Event Recaps

  by Melanie Hoyt “Why do things always happen to us?” Jules, my best friend, asked with a flat tone.   I sighed. “I have no idea. But at least…

  by Daphne Backman Most trips that I take to Boston start fine and end with me getting lost by taking the wrong exit off Storrow Drive. Fortunately, this trip…

  Sunday, October 26, 2008 That’s a wrap! What a whirlwind weekend it has been! This morning’s practice and competition were crammed together. We practiced from 7:45 a.m. to 8:20…

Sunday, October 26, 2008 Exhibition notes & final thoughts from Everett The audience loves the Kerrs. They’ve gotten the biggest applause of the non-American teams this week. It’s sad when…

  Report by Karen Frank   Considering that the free dance allows teams to choose from almost every piece of music available — and the original dance music is limited…

  Report by Karen Frank   This year’s original dance theme, “Music from the 1920s, ’30s, or ’40s,” allows the teams to choose from a large pool of possible styles…

  Report by Karen Frank It’s interesting that current guidelines for the Viennese Waltz include the words “elegant,” “evenly controlled,” and “neat and unobtrusive.” Today, people think of the waltz…

  by Melanie Hoyt For the second year in a row, Disson Skating chose the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois to host one of its television specials for…

Friday, November 7, 2008 What a weekend! I’ve been home for four days, and I’m still reliving all of the fantastic moments. I’ve also been living the life of a…

Sunday, November 16, 2008 Goodbye Boston, and thank you! The Skating Club of Boston did a wonderful job hosting Sectionals, and I hope they’ll get an opportunity to host a…

Monday, December 8, 2008 Senior Reportablog This year’s Senior Challenge featured six new partnerships in the field of 11 teams vying for nine spots at the Canadian Championships in Saskatoon.…

Monday, February 16, 2009 The week in review – final thoughts It takes me about a week to decompress from a big skating event. While I’m there, it’s madness. I’m…

  Mel: Back by popular demand, Katie and I are blogging Chicago’s Stars on Ice show! Well, maybe it wasn’t popular demand, but my best friend looks forward to my…

Monday, September 07, 2009Some final thoughts Pulling double duty photographing the competition and medal ceremonies for Ice Network plus all the usual ice-dance.com coverage meant that our blogging took a…

  I wrote this review on my drive back to Ann Arbor. Funnily enough for you at home, I wrote about Juvenile free dance first because it was fresh in…