Spinning Out

***Spinning Out*** is an American drama Netflix original television series created by Samantha Stratton. The first season premiered on Netflix on January 1, 2020. In February 2020, the series was canceled after one season.

All the skating shown in the show is done by professional skating doubles, except of the skating done by Johnny Weir as Gabriel Richardson.

## Synopsis

*Spinning Out* follows Kat Baker (Kaya Scodelario), a talented, up-and-coming elite figure skater who’s ready to turn in her skates after a disastrous fall took her off the competition track. However, when she’s presented a second chance as a pair skater, she seizes the opportunity to continue her career and pairs up with talent pair skater and resident bad boy Justin (Evan Roderick). She soon realizes that in order to chase her skating dreams, she’ll have to overcome fractured family relationships, a rocky partnership, and personal demons that threaten to derail everything she’s worked for.

## Cast

### Main Characters

* Kaya Scodelario as Kat Baker
* January Jones as Carol Baker
* Willow Shields as Serena Baker
* Evan Roderick as Justin Davis
* David James Elliott as James Davis
* Sarah Wright Olsen as Mandy Davis
* Svetlana Efremova as Dasha Fedorova
* Amanda Zhou as Jenn Yu
* Mitchell Edwards as Marcus Holmes
* Kaitlyn Leeb as Leah Starnes
* Will Kemp as Mitch Saunders

### Recurring Characters

* Johnny Weir as Gabriel Richardson
* Jamie Champagne as Drew Davis
* Jon Champagne as Reid Davis
* Zahra Bentham as Alana
* Morgan Kelly as Reggie
* Oscar Hsu as Peter Yu
* Will Bowes as Brent Fisher
* Charlie Hewson as Dr. Parke
* Raven Dauda as Nancy Stevens
* Lindsey Connell as Linda
* Paula Boudreau as Mary-Ann
* Shauna MacDonald as Tatiana Ivanova

### Minor Characters

* Eli Brown as Dave
* Lucy Margey as Harley
* Shauna MacDonald as Tatiana
* Vinson Tran as Shawn
* Jane Lu as Gloria Yu
* Catherine Saindon as Natalie
* Portia Wei as Grandma Yu
* Jonathan Van Ness as Bruce
* Dylan Moscovitch as Jenn's coach

## Skating doubles

The *Spinning Out* actors can skate onto and off the ice, but the big tricks are being pulled by skating doubles.

Because this is a series about ice skating, the actors had to be trained to be on the ice in some capacity. Close up shots of them striking a pose, entering or exiting the rink, or skating a simple move are most likely real.

Two of the show's stars who are definitely doing all their own skating are Johnny Weir, who played Gabe, and Jonathan Van Ness, who played Bruce.

For Kat's character, there were needed three skating doubles; two for pair skating and one for regular skating

For Justin's partner where needed two skating doubles; one for pair skating and one for regural skating

All the other characters had one skating double

Marcus Holmes is a skier in the series, so he also needed a double

### **Skating doubles in the show**

* Dylan Moscovitch as Justin Skating Double
* Kim Deguise Léveillée as Serena Skating Double and Kat's Jumping double
* Michelle Long as Kat Skating Double
* Madeline Schizas as Leah Skating Double
* Evelyn Walsh as Kat Pairs Skating Double no.1
* Trennt Michaud as Justin Pairs Skating Double
* Lilika Zheng as Jenn Skating Double
* Elizabeth Putnam as Kat Pairs Skating Double no.2
* Emma Cullen as Young Carol Skate Double
* Mariah Elizabeth McCaw as Natalie Skating Double
* Chavis Brown as Marcus Ski Double

\*PS Justin's skating double also appeared as Jenn's coach in 2 episodes\*

## Promotional material

### Images

January Jones and Willow Shields as Carol and Serena BakerKaya Scodelario and Evan Roderick as Kat Baker and Justin DavisKaya Scodelario as Kat BakerEvan Roderick and David James Elliott as Justin and James DavisAmanda Zhou as Jenn YuSvetlana Efremova as Dasha Fedorova
### Videos

Spinning Out - Official Trailer - Netflix
## References

1. ↑ ‘Spinning Out’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season - Deadline

## External links

* *Spinning Out* on Netflix
* *Spinning Out* on IMDb
* *Spinning Out* on Wikipedia