the open skate of podcasts: a show for figure skating enthusiasts of all skill levels, recapping current events from this competitive season hosted by Meghan Kelleher and Neda Marie Valcheva
Get your Hyphy Burgers ready, nonbinary roommates, the time has come for Meghan and Neda to discuss the women's event at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Games! Featuring: a different kind of hustle, pro wrestler Alysa, Periodgate TM, and the metaphorical eyeliner and hair bleach. FOLLOW US the bird app @IceTeaPod @meghankelleher3 @NedaMarie @QuestLaidPlans instagram @IceTeaPod @NedaMarie…
Strap your stoats in to their improvised baby bjorns because in this episode Meghan and Neda are diving into one of the most chaotic events in the history of the sport: the men's single's competition at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games...AND everything that followed!! Featuring: two full weeks of curling, menning TWO (2 menning 2 furious), Aristotle's Poetics, Grandma Mean TM, messy…
In this very special ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE EXTRAVAGANZA, Meghan and Neda kick off their 2026 Winter Olympics coverage by freaking out about the Team Event. Featuring: Neda's newly unbroken ankle, age gap discourse somehow, and some very unhinged voice memos. FOLLOW US the bird app @IceTeaPod @meghankelleher3 @NedaMarie @QuestLaidPlans instagram @IceTeaPod @NedaMarie @n_iceskating SUPPORT US…
In this episode, Meghan and Neda recap all the chaos that was January 2026 in the world of figure skating, including US Nationals, Euros, and Four Continents. Featuring: Biblically accurate blade angels, protrusions, the dead parent police, and revenge dress skates. FOLLOW US the bird app @IceTeaPod @meghankelleher3 @NedaMarie @QuestLaidPlans instagram @IceTeaPod @NedaMarie @n_iceskating SUPPORT…
In this episode, Meghan and Neda triumphantly return from their unexpected injury hiatus and reminisce on the fever dream that was the end of 2025. Featuring: pathetic fallacy, zamboni snow, fan fiction, mysteries, a drag queen named Ruby Slippers, and Lenny Kravitz. FOLLOW US the bird app @IceTeaPod @meghankelleher3 @NedaMarie @QuestLaidPlans instagram @IceTeaPod @NedaMarie @n_iceskating SUPPORT…
In this episode, Meghan and Neda finish up their coverage of the regular Grand Prix season with Finlandia Trophy 2025. Featuring: a flat earth comprised entirely of ice, weddings, The Belengthening, the cold winds of the motherland, and the Kazuki Tomono Special TM. FOLLOW US the bird app @IceTeaPod @meghankelleher3 @NedaMarie @QuestLaidPlans instagram @IceTeaPod @NedaMarie @n_iceskating SUPPORT…
In this special DOUBLE episode, Meghan and Neda recap both NHK and Skate America 2025. In which Meghan's audio sounds a little crazy for parts of this but we did the best we could to bring you that hard hitting coverage you crave, featuring such unforgettable characters as Cypriot Grandpa, Gay Gollum, and Christopher Nolan. FOLLOW US the bird app @IceTeaPod @meghankelleher3 @NedaMarie…
In this episode, Meghan and Neda are joined by longtime friend of the pod, Canadian Correspondent Daniel, to chat about Skate Canada 2025! Featuring: Wikipedia, digital communications critique 101, and fake sports. FOLLOW US the bird app @IceTeaPod @meghankelleher3 @NedaMarie @QuestLaidPlans instagram @IceTeaPod @NedaMarie @n_iceskating SUPPORT US Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iceteapod Leave…
In this episode, Meghan and Neda recap Cup of China 2025 and also try to process the most unhinged costume reveal of all time. Featuring: gender neutral siblings of general disarray, low budget straight to VHS sequels, and legally distinct generic pandas. FOLLOW US the bird app @IceTeaPod @meghankelleher3 @NedaMarie @QuestLaidPlans instagram @IceTeaPod @NedaMarie @n_iceskating SUPPORT US Patreon:…
In this exciting season premiere, Neda and Meghan don't look back in anger but they DO look back on Angers and recap the first event of the 2025 GPS...which was weirdly the Grand Prix de France?? OK! Featuring: Lead waffle amnesia, starfish lunge, the disappointment of it being just two fingers, Quaker meeting, a pigeon named Patricia Kaas, and sensitivity to hamster culture. FOLLOW US the bird…
