2016-2017 Event Recaps

2017 World Team Trophy Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The fifth World Team Trophy (WTT) was held at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan before a three-day audience of 28,000 cheering…

2017 World Championships Recap

by Anne Calder The 2017 ISU World Figure Skating Championships were held March 27 – April 2 at the Hartwell Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The 15,000-seat venue previously hosted the…

2017 World Junior Championships Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The World Junior Championships were held in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei March 15-19. 31 ice dance teams from 24 ISU nations competed in…

2017 Bavarian Open Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Julie Gart The Bavarian Open was held in Oberstdorf, Germany February 14-19. Fifty-five ice dance teams from 27 countries competed in Seniors, Juniors, and…

2017 Four Continents Championships Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2017 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held in Gangneung Ice Arena in the Republic of Korea February 14-19. The…

2017 European Championships Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2017 European Championships were held in Ostrava, Czech Republic January 25-29. Thirty ice dance teams competed in the Short Dance; twenty…

2017 U.S. Nationals Senior Dance Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman   Short Dance Thursday night at the Sprint Center, Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani, Madison Chock & Evan Bates, and Madison Hubbell…

2017 U.S. Nationals Junior Dance Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman Short Dance The 2016 silver medalists, Rachel Parsons & Michael Parsons, topped the leader board with 72.42 points. They earned Level 4…

2016/17 Grand Prix Final Recap

by Anne Calder | Photos by Melanie Heaney The six senior ice dance teams represented Canada, France, Russia, and the United States. The competitors included Olympic gold and silver medalists…

2016 Junior Grand Prix Final Recap

  by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Heaney The 2015 podium winners – Lorraine McNamara & Quinn Carpenter (USA), Alla Loboda & Pavel Drozd (RUS) and Rachel Parsons &…

2016 NHK Trophy Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The sixth Grand Prix event was held November 25-27 at the Makomanai Sekisuiheim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan. The arena will also…

2016 Cup of China Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2016 ISU Grand Prix Series moved to Asia for its fifth event – the Audi Cup of China hosted by Beijing from November…

2016 Trophee de France Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2016 Grand Prix moved 1550 miles (2494 kilometers) southwest from Moscow to Paris for the fourth event November 11-13. Ten teams…

2016 Rostelecom Cup Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Julia Komarova Moscow, Russia hosted the third event in the Grand Prix Series from November 4-6. Ten teams representing seven countries competed for prize…

2016 Skate Canada Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The second Grand Prix event, Skate Canada, has held in Mississauga, Ontario, from October 27-30.Ten teams who represented seven countries competed for…