Recap: 2019 Cup of China
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Cup of China was held November 8-10 in Chongqing – a Yangtze River port city in southwest China. Ten couples representing five…
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Event Recaps
Recap: 2019 Internationaux de France
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The third Grand Prix Series event was held in Grenoble, France, from November 1-3. Eight countries were represented. Advertised as the “Capital…
Recap: 2019 Skate Canada
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2019 Skate Canada International was held in Kelowna, British Columbia October 25-27. The city also hosted the event in 2014. Ten…
Recap: 2019 Skate America
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Skate America – the first of six 2019 Grand Prix Series events – was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 18-20. The…
Recap: 2019 U.S. International Classic
by Anne Calder The third event in the ISU Challenger Series was held in Salt Lake City, UT USA. Nine teams from seven countries competed in the ice dance discipline.…
Recap: 2019 Junior Grand Prix Lake Placid
by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman RHYTHM DANCE (RD) The 14 ice dance teams performed Broadway and movie musicals, to one or more of the following rhythms: Quickstep,…
Recap: 2019 World Championships Free Dance
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss There was a slight shift in the overnight standings. The top two after the rhythm dance, Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron and…
Recap: 2019 World Championships Rhythm Dance
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2019 World Figure Skating Championships were held from March 14-24 in Saitama, Japan. Twenty-seven teams from 20 ISU countries competed in…
Recap: 2019 World Junior Championships
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The World Junior Championships, held in Zagreb, Croatia March 4-10, were won by Canada’s Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha. It was Canada’s…
Recap: 2019 Four Continents Free Dance
by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Heaney The podium included: Madison Chock & Evan Bates (gold), Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje (silver), and Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier (bronze).…
Recap: 2019 Four Continents Rhythm Dance
by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Heaney The USA last hosted the Four Continents in 2012. The event was held in Colorado Springs and the ice dance podium included:…
Recap: 2019 European Championships
by Anne Calder | Photo by Julia Komarova Minsk, Belarus hosted the 2019 European Championships January 21-27. Twenty-five couples representing 16 countries competed in the rhythm dance. The top 20 qualified…
Recap: 2019 U.S. Nationals – Senior Dance
by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman The 2019 ice dancers skated to a packed and enthusiastic audience both nights in Detroit. Many came to cheer on local favorites,…
Recap: 2019 U.S. Nationals – Junior Dance
by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman The 2019 Junior Ice Dance podium: Caroline Green & Gordon Green (gold), Avonley Nguyen & Vadym Kolesnik (silver), Eliana Gropman & Ian…
Recap: 2018 Grand Prix Final
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2018 Grand Prix Final (GPF) was held in Vancouver, BC Canada from December 6-9. Six couples representing Italy (1), Russia (3),…