Melanie’s #21USCHAMPS Blog – Final Blog
January 20, 2021 I love traveling. I love exploring new places and finding the best hidden-gem-type places to eat and getting lost in different cities. I rarely want to come…
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Recap: U.S. crowns 2021 junior champions
by Anne Calder | Photos by Melanie Heaney COVID-19 raised havoc with the 2019-2020 figure skating season. Rinks were closed, domestic and international competitions were canceled, and programs were choreographed…
Melanie’s #21USCHAMPS Blog – This One’s for the Parents
January 23, 2021 One day during the first week, I was video chatting with my toddler, and she held up a little Duplo figurine and said, “cowboy.” Cowboy?? I’d only…
Recap: U.S. Ice Dance Crowns New National Champions
by Anne Calder | Photo by Jay Adeff (U.S. Figure Skating) The 2021 U.S. National Championships for the senior level was held January 9 -17 at the Orleans Arena in…
Melanie’s #21USCHAMPS Blog – Senior Wrap-Up
January 18, 2021 Well, despite the reduced capacity at the event, the senior competition weekend still managed to feel like a whirlwind. I am grateful that U.S. Figure Skating was…
Melanie’s #21USCHAMPS Blog – Day 2
January 13, 2021 Wednesday was a practice day at the U.S Championships for dance, ladies, and pairs. The men, who were all supposed to arrive on Tuesday, don’t take the…
Melanie’s #21USChamps Blog – Day 1
January 12, 2021 Hello from the Nationals bubble! It’s been a long and strange year since I last photographed an event, and I am feeling fortunate, but still a little…
Peal & Peal: Savoring the Journey
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman and Michelle Wojdyla. Banner photo by Robin Ritoss “Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward,…
Getting to Know Fournier & Haddad
While the COVID-19 pandemic has made this skating season much more complicated, Team IDC wanted to continue its tradition of highlighting new teams. Jamie Fournier and Anthony Haddad are a…
Jordan Cowan and his on-ice perspective
by Matteo Morelli \ Photos by Danielle Earl Jordan Cowan tells us how he managed to combine his passion for music, dance and videography, to create On Ice Perspectives, a…
Recap: 2020 NHK Trophy
by Anne Calder Osaka, Japan hosted the final competition in the shortened 2020 ISU Grand Prix Series November 27-29. It had the smallest number of participants (28), but the largest…
Recap: 2020 Rostelecom Cup
by Anne Calder The Rostelecom Cup held in Moscow, Russia from November 20-22 was the third event in the 2020 Grand Prix Series. Six of the ten competing couples represented…
Recap: 2020 Cup of China
by Anne Calder The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating’s Cup of China returned to Chongqing for the second straight year on November 6-8. Unfortunately due to Covid-19, many format…
Recap: 2020 Skate America
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Skate America officially kicked off the 2020 Grand Prix Series of Figure Skating October 22-24 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas,…