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…
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The Montreal 2020 World Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which made the 2019 World gold medalists reigning champions until the 2021 event was held in Stockholm, Sweden. Due to…
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…
January 20, 2021 I love traveling. I love exploring new places and finding the best hidden-gem-type places to eat and getting lost in different cities. I rarely want to come home. But on Day 11 in the Las Vegas Nationals…
by Anne Calder | Photos by Melanie Heaney COVID-19 raised havoc with the 2019-2020 figure skating season. Rinks were closed, domestic and international competitions were canceled, and programs were choreographed via zoom. Coaches and students became creative in order to…
January 23, 2021 One day during the first week, I was video chatting with my toddler, and she held up a little Duplo figurine and said, “cowboy.” Cowboy?? I’d only been gone for a few days, and she’d already learned…
by Anne Calder | Photo by Jay Adeff (U.S. Figure Skating) The 2021 U.S. National Championships for the senior level was held January 9 -17 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Eleven ice dance couples competed virtually but…
January 18, 2021 Well, despite the reduced capacity at the event, the senior competition weekend still managed to feel like a whirlwind. I am grateful that U.S. Figure Skating was able to stage this event, and I have felt quite…
