About this episode

Jackie interviews ISU President Jae Youl Kim about athlete representation, prize money changes, and the future of competitions.

"Athletes are the heart and soul of the sport, and we need to recognize the amount of work that the athletes put in." On this episode of The Rocker Skating Podcast, Jackie sits down with International Skating Union President Jae Youl Kim at the 2026 ISU Congress to talk about the changes to prize money and future competitions, how proposed changes are being done and where athlete representation comes in, what he's looking forward to in the next Olympic cycle, and the ISU's current stance on athletes from Russia and Belarus.

People in this episode

Host: Jackie

Guest: Jae Youl Kim

Topics covered

• athlete representation
• prize money
• future competitions
• Olympic cycle
• ISU Congress
• athletes from Russia and Belarus

Keywords

• ISU
• Jae Youl Kim
• athlete representation
• prize money
• Olympic cycle
• 2026 ISU Congress
• Russia
• Belarus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Skating Union

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