Free Dance by Laura Flagg The senior events of the competition started Thursday with the free dance. Caitlin Mallory and Brent Holdburg won in a very close, very tough competition. This is the beginning of the season for these teams,…
Free Dance Group A Reporting by Lynn Rutherford Talented sibling duo Maia & Alex Shibutani won the highly competitive Novice Free Dance A event with a clean and expressive performance to the haunting soundtrack of “Memoirs of a Geisha” (29.14…
Free Dance Group A Jessica Perino / William Avila Wore all black The music starts out with guitar and drums. He had a big leap in the start of the program. The beginning section of their program was highlighted with…
It is hard to believe that I stopped skating almost two years ago. So much has changed in my life since then. I am entering my second year at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond where I am studying mass…
I had been searching for a dance partner for some time when the opportunity came my way to skate with Ramil Sarkulov for Uzbekistan in 2003. Many of the available male skaters at the time in the US were…
Junior World Championships 2006 – Ljubljana, Slovenia Final Results — Protocols / Detailed scores: Compulsory Dance / Original Dance / Free Dance –> FPl. Name Nat. Points CD OD FD 1 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN 172.57 1…
Olympic Winter Games 2006 – Torino, Italy Final Results — Protocols / Detailed scores: Compulsory Dance / Original Dance / Free Dance –> FPl. Name Nat. Points CD OD FD 1 NAVKA Tatiana / KOSTOMAROV Roman RUS 200.64 2…
My life as a coach in the figure skating world is not quite as physical as it was when I was competing, but the mental aspect is just as grueling. I seem to keep my perfectionism in check, but I…
4 Continents Championships 2006 – Colorado Springs, USA Final Results — Protocols / Detailed scores: Compulsory Dance / Original Dance / Free Dance –> FPl. Name Nat. Points CD OD FD 1 Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO USA…