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November 14-17, 2007 – Raleigh, NC The 2008 Eastern Sectional Championships take place this week at the Factory Ice House in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Four couples from each level…

Beijing, China At last year’s Cup of China, Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin of Russia narrowly won the gold over Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto of the United States. This…

Zagreb, Croatia The 40th Golden Spin of Zagreb kicks off this week in Zagreb, Croatia, featuring a good mix of new and experienced teams. Two of the medalists from 2006…

Quebec City, Canada The Grand Prix series heads to Quebec City this week for its second stop, Skate Canada. Quebec City has hosted various international figure skating events, including 2002…

Reading, PA The 2007 Grand Prix Series kicks off this week at Skate America in Reading, Pennsylvania. The last time this event was held in Reading was back in 2003,…

Sheffield, England The final event of the JGP series is the John Curry Memorial Trophy in Sheffield, England. The event is named for the Curry, the celebrated British skater, who…

(Blue Swords) – Chemnitz, Germany The “Blue Swords” competition features one of the more competitive fields of the Junior Grand Prix series. Five teams who have medaled at 2007 JGP…

Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia Cup is the sixth event of the 2007 Junior Grand Prix series. Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates of the US and Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier of…

Zagreb, Croatia Canada’s Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier will look to repeat their gold medal finish this week in Zagreb. Crone and Poirier outscored their personal best by more than…

Obertsdorf, Germany Nebelhorn Trophy is considered by many to be the most prestigious of the ‘Senior B’ international assignments. Often the International Skating Union (ISU) will use Nebelhorn to test…

Bratislava, Slovakia Seven ice dance teams will be competing in the 15th Ondrej Nepela Memorial competition taking place this week in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event, named after Slovakian singles skater…

Tallinn, Estonia Nearing the halfway point of the series, the Junior Grand Prix heads to Tallinn Estonia. Though originally scheduled to compete, Grethe Grunberg and Kristjan Rand, the 2007 World…

Vienna, Austria Having won the Junior Grand Prix event in Lake Placid just a week ago, Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates (pictured, left) are heavily favored heading into the JGP…

Harghita Cup – Miercurea Ciuc, Romania Heading into the second Junior Grand Prix event of the season, Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier of Canada appear to be favorites for a…

SENIOR Only a few years ago, senior dance at the U.S. Championships seemed almost an afterthought with only seven or eight teams competing. American dancers rarely medalled at international events…