Articles & Interviews

  What is your favorite part of ice dancing (lifts, spins, footwork) and WHY? Molly: I like every aspect of ice dancing. All of it is very fun for me.…

  In 2000 and 2001, Natalia Romaniuta was the World Junior Champion with Daniil Barantsev. Although the couple seemed to have a promising future, they ended their partnership after the…

  Ice dancers Galit Chait and Sergei Sakhnovski celebrate ten years of skating together this season. They are currently training with Evgeny Platov and Tatiana Tarasova in Simsbury, CT. Galit…

  Julia Rey and Philipp Rey are a sister/brother team who skate for the United Skates. They are coached by Natalya Linichuk and Gennadiy Karponosov. At what age did you…

  Laura and Luke Muñana are a brother/sister ice dance team now competing for Mexico. Both began their skating careers at the roller rink rather than on the ice. When…

  Gary Shortland is a former ice dancing champion of Great Britain. He is currently coaching in Reston, VA. Gary has his own web site at How long have…

  Rinat is a former ice dancing champion of Japan (with Nakako Tsuzuki). He presently coaches at the Dr. Pepper Star Center in Euless, TX. His couples include Julia Golovina…

  Alice Graham and Andrew Poje teamed up in late Spring 2004. They are coached by Paul Macintosh, Rebecca Babb, and Susie MacGregor and are currently training at RIM park…

  Koob-Doddy and Antonelli are ice dancers who train in New Jersey with Naomi Lang and Mark Fitzgerald. They are looking forward to competing as Junior next season. How did…

  Article by Karen Frank Netchaeva & Tchesnitchenko are two Russian coaches who teach in the Ann Arbor area in Michigan. One of the keys in building a strong Ice…

  Allie Hann McCurdy and Michael Coreno are Junior level ice dancers in Canada. They finished 7th at the 2004 Canadian National Championships. When did you start skating, and how…

  Interview & photo by Ashley Duenas.   Julia Golovina and Oleg Voiko are ice dancers who represent Ukraine. This season, they moved to the US to train and took…

  Rebecca Magerovskiy and Sergei Magerovskiy are senior level ice dancers who represent the United States. They are coached by Igor Shpilband and train at Arctic Ice Arena in Canton,…

  Article by Lindsay Higgins “Just five more minutes, please!” It’s the plea every skating parent knows all too well: “Just five more minutes, please!” But when the skating parent…

  Isabella Cannuscio and Kyle Herring are intermediate ice dancers who won the bronze medal at the 2004 US Junior National Championships. They are coached by Christie Moxley. In your…