Li & Zhu Carry the Dream Forward
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman IDC spoke with Karen Li, James Zhu and their parents at the Lake Placid Championships in late July 2025. The Novice ice…
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Getting to know Maggie Blackstone & Tait Light
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Maggie Blackstone and Tait Light credit siblings for their figure skating genesis. Blackstone began skating in Birmingham, Alabama when she was four…
Recap: 2025 Skate to Milano
by Matteo Morelli | Photo by Liji Chen Figure skating returned to the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, which hosted the 2025 Olympic Qualifier event, also known as Skate…
Preview: Skate to Milano Olympic Figure Skating Qualifier
By Matteo Morelli That’s it: the Olympic season is officially on, with less than 5 months to go until the next Winter Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina, Italy! Qualification for the…
Charting New Ground in Shadow Dance: Mina Esfandiari & Shin Lei Case
On-ice photo by MKT Photography Mina Esfandiari & Shin Lei (Lei Lei) Case will compete at this week’s National Solo Dance Final in Salt Lake City, Utah. Learn more about…
Sheffield Hosts the First Bolero Cup
Article and Photos by Matteo Morelli The inaugural Bolero Cup took place in Sheffield, UK, at the same venue that hosted the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy. This new event…
Getting to Know: Shira Ichilov & Michal Nosovitskiy
by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman Recently at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, IDC spoke with Shira Ichilov & Mikhail Nosovitskiy, a new ice dance duo representing…
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…