Competitor Blogs

Today, the 2012 NRW Trophy has come to an end with many wonderful free dances from teams all over the world. It was definitely a long day with practices starting…

Well, that was one long day of Blues and Polkas!!!!  The Junior is such a huge event with 35 teams so they ended up being 30 minutes behind schedule!  But…

Day two in Dortmund started off with a sunny morning and a wonderful hotel breakfast with an assortment of breads, yogurt, fruit, eggs, ham and cheese. And the best was…

Cathy Reed brings us her perspective from NRW Trophy in Dortmund, Germany.  Didn’t quite expect Halloween week to give us such a fright! Living and training in and around Hackensack,…

Two-day Grand Prix schedules are grueling! I don’t know how the French have been doing this for so many years. Four sets of free programs made for a long day…

So I accidentally fell asleep at 10.30 p.m. last night and since this fall, my body has learned to accept sleep in no longer than 5-hour intervals, I was wide…

Hello from Windsor! I had a nice drive this morning and even managed to find the WFCU Centre on the first time, which is never an easy task. I’ve been…

You all probably get the gist of what goes on at competition. However, there are some quirky and superstitious things that go on behind the scenes that we are going…

  Starting our day off rightWith a hearty breakfast that was such a delight pancakes, eggs, fruit and bacon Mmmmm baby, our taste buds are shakin’  In this massive hotel, trying to…

Stasia and I are having a great time! This is the first time we have had the privilege of competing in our home country for an international event, and it…

As I’m sitting here in the Amsterdam airport, waiting for our flight home, I am reminiscing on what an amazing experience we had. We both had so much fun performing…

Team USA is off to a great start! Ashley, Vanessa, Harrison, and Jason all skated amazing! Without a doubt, it was a great start to the season for all of…

Last practice today and then competition tomorrow! The girls compete this afternoon and the guys are tonight. Time to be a loud and crazy support team!!!!! -Klaber Between epic late…

Finished our first practice ice! The view here is great and our hotel is beautiful. The rink is a lot more than I expected. We had the draw for the…

Day one in Courchevel: check!  After a long couple days of travel (including a five-hour layover in Amsterdam and a three-hour bus ride zig-zagging up a seemingly endless trek up…