Articles & Interviews

Brooke Tufts Reflects on Successful Career

Photos by Melanie Heaney and Robin Ritoss In December 2025, Brooke Tufts announced her retirement from competitive ice dance via a post on her personal Instagram account. She won the…

Return of the Waltz!

by Anne Calder | Banner Photo by Liz Chastney Editor’s Note: There is something quietly powerful about a waltz in ice dance. Not the sweeping, anonymous ballroom sway of a…

Li & Zhu Carry the Dream Forward

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…

Getting to know Maggie Blackstone & Tait Light

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…

The Battle of the Swans

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…