Event Recaps

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Lethbridge, AB hosted the second event in the Grand Prix Series October 30 – November 1.  The Canadian prairie city is one…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Hoyt Milwaukee, Wisconsin hosted the 2015 Progressive Skate America October 23-25. The city welcomed 56 skaters/couples from 12 ISU member countries. It was…

by Anne Calder Zagreb, Croatia hosted the seventh and last 2015 Junior Grand Prix event.   Eighteen teams from 15 countries competed with four teams vying for the last two tickets…

Logrono, Spain hosted the sixth event of the 2015 Junior Grand Prix Series. The competitors included 17 teams from 12 countries. SHORT DANCE Marie-Jade Laurialt & Romain Le Gac (FRA)…

by Anne Calder Torun, Poland held the fifth Junior Grand Prix event September 23-26. The Copernicus Stars competition included 18 ice dance teams representing 12 countries. SHORT DANCE Lorraine McNamara…

by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss The U.S. International Figure Skating Classic kicked off the 2015 ISU Challenger Series September 16-20 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Each…

by Anne Calder Linz, Austria was the fourth city to host the 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix event. 20 ice dance teams representing 16 different countries competed.  SHORT DANCEThe Danube…

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA (elevation – 6,200‘) hosted its first Junior Grand Prix event September 2-6. Pikes Peak served as a stunning background for the Olympic Training Center where the…

by Anne Calder The caravan carrying ice dancers on their journey to earn points to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final made its second stop August 26-30 at Riga,…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Liz Chastney The first competition of the ISU JGP series held in Bratislava, Slovakia, August 19-23 welcomed ice dancers from 11 countries to compete…

by Gina Capellazzi | Photo by Daphne Backman After finishing second to Olympic champions Meryl Davis & Charlie White the last two years, Madison Chock & Evan Bates got their…

by Gina Capellazzi | Photo by Daphne Backman For the first time in six years, there will be a new champion on top of the podium in the senior ice…

by Gina Capellazzi | Photo by Daphne Backman With two bronze medals and a silver medal at the last three U.S. championships, along with a silver and bronze medal at…

by Gina Capellazzi | Photo by Daphne Backman Twelve teams took the ice to contest the junior short dance event at the 2015 U.S. National Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina.…

by Katie Tetzloff | Photos by Melanie Hoyt & Robin Ritoss Last week, the city of Barcelona, Spain hosted the 2014-2015 Figure Skating Grand Prix and Junior Grand Prix Finals.…