Manleywoman SkateCast

About Manleywoman SkateCast

The podcast for hardcore figure skating fans. In-depth ideas and analysis on the sport of figure skating from famous and influential people in the sport.

Publisher

Allison Manley

Category

health & fitness · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Mar 2007

Latest episode

20 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 96 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode #90: Mark Hanretty (Ice Skating)

   Host Manleywoman interviews ice skating commentator Mark Hanretty about his career, commentary insights, and skate camps.

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   14 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode #89: Tenley Albright (Ice Skating)

   February 2026 Figure Skating podcast. An interview with 1956 Olympic Champion Tenley Albright. She's the first American woman to win Olympic gold in figure skating (but don't forget she also won silver in 1952!). Hers is a remarkable story of overcoming polio to stand on top of the podium, and then continuing on to become both an acclaimed surgeon and one of the most accomplished ambassadors for figure skating. 44 minutes.

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   4 Jan 2026

   Episode #88: Alexa and Chris Knierim (Ice Skating)

   December 2025 Figure Skating podcast. An interview with American Pairs skaters Alexa and Chris Knierim. Together, they were 3-time National Champions and 2018 Olympic Bronze medalists in the Team Event. After Chris' retirement, Alexa paired up with Brandon Frazier to win two more National titles, Gold in the 2022 Olympic Team Event, and Gold at the 2022 World Championships. 1 hour, 28 minutes.

Inside a recent episode

Episode #90: Mark Hanretty (Ice Skating)

Published 20 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] 12. 12. So during those 12 seasons, you got to skate with actors, politicians, a pussycat doll singer and even a Paralympic sprinter. Yeah. How did you manage having to work with partners from such disparate backgrounds and some who could not skate at all? I think now, especially because I'm going to step out of that now and I can look back, you know, that job was just such an amazing life experience, understanding humans and different humans. And yet knowing that we're all sort of connected and the same, because I, as you mentioned, I skated with somebody who was blind, I skated with somebody who was, you know, an international sort of superstar with the Pussycat Dolls. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

38 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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