Merano, Italy Located within the mountains of the northern province of South Tyrol in Italy, Merano will serve as host for the second event of the 2008 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series starting on September 3. Famed for…
IDC: Caitlin, tell us about your journey to your new partnership. Last season, you had a brief partnership with Max Zavozin and now you will skate with Kristjan Rand for Estonia. Tell us how this all came about. CM:…
JUNIOR GRAND PRIX – COURCHEVEL, FRANCEAugust 27-30, 2008 More detailed results & protocols: FPl. Name Nat. Points CD OD FD 1 Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI USA 157.84 2 1 1 2 Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL CAN…
Courchevel, France August 27 marks the start of the 2008 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series. The first stop on the nine-country tour is Courchevel, France. After this event, the series crisscrosses the globe, going to Italy, Mexico, Czech…
Original Dance by Laura Fantarella Madison and Keiffer Hubbell This powerful team had a “big” program. They skate fast and close with big leg extensions. They reverse traditional elements; sometimes she is doing what the male skater typically does. They skated…
The 2008 Lake Placid Ice Dancing Championships began with the first-ever competition of the Finnstep, ice dancing’s newest compulsory. The dance was designed by 1995 world silver medalists Susanna Rahkamo & Petri Kokko and was modeled after their classic original…
Free Dance Group A Reported by Jim & Tammi McManus Team #1. Natalie Wojton/Michael Soyfer – interpreting very musical program as birds Started with a very nice combo spin, level 3. He was on 1 foot for the curve lift.…
Original Dance Group A by Melanie Hoyt Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello – “In the Mood” + “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” Cute program with great energy! Cannuscio & Lorello appear to “get” what this year’s theme is supposed to be…
Tell us how you started skating/ice dancing: What is it like for you, as siblings, to skate together? What do you like best about skating with your partner? Both: We started skating when we were about 6 and 7.…