The Battle of the Swans
by Anne Calder | Photos by Melanie Heaney The U.S. Figure Skating (USFS) National Solo Dance Final will be held from September 11-14 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The seed…
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Stapert & Korotcov Embrace Fun, Power, and Emotion for JGP Debut
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Annelise Stapert (16) & Maxim Korotcov (17) partnered in 2018 and train in Leesburg, VA with Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, and Pierre…
Interviews: 2025 Lake Placid Edition
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman The first Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships was held in 1933 and is the world’s longest-running ice dance competition. The event is…
Sasha Kirsanov Trophy to debut at U.S. National Solo Dance Final
Coaching photo by Melanie Heaney The U.S. Figure Skating Solo Dance Subcommittee is proud to announce the creation of the Sasha Kirsanov Trophy, to be awarded annually to the winner…
Solo Q & A: Cameron Konetzki
In this Solo Q&A, learn more about Cameron Konetzski, a U.S. ice dancer who competes in the juvenile solo combined event. Cameron is a two-time U.S. solo dance finalist who…
New Team Series: Lily Wheelahan & Wolfe Jin
Welcome to IDC’s New Team Series! For this series, we interview athletes who entered the 2025-26 season in a new partnership, or debuted last season. In this interview, we meet…
My Hobby is to Read About Skaters’ Hobbies
By Matteo Morelli As a new season starts, the ISU is busy gathering information to add to the skaters’ bios, capturing any relevant updates or changes to their skating career.…
Smart & Dieck: Building Momentum on Ice
By Matteo Morelli Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck completed their second season after joining forces as a new partnership representing Spain. With both of them being experienced ice dancers, they…
