Flair & drama in the #SA2014 short dance
by Melanie Hoyt | Photos by Daphne Backman The short dance at 2014 Skate America was filled with plenty of flair and drama. While the top two spots are probably…
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Event Recaps
A Dramatic Free Dance at Autumn Classic International
by Jacquelyn Thayer With several close marks in the short dance at Skate Canada’s Autumn Classic International, the free dance provided an opportunity for some movement across the top. Technical…
Autumn Classic Short Dance Delivers a Flair for the International
by Jacquelyn Thayer Skate Canada’s inaugural Autumn Classic International kicked off Wednesday in Barrie, Ontario, with a short dance event that offered both strong performance and the technical glitches typical…
Another Gold for Russia on JGP Circuit
by Daphne Backman Russia made it two in a row on this year’s Junior Grand Prix series when Daria Morozova & Mikhail Zhirnov took gold at the second JGP event,…
Russians take gold at JGP Courchevel
by Daphne Backman JGP Courchevel has officially concluded with Russians Alla Loboda & Pavel Drozd winning the gold, while Madeline Edwards & ZhaoKai Pang of Canada and Anastasia Shpilevaya &…
Photo Finish at 2014 World Championships
by Melanie Hoyt | Photos by Robin Ritoss After four consecutive years of one-two finishes at the World Championships by Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir (world titles in ’10 and…
Hawayek & Baker take World Junior title
by Katie Tetzloff | Photo by Robin Ritoss The Junior World Championships took place in Sofia, Bulgaria from March 12-16 and featured the top junior-level teams from 21 countries. This…
#Sochi2014 FD Recap: And now for the medals
Four years ago, Canadians Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir became one of the youngest ice dance teams and first Canadian team to win Olympic gold, when they ascended to the…
#Sochi2014 SD Recap: The fight for gold, silver and bronze
Since 2010, Meryl Davis & Charlie White of the United States and Canadians Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir have been locked in a head-to-head battle over the top spot. Each…
Hubbell & Donohue Win 2014 Four Continents Championships
by Katie Tetzloff | Photo by Robin Ritoss Last week, the 2014 Four Continents Championships were held in Taipei City, Taiwan. The dance event featured 15 teams from North America,…
Virtue & Moir, Weaver & Poje, Paul & Islam Nab Olympic Berths at Canadian Championships
Article & Photos by Melanie Hoyt On the second night of the 2014 Canadian Tire National Figure Skating Championships in Ottawa, the stakes were higher than usual, and a buzz…
Cappellini & Lanotte Win First European Title
by Katie Tetzloff | Photo by Robin Ritoss Last week in Budapest, 29 ice dance teams from countries throughout Europe competed at the 2014 European Championships. For many of these…
2014 U.S. National Championships – Junior Recap
Short Dance Fourteen teams took the ice to contest the junior short dance event at the 2014 U.S. National Championships. When the phase was completed, Kaitlyn Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker…
Davis & White win record-breaking sixth U.S. national title
by Daphne Backman | Photo by Robin Ritoss Meryl Davis & Charlie White continued their dominance of the U.S. ice dancing realm winning their sixth consecutive U.S. championship title. Receiving…
2014 U.S. National Championships – Novice Recap
Pattern Dances Gigi & Luca Becker of the Washington Figure Skating Club are in first place after the novice pattern dance event at the 2014 U.S. National Championships in Boston,…