This Week in Figure Skating, December 17-23, 2012

This week’s headlines:

Hanyu & Asada win at Japanese Nationals
Takahashi & Tran split
Weaver & Pojé confirm injury, concede only Canadian Nationals
2014 Canadian Nationals in Ottawa
Lipnitskaia & Shelepen out of Russian Nationals
ISU leaves minimums for Europeans as they are
Nationals also held in Italy, Germany, China, Hungary, Ukraine, & Austria
Joubert getting new long
Galindo & Nichol into U.S. Hall of Fame
Casts of Japanese Stars on Ice & Dancing on Ice announced