Articles & Interviews

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…

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…

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…

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.…

By Matteo Morelli Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck completed their second season after joining forces as a new partnership representing Spain. With both of them being experienced ice dancers, they…

by Daphne Backman On February 1, 2025, I received the heartbreaking news that Michelle Wojdyla had passed away. I’ve started this article so many times and had to stop, restart, scrap…

by Anne Calder Samantha Ritter & Daniel Brykalov represent Azerbaijan in senior ice dance. IDC recently spoke with the duo in Boston, USA where they made their debut at the…

Article and Photos by Matteo Morelli British ice dance legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have embarked on their last ever tour together. Torvill & Dean: Our Last Dance is…

By Matteo Morelli | Skating Photo by Yoriko Suzuki Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus have been representing Ireland for two years, having switched after seven seasons competing under the Canadian…

by Daphne Backman | Banner photo of Yang & Kay by Robin Ritoss Ice dance (and figure skating) is special. Throughout the past 25 years, my team and I have…

Photos by Yoriko Suzuki Welcome to IDC’s New Team Series! For this series, we interview athletes who entered the 2024-25 season in a new partnership, or debuted last season. In…

By Matteo Morelli | Awards photo by Robin Ritoss In their second season together, Noemi Maria Tali & Noah Lafornara are an Italian team that is achieving many important results.…

Photos by Melanie Heaney Welcome to IDC’s New Team Series! For this series, we interview athletes who will enter the upcoming 2024-25 season in a new partnership, or debuted last…

by Maria Bagdasarova | On-Ice Photos by Daphne Backman & Yoriko Suzuki Competing in their eighth senior season and 11th overall together, Canadians Marie-Jade Lauriault & Romain Le Gac continue…

By Matteo Morelli Darya Grimm & Michail Savitskiy are a junior ice dance team representing Germany. We met them at the Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France, talking about their…