by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss What happens in an Olympic Season when your country has two elite ice dance teams, but only one spot for the Games? Sara Hurtado & Kirill Khaliavin and Olivia Smart & Adrian…
by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss Figure skating’s oldest competition, the European Championships was first competed in 1891. Dick Button won gold in 1948 – the only non European to win the event. Coincidentally that was the final…
by Matteo Morelli | Photos by Robin Ritoss After hosting the event 12 years ago, Estonia welcomed back the European Championship to its capital, Tallinn. Tondiraba Ice Hall witnessed top quality skates and season bests from a lot of skaters,…
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman The Junior Ice Dance medal ceremony was held Wednesday evening. Since the Championship Rhythm Dance was not until Friday, I scheduled Thursday morning interviews. As I headed to the arena, snowflakes began…
by Melanie Heaney | Photos by Danielle Earl Following the conclusion of the senior-level events at the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships, the junior skaters took the ice for their championships. Skate Canada has flipped the schedule at Canadians once…
by Melanie Heaney | Photos by Danielle Earl At the recent Canadian Tire National Skating Championships, all eyes were on the top group of skaters, but plenty of interesting stories played out among the teams outside the medals. In general,…
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman In 1997 at the Nashville Championships, I watched 14-year fold Tara Lipinski upset reigning World Champion, Michelle Kwan. In ice dance Naomi Lang & Peter Tchernyshev made their Nationals debut and finished…