The day is finally coming to a close. Having the chance to finally sit down and rest my feet and tune into the recap of the recent golf championships is really making this night quite nice. Oh and don’t forget…
Konnichiwa from Aichi! Saturday, Day #4 of our trip, and most importantly – Short Dance Day – has finally arrived. In a season with Latin rhythms and the Samba for the pattern dance, Short Dance Day becomes synonymous with the…
I’m here in the hotel lobby sitting with my coach Massimo Scalli and every morning we typically find one another at Starbucks sitting outside enjoying the beautiful weather. I don’t think they get bad weather here. Again, there is not…
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Robin Ritoss (on ice) & Melanie Hoyt (off ice) After a debut senior outing marked by a top five finish at U.S. Nationals and Four Continents Championships bronze, a first trip to the World…
Konnichiwa! It’s the end of our third day in Japan, and if Day #1 was about taking flight and Day #2 was about leaving the nest, then Day #3 would be best summarized as one of flying in formation. Like…
One could not ask for a more beautiful portrait and landscape. This being my first time here in Salt Lake City, I must say the mountains and the beautiful blue sky are truly one of a kind. Landing late last…
Hello from 30,000 feet! My name is Daniel Eaton, and I’ll be writing a blog this week while attending the U.S International Figure Skating Classic here in Salt Lake City, Utah. At this point, you’re probably wondering how the heck…
Konnichiwa! It’s the end of Day 2 for us (Thursday) and it was a day to become familiar with our surroundings, draw for our Short Dance skate order and practice on the competition surface. In other words, today we left…
U.S. ice dancers Elliana Pogrebinsky & Alex Benoit are sharing their Junior Grand Prix experience in Aichi, Japan with the ice-dance.com readers. This is Ellie Pogrebinsky and Alex Benoit sharing our experiences from our first JGP event together. We’ve decided…
by Laura Flagg | Photo by Melanie Hoyt The fourth event in the Junior Grand Prix series will begin later this week in Aichi, Japan. The roster includes 12 ice dance teams, including some coming off strong performance in earlier…