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by Lynn Rutherford | Photos by Daphne Backman When Daniel Eaton hit town for the Lake Placid Ice Dance International in Norwood, Massachusetts in August, he was ready to rock. He and partner Yura Min had a rhythm dance set to Queen hits, and Eaton was doing his best...

Article & photos by Anne Calder Pictured: Manners with Lorraine McNamara & Anton Spiridonov Elena Novak and Alexei Kiliakov opened the Wheaton Ice Skating Academy in 2003. Seventeen years later, the directors, coaches and dancers relocated from Maryland to the...

by Anne Calder Leah Neset and Artem Markelov began their separate figure skating journeys over 6,000 miles apart, she in Minot, North Dakota and he in Volgograd, Russia. After partnering for less than a year, they placed sixth at the 2021 U.S. National Championships...

by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Heaney Isabella Flores and Dimitry Tsarevski were six and five when they began their skating journeys in different Colorado cities. As  14 year-old training mates, they skated together to help build each other’s partnering skills...

by Anne Calder Oona and Gage Brown were five and seven when they first stepped on the ice at a local Long Island skating rink. Their mother had registered them along with three older siblings in a homeschool group skating class. After attending their older sister’s...

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman and Michelle Wojdyla. Banner photo by Robin Ritoss “Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey. - Roy T. Bennett Ice dancers Elliana & Ethan Peal will...

While the COVID-19 pandemic has made this skating season much more complicated, Team IDC wanted to continue its tradition of highlighting new teams.  Jamie Fournier and Anthony Haddad are a new team that will represent Canada.   Tell us about your individual...

by Matteo Morelli \ Photos by Danielle Earl Jordan Cowan tells us how he managed to combine his passion for music, dance and videography, to create On Ice Perspectives, a platform that takes us on the ice through an immersive skating experience on video. Jordan, you...

Photo by David J ,Murray After its six-week national tour was cut short by COVID-19 shutdowns earlier this year, Maine-based Ice Dance International (IDI) returns with an hour-long online event, Touching the Human Spirit, featuring appearances by legendary dance and...

This week, we checked in with the new team of Lorraine McNamara & Anton Spiridonov who will make their Grand Prix debut at Skate America this week.  Tell us about your individual skating journeys? LM: I began skating just before I turned three years old. When I...