2016-2017 Event Recaps

2016 Skate America Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Skate America, the first 2016 Grand Prix event, was held in Chicago, IL from October 21-23. Ten dance teams representing seven countries…

2016 Finlandia Trophy Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Irina Tsimfer Finlandia Trophy was the last Challenger Series warm-up event before the ISU Grand Prix kicks off with Skate America on October 21.…

2016 Ondrej Nepela Memorial Recap

by Anne Calder Two Challenger Series events were held September 28-October 1. While some skaters were competing in Bratislava, Slovakia in Europe others were asleep in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Personal best scores…

2016 Autumn Classic International Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman The Challenger Series had two competitions September 28-October 1. One was in Europe and the other in North America. The Sportplexe Pierrefonds…

2016 Junior Grand Prix Tallinn Cup Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Julia Komarova Estonia hosted the sixth ISU Junior Grand Prix event September 28-October 1. Sixteen teams representing thirteen countries participated. Short Dance In the…

2016 Nebelhorn Trophy Recap

by Anne Calder Nebelhorn Trophy, the third ISU Challenger Series event, was held in Oberstdorf, Germany September 22-24. 10 teams from eight countries competed. The event counted for the required Minimum…

2016 Junior Grand Prix Ljubljana Cup Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Barry Gropman (from JGP St. Gervais) The fifth JGP competition was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia September 21-25. 13 ice dance teams representing 11 countries participated.…

2016 Junior Grand Prix Yokohama Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman (from 2016 LPIDI) The 2016 JGP Series held its third event September 8-11 in Yokohama, Japan – the only Asian and non-European…

McNamara Carpenter 2016 JGP

2016 Junior Grand Prix Czech Skate Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman (from 2016 LPIDC) The second 2016 Junior Grand Prix event was held August 31-September 3 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. After the withdrawal…

2016 Junior Grand Prix St. Gervais Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Barry Gropman The ISU Junior Grand Prix opened its 20th season in St. Gervais, France, August 24-28. Sixteen teams from 12 countries competed. The number…

2016 Dance Chicago Event Recap

by Anne Calder The First Annual Dance Chicago Championships was held at the Fox Valley Ice Arena, Geneva, IL August 12-14, 2016. Thirty-five juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior and senior teams…