The Rhythm Dance – It is a Changing: Part I
by Anne Calder In April 2022, the ISU Ice Dance Technical Committee announced the Senior Rhythm Dance requirements for the 2022-2023 season. The pattern was removed and replaced with a…
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Carreira & Ponomarenko reflect on their journey so far
By Matteo Morelli | Photos by Robin Ritoss Team USA’s Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko enjoyed a fantastic junior career and are on a promising journey as senior ice dancers,…
Muramoto & Takahashi: Their Story Together
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman The 2019 announcement of the new ice dance partnership of Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi sent a seismic shock-wave across the skating…
Holubtsova & Bielobrov soak in I.AM experience
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Mariia Holubtsova & Kyryl Bielobrov represent Ukraine on the senior ice dance circuit. The partnership began almost 10 years ago. During their…
Recap: 2022 Grand Prix Final
by Matteo Morelli Torino’s Palavela welcomed back a Grand Prix Final after hosting the last one in 2019, as the 2020 and 2021 events got cancelled due to the Covid-19…
Preview: 2022 Grand Prix Final
by Matteo Morelli Turin’s Palavela, the prestigious venue that hosted the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, is ready to welcome all the qualified junior and senior athletes to this season’s Grand…
Orihara & Pirinen Create Their Own Style
by Matteo Morelli | Skating Photos by Robin Ritoss Yuka Orihara and Juho Pirinen are a new team that has been skating together for four years representing Finland. We met…
Shadid Siblings return to competition
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Junior ice dancers, Juliette Shadid (18) and Lucas Shadid (20) recently qualified for the 2023 U.S. National Championships. The brother-sister team has…
Recap: 2022 Grand Prix Espoo
by Matteo Morelli Finland welcomed back a Grand Prix event after last hosting one in 2018. Grand Prix of Espoo, that replaced Rostelecom Cup, was the last event of the…
Preview: 2022 Grand Prix Espoo
by Matteo Morelli Finland welcomes the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo, the last event of the series that replaces Rostelecom Cup and that will close all qualifying podiums, confirming the…