
Recap: 2018 U.S. Challenge Skate
by Anne Calder | Photo courtesy of Sabrina Foti U.S. Figure Skating launched the Challenge Skate in 2012 in conjunction with the newly created U.S. International Figure Skating Classic held…

by Anne Calder | Photo courtesy of Sabrina Foti U.S. Figure Skating launched the Challenge Skate in 2012 in conjunction with the newly created U.S. International Figure Skating Classic held…

September 18, 2018 Anne Calder Salt Lake City, Utah was a whirlwind of athletic excitement last week. Figure skating claimed the attention of avid fans with the second ISU Challenger…

by Daphne Backman & Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss SHORT DANCE France’s Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron set a new World record of 83.73 and took a solid…

by Daphne Backman & Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Short Dance The short dance competition at the World Junior Championships took place on Wednesday, March 7. The…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron placed 13th at the 2014 World Championships and, soon after, moved with coach Romain Haguenauer to Montréal to…

by Daphne Backman | Photo by Robin Ritoss The ice dance event at the Olympics got underway with 24 teams taking the ice with several goals in mind – to…



by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman The novice free dance was held at the Solar4America Ice in San Jose, California on Tuesday evening, January 2. Family and friends…


by Melanie Heaney | Photos by Robin Ritoss A triumphant comeback, last-minute qualifications, and high ice dance drama—2017 Nebelhorn Trophy had it all. Last week, 18 teams, 16 of which…

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Last weekend, for one special Saturday evening, the free dance atmosphere at Sportplexe Pierresfonds for the Autumn Classic International was reminiscent of…


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…

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…