by Anne Calder | On-Ice Photos by Daphne Backman, Off-Ice Photos by Gina Capellazzi Since it’s early history, ice dance has emphasized technical, intricate footwork and deep edges. Over the…
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Photos by Yoriko Suzuki For the next entry in our New Team Series, we meet Jasmine Robertson & Chase Rohner, junior ice dancers who represent the United States. The team…
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For the next entry in our New Team Series, we meet Jane Calhoun & Mark Zheltyshev, junior ice dancers who represent the United States. The team won the 2026 U.S.…
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Photos by Robin Ritoss | Maria Bagdasarova contributed to this article. France’s Célina Fradji & Jean-Hans Fourneaux have been skating together for nearaly 10 years and are competing in their…
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by Maria Bagdasarova | On Ice Photos by Yoriko Suzuki Representing Georgia from 2023, Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin have emerged as one of the most improved ice dance teams…
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By Matteo Morelli | Photos courtesy of Louise Walden-Edwards Former British professional ice dancer Louise Walden-Edwards has launched her new book titled “The Ice Dream Sundays.” We spoke with her…
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by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman IDC spoke with Karen Li, James Zhu and their parents at the Lake Placid Championships in late July 2025. The Novice ice…
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by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Maggie Blackstone and Tait Light credit siblings for their figure skating genesis. Blackstone began skating in Birmingham, Alabama when she was four…
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by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman Recently at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, IDC spoke with Shira Ichilov & Mikhail Nosovitskiy, a new ice dance duo representing…
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by Anne Calder | Photos by Melanie Heaney The U.S. Figure Skating (USFS) National Solo Dance Final will be held from September 11-14 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The seed…
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by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Annelise Stapert (16) & Maxim Korotcov (17) partnered in 2018 and train in Leesburg, VA with Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, and Pierre…
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by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman The first Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships was held in 1933 and is the world’s longest-running ice dance competition. The event is…
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Coaching photo by Melanie Heaney The U.S. Figure Skating Solo Dance Subcommittee is proud to announce the creation of the Sasha Kirsanov Trophy, to be awarded annually to the winner…
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Welcome to IDC’s New Team Series! For this series, we interview athletes who entered the 2025-26 season in a new partnership, or debuted last season. In this interview, we meet…
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By Matteo Morelli As a new season starts, the ISU is busy gathering information to add to the skaters’ bios, capturing any relevant updates or changes to their skating career.…
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