Davis & Smolkin making big strides for Georgia
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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New Team Series: Anna Mackenzie & Wesley Lockwood
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…
Championing Inclusivity: Louise Walden-Edwards Launches Her “The Ice Dream Sundays” Book
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…
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…
Getting to Know: Shira Ichilov & Michal Nosovitskiy
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…
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…
Stapert & Korotcov Embrace Fun, Power, and Emotion for JGP Debut
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…
Interviews: 2025 Lake Placid Edition
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…
Peal & Peal: A New Journey
by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman U.S. ice dancers Elliana Peal & Ethan Peal have made several recent changes in their lives. The siblings have moved to London,…
Sasha Kirsanov Trophy to debut at U.S. National Solo Dance Final
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…
New Team Series: Lily Wheelahan & Wolfe Jin
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…
My Hobby is to Read About Skaters’ Hobbies
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.…
Smart & Dieck: Building Momentum on Ice
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…
Remembering Michelle Wojdyla – Photographer, Mentor, Friend
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…