Strictly Judging: A Figure Skating Fan Podcast

About Strictly Judging: A Figure Skating Fan Podcast

Welcome to Strictly Judging — the podcast where figure skating gets scored with no sugarcoating. Hosted by Patrick, we break down the latest competitions, analyze performances, and call it exactly as we see it — no politics, no fluff, just honest judging. From the Grand Prix circuit to the World Championships and the road to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, we cover every jump, spin, and throw. Expect bold takes, deep analysis, and the tough scores other shows are afraid to give.

Publisher

Patrick

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Aug 2025

Latest episode

20 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Nov 2025

   DEEP DIVE: The Olympic Race Entering Finlandia Trophy (Our Final Grand Prix!!!)

   In this action packed deep-dive episode, I begin by reviewing Skate America, taking a look at my live scores in comparison to the results, with all of my hot takes and how I did with my predictions. After, I debut my new Statistics Tracking Tool (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m8LMvrcXqHxDs1BHOHKE-XFciEZ61twD-2q_UD2UUNI/edit?usp=sharing) and do a deep-dive update on the race to the Olympics across each discipline, with special focus on the key American & Japanese battles. We look at it from all angles and numbers, and I provide my current predictions. We also discuss my current power rankings and Olympic Predictions, and end with a numbers deep-dive on the skaters competing this weekend at Finlandia Trophy. Who do I predict to win the medals in this all important final stop of the Grand Prix? Who do I see as the current Olympic Podium? You'll need to tune in to find out! And as always, you can ⁠View My Live Results Database⁠ (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_CplgeEEJepdlykNgUqal0aELus-USZz?usp=drive_link) which includes events I discuss live as well as other events I've judged this season. Don't forget to: 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, Amazon — wherever you get your skating podcasts 👍 Share, rate, or send it to someone already updating their Olympic podium predictions

2. 

   13 Nov 2025

   Skate America Predictions & Pre-Event Analysis

   In this weeks episode, I break down the fields for Skate America, and give my predictions for the Men, Women, Pairs, and Ice Dance. You can view my updated ⁠Olympic 2026 Prediction Tracker (Including Power Rankings) (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sT8Ku3PX4qm8lZt2ynmZHUQwJ16aIfN62iySLZK0kZk&usp=drive_copy). Next week will include more updates and a discussion about it on the podcast. So keep listening! And as always, you can View My Live Results Database (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_CplgeEEJepdlykNgUqal0aELus-USZz?usp=drive_link) which includes NHK Trophy, a Top 10 US Ice Dance Assessment, and a look at the Russian Grand Prix Women's Event that starred Adeliia Petrosian. We'll discuss all of this and more on the podcast next week! Enjoy Skate America! :)

3. 

   4 Nov 2025

   Olympic Power Rankings: Who’s Winning the 2026 Figure Skating Season after Skate Canada?

   This might be my favorite episode yet — a nearly 3-hour deep dive covering all four disciplines of figure skating as we look ahead to the 2026 Olympics. Go with it. You won’t regret it. In this episode, I debut my Olympic Power Rankings, breaking down the Top 10 in the world, plus the five closest challengers who could shake things up by February. Over 60 skaters and teams are discussed, along with an updated look at who’s actually most likely to be at the Games based on eligibility, citizenship, and federation movement. It’s my most fired-up episode yet — especially when it comes to dance. And yes, I had a total “oops” moment and forgot to cover Kevin Aymoz. He’s getting his full segment next week. - You can view my ⁠Current Olympic Prediction Tracker⁠ I discuss in the video here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E1GN4kLw0JqRqZQmYSoYNuOXxIUabB8LWkeMXncVz2E/edit?usp=drive_link- ). - View ⁠my live scoring result details from the Grand Prix Season here⁠ (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hStG0t4a8vCEwpIxMdxyQVkMqey_cX4P?usp=drive_link). We’ll keep tracking all of this for the rest of the season, because February 2026 will be here before we know it. Deep-Dive Coverage Includes: Women: Kaori Sakamoto 🇯🇵, Amber Glenn 🇺🇸, Adeliia Petrosian 🇷🇺, Alysa Liu 🇺🇸, Mone Chiba 🇯🇵, Ami Nakai 🇯🇵, Isabeau Levito 🇺🇸, Loena Hendrickx 🇧🇪, Jia Shin 🇰🇷, Chaeyeon Kim 🇰🇷 Men: Ilia Malinin 🇺🇸, Yuma Kagiyama 🇯🇵, Adam Siao Him Fa 🇫🇷, Daniel Grassl 🇮🇹, Mikhail Shaidorov 🇰🇿, Shun Sato 🇯🇵, Petr Gumennik 🇷🇺, Jason Brown 🇺🇸, Nika Egadze 🇬🇪, Junhwan Cha 🇰🇷 Pairs: Miura/Kihara 🇯🇵, Metelkina/Berulava 🇬🇪, Conti/Macii 🇮🇹, Hase/Volodin 🇩🇪, Stellato-Dudek/Deschamps 🇨🇦, Sui/Han 🇨🇳, Pavlova/Sviatchenko 🇭🇺, Kam/O’Shea 🇺🇸, Ghilardi/Ambrosini 🇮🇹, Nagaoka/Moriguchi 🇯🇵 Ice Dance: Fournier Beaudry/Cizeron 🇫🇷, Chock/Bates 🇺🇸, Fear/Gibson 🇬🇧, Gilles/Poirier 🇨🇦, Guignard/Fabbri 🇮🇹, Reed/Ambrulevicius 🇱🇹, Zingas/Kolesnik 🇺🇸, Lajoie/Lagha 🇨🇦, Carriera/Ponomarenko 🇺🇸, Smart/Dieck 🇪🇸 Unranked challengers are also in the mix — plenty of potential shakeups coming before the Games. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, or Amazon 📲 Follow @StrictlyJudging on Instagram 👍 Share, rate, or send it to someone already updating their Olympic podium predictions

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