The Rocker Skating Podcast brings you real-time, quality figure skating analysis from unapologetic skating nerds who live and breathe the sport. Hosted by insiders Jackie Wong and Michelle Ellis, we serve up sharp, smart commentary the moment the blades leave the ice. Just the insight you crave—whether you're a superfan or just skate-curious. Tune in for fast takes, fierce opinions, and the kind of deep knowledge only true skating geeks can bring.
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Rocker Daily: 2026 Skate Canada International Day 1
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The first day of the 2026 Skate Canada International is complete. Jackie has his quick recap and reactions from the men's and pairs short program and look ahead to Day 2
Oct 31 31 min
Shimada, Nakata make their big Grand Prix debuts: Skate Canada preview + Amber Glenn Week 7 on Dancing with the Stars
We are on to Kelowna for the second Grand Prix competition of the season, and it's Skate Canada International. Michelle and Jackie preview a competition that includes a c
Oct 28 1 h 03 min
Ami Nakai, Adam Siao Him Fa rack up more Grand Prix de France titles
The first Grand Prix event of the season is in the books! Michelle and Jackie talk all about Grand Prix de France. Ami Nakai won the women's event, Laurence Fournier Beau
Oct 26 1 h 58 min
Rocker Daily: 2026 Grand Prix de France Day 3
The competition is complete at Grand Prix de France. Jackie looks at the men's free skate and pairs free skate events on the last Rocker Daily of the weekend
Oct 25 17 min
Rocker Daily: 2026 Grand Prix de France Day 2
We finished a long day 2 of the 2026 Grand Prix de France is complete. Jackie has his quick recap and reactions from the free dance and women's free skate, plus he goes t
Oct 25 30 min
Rocker Daily: 2026 Grand Prix de France Day 1
The first day of the 2026 Grand Prix de France is complete. Jackie has his quick recap and reactions from the rhythm dance and women's short program and look ahead to Day
Oct 23 30 min
Ami Nakai back at GP France where it all started + Amber Glenn's best dance yet on Dancing with the Stars
It's Grand Prix time! Jackie and Michelle preview the first Grand Prix of the season - it's Grand Prix de France, where Olympic bronze medalist Ami Nakai got the ball rol
Oct 21 1 h 18 min
Budapest Trophy took us for a trip + Rocker Skating live Q&A
The week before the Grand Prix Series starts and the Challenger Series brought us its largest competition yet at Budapest Trophy. Jackie is solo today but will go through
Oct 19 2 h 03 min
[VIDEO] Interview with Emilea Zingas / Vadym Kolesnik
Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik went from outside shot at getting an Olympic spot last season to fifth at the Olympics and World bronze medalists. It was a transformatio
Oct 16 14 min
Previewing more debuts at Budapest Trophy + Amber Glenn and the samba
Amber Glenn does the samba this week in Super Bowl themed week on Dancing with the Stars! How did it all go? We will find out! And we will also talk about Ilia Malinin's
Oct 14 1 h 08 min
Ignatova and Dikidzhi shine at Denis Ten Memorial + more scoring craziness this week
Michelle and Jackie have a lot of thoughts about the scoring this weekend at Denis Ten Memorial - much like Trialeti Trophy last week. But Alexandra Ignatova (Trusova) an
Oct 12 2 h 04 min
Sasha Ignatova takes on Denis Ten Memorial + Amber Glenn dances Week 4 of Dancing with the Stars
This week's Denis Ten Memorial will be the best chance yet for Alexandra Ignatova (Trusova) to earn a Grand Prix alternate spot. She will be up against Dina Khusnutdinova
Oct 7 57 min
Trialeti Trophy, some great skating, and some brow-raising scoring + Tokyo Regionals and JGP Ljubljana
Trialeti Trophy was an interesting competition in many ways - big scores for Georgian skaters at home, Niina Petrokina battles Adeliia Petrosian in the women's event, and
Oct 5 1 h 53 min
Amber Glenn foxtrots to the #dwts lead + Trialeti Trophy & JGP Ljubljana preview
Michelle and Jackie preview this week's Trialeti Trophy and the sixth Junior Grand Prix of the season (Ljubljana). More AIN skaters, including Anastasia Mishina/Aleksandr
Sep 30 1 h 03 min
Mikhail Shaidorov in his first competition since winning the Olympics - Nepela Memorial and Nebelhorn super recap
The Challenger doubleheader did not disappoint. We saw the season debuts of a lot of skaters this weekend at Nebelhorn Trophy and Nepela Memorial. Christina Carreira / An
Sep 28 2 h 05 min
[VIDEO] Unboxing Season Retrospective 25/26 book with Danielle Earl: Rocker Skating Podcast Interview
Season Retrospective 25/26 just came out! (Go to https://store.rockerskating.com) Jackie talks to renowned figure skating photographer Danielle Earl, whose photography is
Sep 25 43 min
Amber Glenn underscored DWTS Week 2 + previewing Nebelhorn and Nepela Memorial
It's a double-Challenger week this week. Jackie and Michelle preview Nebelhorn Trophy and Nepela Memorial, both of which will feature World medalists in multiple discipli
Sep 23 1 h 13 min
Estonia has a great week at Lombardia Trophy, Amber Glenn debuts on Dancing with the Stars
Amber Glenn had her debut on Dancing with the Stars last week, and we are so excited! Plus, on regular skating news, Lombardia Trophy, Junior Grand Prix Ankara, and Russi
Sep 21 1 h 54 min
Interview with Mark Hanretty
Mark Hanretty has become a fixture on the commentary scene in international figure skating competitions. He and Ted Barton are halfway through another Junior Grand Prix s
Sep 17 30 min
Looking ahead to Lombardia, and new US pairs battle at John Nicks International
It was a light(er) weekend of skating, but there was still plenty of it, including John Nicks Pairs International and Tallinn Open, won by Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Ko
Sep 15 1 h 25 min
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Jackie and Michelle are the best figure-skating nerds out there! It’s hard to describe, but the podcast feels like figure-skating therapy and I show-up every Sun night. Thanks, Jackie, for everything you do for fans!
julie777779999999 · Sep 2026
Figure skating, as a judged sport, can be sometimes be inscrutable in its scoring. Jackie Wong and Michelle Ellis provide clear-eyed, detailed commentary, doing deep-dives into the rules, each skater’s techniques and programs. They pull back the veil and provide context on the trajectory of the skaters’ careers, the different countries’ federations, and the current competitive field. It’s great in this lead-up to the Olympics.
The Men are Menning · Dec 2025
I have always appreciated Jackie’s commentary and find it really soothing to listen to his analysis. But now I also enjoy Michelle so much!! I went back to listen to her four part dance lore and she is so funny and a joy to learn from. So grateful for this podcast!
meownisota · Nov 2025
Delighted to have Rocker Skating finally doing a podcast! I like the analysis and the brevity of the episodes. 2 criticism: Michelle needs to be conscientious about how many times she says, “mmm hmmm” while Jackie is talking. Apologies for pointing out but as a listener, it can be a bit grating. Also, when bringing up an issue like Alyssa Liu needing to change her program music for her Short, there’s a mention of the “body in the trunk” but no full context or explanation of what you were talking about. Had I not known what really happened, I would have been as frustrated as I am with other skating vlogs and podcasts. Please tell the whole story if you are going to bring up something “juicy” that happened in the sport.
AtomicWife · Oct 2025
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