ayano speak with juniors Yuma Kagiyama, Azusa Tanaka and Shun Sato about their programs and goals for the new season, the skaters they look up to, when they began skating, and more.

Jack and Ayano speak with juniors Yuna Aoki, Mana Kawabe (pictured) and Chisato Uramatsu about their programs and goals for the new season, the skaters they look up to, when they began skating, and more.

Jack and Ayano speak with world renowned coach Rafael Arutunian about Nathan Chen's plans ahead of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the incident involving Eun Soo Lim and Mariah Bell, Marin Honda's situation, his future plans, and much more.

Ayano speaks with top Japan junior Rinka Watanabe about her life in Vancouver, British Columbia, challenges she faces in skating, her favorite animations, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with world bronze medalist Vincent Zhou about his new sponsorship deal, his relationship with coach Mie Hamada, his programs for the coming season, balancing skating and college, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with world champion Nathan Chen about his relationship with Yuzuru Hanyu, his thoughts on Shoma Uno training with Eteri Tutberidze, Daisuke Takahashi’s comeback, his popularity in Japan, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with legendary skating writer Phil Hersh about Shoma Uno working with Eteri Tutberidze, Yuzuru Hanyu competing in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, Daisuke Takahashi's comeback, whether Brian Orser is a better coach than he was a skater, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with Rika Hongo about her new programs for the coming season, her training, life in Vancouver, Daisuke Takahashi's comeback, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with 2018 world champion Kaetlyn Osmond about her career, skating in the Olympics, her future plans, plus her thoughts about Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Daisuke Takahashi, Mao Asada, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with world bronze medalist Vincent Zhou about his successful season, his work with coach Mie Hamada, his career, and thoughts about Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno and Daisuke Takahashi. Then a brief interview with a special guest about the new movie "Ice King" about John Curry opening May 31 in Japan.

Jack and Ayano speak with Italian skaters Matteo Rizzo and Daniel Grassl, and French skater Adam Siao HIm Fa about this season, their careers, goals for the future, and thoughts about Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno.

Jack and Ayano speak with Elizaveta Tuktamysheva about her popularity in Japan, her triple axel, and her work with coach Alexei Mishin. Then they talk with Mie Hamada about her work with American skater Vincent Zhou.

Jack and Ayano speak with ISU Junior Grand Prix announcer Ted Barton. He discusses the recent world championships, the passion of Japanese skating fans, his thoughts on Yuzuru Hanyu, Daisuke Takahashi, Rika Kihira, Kaori Sakamoto, and much more.

Ayano speaks to three-time Olympian Michal Brezina about his long career, his thoughts on Yuzuru Hanyu, training with Nathan Chen, and more. Then Jack talks with top Japan juniors Koshiro Shimada, Tatsuya Tsuboi and Mitsuki Sumoto.

In an emergency edition of the Ice Time Podcast, Jack and Ayano speak with new world junior champion Tomoki Hiwatashi in Zagreb, Croatia. He talks about his stunning victory, his emotions on the triumph, and his path forward.

Jack and Ayano speak with top junior Moa Iwano about her career, training with Daisuke Takahashi, and more. Then they talk to rising choreographer Benoit Richaud about his work with Kaori Sakamoto and future plans for Japan.

Jack and Ayano speak with Jason Brown about training with Yuzuru Hanyu, his respect for Daisuke Takahashi and Mao Asada, his love for Japan, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with Daisuke Murakami about his friendship with Yuzuru Hanyu, his respect for Daisuke Takahashi, changing countries to compete for Japan, his new coaching career, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with jumping sensation Ayaka Hosoda about her stunning performance at the Japan Championships, how she began practicing the triple axel, her future in skating, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with Tomoki Hiwatashi about his 4th-place finish at the recent U.S. nationals, his highly successful career, his goal for the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with award-winning composer, pianist and violinist Jennifer Thomas about her joy of learning that Rika Kihira was using her music "A Beautiful Storm" for her free skate this season, her career. songwriting, and hopes of coming to Japan in the near future.

Jack and Ayano speak with legendary coach Shoichiro Tsuzuki about his long career, his work with two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu, how Japanese skating has evolved over the years, and much more.

Jack and Ayano speak with skating legend Emi Watanabe, Japan's first female world medalist and a two-time Olympian. She discusses her career, how skating has changed since she competed, gives her thoughts on Yuzuru Hanyu and Daisuke Takahashi, and much more.

Jack and Ayano have a brief interview with choreographer Misha Ge, discuss Yuna Shiraiwa's crowdfunding drive, respond to listener questions, talk about upcoming interviews, plus give an update on the Japan Intercollegiate Championships.

Jack and Ayano speak with prominent choreographer Benoit Richaud about his work with new national champion Kaori Sakamoto, his interaction with the legendary Daisuke Takahashi, the impact of Japan on skating, and his hopes for the future.