JGP Ostrava Blog #3: Time to Samba!
It’s the middle of the afternoon here in Ostrava. The sun is out and it’s a beautiful day for many reasons. Our day started around 5:30 AM. After a not so good night sleep, I got ready and went at…
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JGP Ostrava Blog #2: First practice!
Hi, Me again…. I have that strange habit of stretching my long legs all over the place. In the middle of the night, I realized that one of my legs was actually on my roommate Lindsay’s bed! I didn’t wake…
JGP Ostrava Blog #1: Off to Ostrava!
Hi, my name is Christina Carreira. I’m a new member on Team USA. I have been skating with Anthony Ponomarenko since last April and we are very excited to participate in our first JGP!! We had a long but good…
Tough Field in Ostrava Promises an Exciting Event
by Laura Flagg | Photo by Robin Ritoss The third out of the seven Junior Grand Prix events starts this week in Ostrava, a city in the Czech Republic. This is Ostrava’s fifth JGP event in the past 14 years;…
Another Gold for Russia on JGP Circuit
by Daphne Backman Russia made it two in a row on this year’s Junior Grand Prix series when Daria Morozova & Mikhail Zhirnov took gold at the second JGP event, Ljubljana Cup in Slovenia, last weekend. Canada’s Brianna Delmaestro &…
Results – 2014 JGP Slovenia
Ljubljana, SloveniaAugust 27-30, 2014 PROTOCOLS: OVERALL: FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV RUS 131.54 1 3 2 Brianna DELMAESTRO / Timothy LUM CAN 131.30 2 2 3 Holly MOORE / Daniel KLABER…
Teamwork the Key for Whitley and Graham
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Skating Photos by Melanie Hoyt When free skaters Hannah Whitley and Elliott Graham were first paired in 2007 by coaches Azure-Dee Perkins and then-junior ice dancer Mitchell Islam, their teachers saw potential for a good match.…
JGP Slovenia: Secret Society Dinner
U.S. ice dancer Daniel Klaber is sharing his experiences from the Junior Grand Prix event in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Murder Park and Secret Society Dinner 48 hours ago we set out for the airport. Bags packed full of Cliff bars and…
Ljubljana,Slovenia hosts JGP #2
by Laura Flagg | Photo by Katie Weigel The second event in the Junior Grand Prix Series will take place this week in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where 14 ice dance teams will compete for medals and standing points. Americans Holly Moore…
JGP Courchevel: Final Day
Goodbye to Courchevel! I can’t believe that this is my final day in France. The week went by so fast and I had so much fun. Day 5 – Final day. For my final day in Courchevel, I had to…