by Melanie Hoyt This week, 32 junior ice dance teams will descend upon Minsk, Belarus, to compete in the 2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Fortunately, the temperatures have stopped descending in Minsk. The deadly cold spell the plagued…
by Jacquelyn Thayer With the close results established after the short dance, the stage was certainly set for an exciting contest in the free dance. What may have been less anticipated was the degree and nature of that excitement. The…
2012 FOUR CONTINENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, USA February 7-12, 2012 Protocols: FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN 182.84 2 1 2 Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE USA 179.40 1…
Colorado Springs, CO – February 7-12, 2012 Photographs Short Dance Recap Free Dance Recap
Many wondered if the altitude of Colorado Springs would have a deleterious effect on the skaters competing at Four Continents. While a few athletes needed to catch their breaths post-program, perhaps the bigger challenge of the short dance event was…
That’s (finally) a Wrap! – Blog #4 by Melanie Hoyt Thursday, 09 February 2012 05:49 It took 16 days after arriving back in Chicago to get everything posted from Canadians. This might seem like an excessive amount of time, but…
Photo by Europe On Ice The last several weeks have been very busy in the skating world, with several national championships as well as the European Championships. IDC was lucky to have correspondents and/or photographers at all three. While Melanie…
by Jacquelyn Thayer As the home of U.S. Figure Skating, Colorado Springs, Colo., is a deservedly popular competition base. This week, it will host the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for the third time in a seven-year span. When…
TEAM INFORMATION: Country: Canada (CAN) Level: Senior Status: Eligible Club: CPA Loretteville / CPA Lames d’Argent Began Skating together: 2010 Coaches: Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Pascal Denis, R. Haguenauer Choreographers: Marie-France Dubreuil Training location: Montréal ATHLETE INFORMATION: Élisabeth…
2012 RUSSIAN JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – NOVOGORSK, RUSSIA Februrary 4-7, 2012 Protocols: FINAL: FPl. Name Points SD FD 1 Viktoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN 158.23 1 1 2 Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN 155.72 2 2 3 Valeria…