Skating Siblings #2: Caroline & Gordon Green
by Daphne Backman For Caroline & Gordon Green, skating runs in the family. Their father, Richard Green, loved to skate as a child in upstate New York, and he wanted…
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O’Brien and Merriman Ready For A Successful Olympic Season
by Ashli Meynert | On-Ice Photo by Robin Ritoss/Off-Ice Photo Courtesy of O’Brien & Merriman Danielle O’Brien & Gregory Merriman have been through quite a few ups and downs during…
Top 10 Ways to Fuel Your Body through Healthy Eating
by Christina Chitwood | Photos by Chea Hutton Chitwood and David PatersonAs part of a new, ongoing series, Christina Chitwood, a personal trainer and former ice dancer, will be sharing her…
Paul and Islam Make a Home in Detroit
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Melanie Hoyt After the competitive struggles of recent seasons, including a disappointing fourth-place finish at January’s Canadian Figure Skating Championships after an unfortunate fall,…
ISU Releases TES Requirements for 2014 ISU Championships & Winter Olympic Games
On June 18, the International Skating Union released Communication #1797 which contained decisions of the ISU Council at their June 7-9, 2013 meeting in Vienna, Austria. At this meeting, they…
Breaking It Down: Finnstep & Quickstep
At their 2010 congress, the International Skating Union approved the elimination of two competitions phases (compulsory dance and original dance) in favor of creating a new ‘short dance’, thus reducing…
Skate Canada Announces 2013-2014 National Team
Skate Canada announced it’s 2013-14 National team earlier today. To be named to the National Team a skater must finish in the top five in senior singles, pair and ice…
ISU Releases Assignments for 2013/14 Grand Prix Series
Earlier today, the International Skating Union (ISU) released the names of the skaters and teams who will compete in the 2013/14 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series. With the number…
Sisterhood Central to Success for Cannuscios
by Jacquelyn Thayer For sisters Isabella and Anastasia Cannuscio, skating has been a family affair from day one, as Isabella recalls. “We started skating when my aunt took both of…
The Impact of the New ISU Minimum TES on the 2013 World Championships and Beyond
by Katerina Tetzloff As the World Figure Skating Championships return to Canada this week, 29 ice dance teams will take the ice to compete, nine fewer than at last year’s…
ISU Releases 2013/14 Technical Requirements
The International Skating Union has released the Requirements for Technical Rules for 2013/14. ISU Communcations 1782
New Year’s Cup: Greetings from Bratislava!
One of our favorite blogging teams, Tanja Kolbe & Stefano Caruso, send us news from Bratislava, Slovakia and the New Year’s Cup. We finally arrived to Bratislava and Barbara, our…
Working to Highlight the Modern Dance in Ice Dance
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2012-13 season in ice dance has already seen several teams making new strides to emphasize the pure dance roots of their…
Skate Dance Dream™ Heads to Clinton, New York
Parker Pennington Productions is proud to announce Skate Dance Dream™ Clinton presented by the Fairfield Inn & Suites-Verona. The dance and figure skating show spectacular will be held on Saturday,…
Zahorski & Miart part ways
Earlier this Fall, the partnership of the French ice dancing duo, Tiffany Zahorski & Alexis Miart, abruptly came to an end. The timing was unfortunate. “The split with my old…