by Melanie Hoyt | Photo by Robin Ritoss This weekend, skaters will take the ice for Finlandia Trophy, the fourth event in this year’s ISU Challenger Series. The event, held in Espoo, Finland, will feature 11 teams from nine countries…
This week, the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series heads to Zagreb, Croatia for its seventh and final stop. Eighteen teams representing 15 countries will take the ice with two slots at the Junior Grand Prix Final on…
Today was an awesome day! It started with more jamming out in the bathroom as Ellie and I got ready for our practice. Just like yesterday, after practice, we crashed and had extremely satisfying naps. When we woke up, we…
Hello again! Ellie and I woke up nice and EARLY because it’s competition day!!! When our alarms went off at 4 am we looked at each other in the dark and made dinosaur-like sounds as we stretched out. Getting ready…
Bratislava, SlovakiaOctober 1-3, 2015 Protocols: OVERALL FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER CAN 159.14 3 1 2 Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND GBR 156.22 2 2 3 Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI USA…
Logrono, SpainSeptember 30-October 3, 2015 Protocols: OVERALL FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC FRA 152.72 1 1 2 Betina POPOVA / Yuri VLASENKO RUS 150.94 2 2 3 Elliana POGREBINSKY /…
by Laura Flagg | Photo by Danielle Earl Eight ice dance teams will be competing in Bratislava, Slovakia this week at the Ondrej Nepela Trophy. Named for 1972 Olympic gold medalist Ondrej Nepela, the event has been held annually since…
by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss In 2013, two skaters pondered ending their careers. One lived in the USA and the other in Lithuania – oceans and landmasses apart. Taylor Tran had been training with her previous partner,…
I woke up this morning, and opened the window to see a beautiful sunrise over the town. After getting ready and eating a quick breakfast with the usual crew, we left for our practice! It was nice to get on…
Today was a great day! It began by finding out that breakfast in the hotel was already over, which led us outside into the beautiful city. Ellie and I walked for a few minutes through the busy streets and came…