2016 Junior Grand Prix Pokal der Blauen Schwerter Recap
by Anne Calder The 47th Pokal der Blauen Schwerter – last of the 2016 JGP events – was hosted by Dresden, Germany, from October 5-8. Fourteen ice dance teams from 11…
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Event Recaps
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 U.S. International Classic Free Dance Recap
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue (USA) expressed the story of love with every movement in their free dance. It opened with “I…
2016 U.S. International Classic Short Dance Recap
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The US International Figure Skating Classic is one of the ten USU Challenger Series events. Two competitions are in North America and…
2016 Junior Grand Prix Cup of Mordovia Recap
by Anne Calder | Photo by Julia Komarova The Junior Grand Prix moved from Yokohama, Japan to Saransk, Russia for its fourth event September 14-17. Sixteen ice dance teams from…
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…
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…
2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International Recap
by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman The Lake Placid Olympic Center, built for the 1980 Olympics, hosted the second annual Lake Placid Ice Dance International (LPIDI) – an…
Boston Buzz
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron (FRA) were the first team to repeat as World Champions since Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski (BUL)…