Event Recaps

Recap: 2022 NHK Trophy

by Anne Calder Sapporo, Japan hosted the fifth ISU Grand Prix event, where North Americans Laurence Fournier Beaudry & Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Madison Chock & Evan Bates (USA) and Caroline…

Stories from the 2023 Ice Dance Final

by Anne Calder The 2022-2023 Ice Dance Final was held at the Skating Club of Boston from November 8-11 in conjunction with the Eastern Singles Sectional Competition. At the event,…

Recap: 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy

By Matteo Morelli  Sheffield welcomed the fourth ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, the MK John Wilson Trophy. This was the first Grand Prix event to take place in Great…

Recap: 2022 Grand Prix de France

by Anne Calder The third event in the 2022 Grand Prix Series was held in Angers, France from November 4-6. Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron, six-time winners of the French…

Recap: 2022 Skate Canada

by Matteo Morelli The ice dance competition at Skate Canada International this year saw two medals awarded to the local teams: Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier showed their programmes for…

Recap: 2022 Skate America

Team USA’s Madison Chock & Evan Bates won their third Skate America title, while Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker of the U.S. took silver.  Marie-Jade Lauriault & Romain Le Gac…

Anne’s Take: 2022 Dallas Classic

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman The Dallas Classic opened the 2022 U.S. National Qualifying Series (NQS) from July 8-10 in Allen, Texas with ice dance competitions. For…

Recap: 2022 World Junior Championships

by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss The World Junior Figure Skating Championships made its debut in 1976 and was held every year until the 2021 event scheduled for…

Recap: 2022 World Championships

Article & Photos by Matteo Morelli | Medal Ceremony photo by Robin Ritoss Ten years after hosting the World Championships in Nice, France welcomed back the top skaters in the…

Recap: 2022 Winter Olympics Free Dance

by Anne Calder | Photos by Melanie Heaney The 2022 ice dance competition is history. The pandas have been distributed and the medals awarded. The podium included: Gabriella Papadakis &…

Recap: 2022 Four Continents

by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss Figure skating’s oldest competition, the European Championships was first competed in 1891. Dick Button won gold in 1948 – the only non…

Recap: 2022 European Championships

by Matteo Morelli | Photos by Robin Ritoss After hosting the event 12 years ago, Estonia welcomed back the European Championship to its capital, Tallinn. Tondiraba Ice Hall witnessed top…