Event Recaps

Recap: 2018 Junior Grand Prix Final

by Anne Calder The Junior Grand Prix Final was held in conjunction with the senior event in Vancouver, Canada from December 6-9. Three teams represented Russia plus one each from…

Recap: 2018 Internationaux de France

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The last of the six Grand Prix competitions was held in Grenoble, France from November 23-25. Ten teams representing six countries competed…

Recap: Rostelecom Cup

by Anne Calder | Photo by Julia Komarova The fifth Grand Prix series event was hosted by Moscow, Russia from November 16-18. Nine couples from seven countries competed for prize…

Recap: 2018 NHK Trophy

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Hiroshima, Japan first hosted NHK Trophy in 1991. The ice dance podium included Russian gold and silver medalists Maya Usova & Alexander…

Recap: 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki

by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss Helsinki, Finland made history when it hosted its first Grand Prix of Figure Skating event from November 2-4. Ten teams representing six…

Recap: 2018 Skate Canada

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman The second event in the ISU Grand Prix Series, Skate Canada International, was held in Laval, QC Canada from October 25-28. Ten…

Recap: Skate America

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2018 ISU Grand Prix season officially began from October 19-21 in Everett, Washington. Ten couples representing seven countries competed for prize…

Recap: 2018 Autumn Classic International

by Anne Calder & Francesca | Photo by Francesca The 2018 CS Autumn Classic International was held in Oakville, ON, Canada. The Challenger event debuted in 2014 with Gabriella Papadakis…

Recap: 2018 U.S. Challenge Skate

by Anne Calder | Photo courtesy of Sabrina Foti U.S. Figure Skating launched the Challenge Skate in 2012 in conjunction with the newly created U.S. International Figure Skating Classic held…

Recap: 2018 U.S. International Classic

September 18, 2018 Anne Calder Salt Lake City, Utah was a whirlwind of athletic excitement last week. Figure skating claimed the attention of avid fans with the second ISU Challenger…

2018 Olympics: Free Dance Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron placed 13th at the 2014 World Championships and, soon after, moved with coach Romain Haguenauer to Montréal to…

2018 Olympics: Short Dance Recap

by Daphne Backman | Photo by Robin Ritoss The ice dance event at the Olympics got underway with 24 teams taking the ice with several goals in mind – to…