Recap: 2025 U.S. Championships (Novice)
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman The 2025 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships were held at the INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas from January 21-26. For the…
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2024 Junior Grand Prix Bangkok
Bangkok, ThailandNovember 11-14, 2024 Protocols SkatingScores.com Final Result FPl. Name Nation Points RD FD 1 Noemi Maria TALI / Noah LAFORNARA ITA 169.47 1 1 2 Hana Maria ABOIAN…
Getting to Know France’s Gianesini & Klaperman
Last season, Ambre Perrier Gianesini & Samuel Blanc Klaperman broke through at the junior level finishing fifth at both Junior Grand Prix events, winning the French junior title and the…
Profile – Alexandra Levy & Alan Llorente
TEAM INFORMATION: Country: Switzerland (SUI) Level: Junior Club(s): La Chaux-de-Fonds Coach(es): Cedric Pernet, Katia Leininger, Angelique Abachkina Choreographer(s): Cedric Pernet, Katia Leininger, Angelique Abachkina Training location: La Chaux-de-Fonds (SUI) Start…
Profile – Arina Beljajeva & Frederick Merilo
TEAM INFORMATION: Country: Estonia (EST) Level: Junior Club(s): Jääkild Coach(es): Lea Rand, Katerina Bunina Choreographer(s): Taavi Rand Training location: Tallinn (EST) Start Skating Together: ATHLETE INFORMATION: …
Margot Orange
Country: Great Britain Level: Senior Coach(es): Paul Dredge, Mark Hanretty, Nancy Paterson, Kelly Buddery Choreographer(s): Kelly Buddery and Mark Hanretty Training Location: Ice Sheffield Birth Year: 2002 Hometown: Sheffield (GBR)…
Recap: 2024 Lake Placid IDI (Senior)
by Anne Calder The Senior LPIDI medalists were: Marie-Jade Lauriault & Romain Le Gac (CAN) (gold), Oona Brown & Gage Brown (USA) (silver), Eva Pate & Logan Bye (USA) (bronze).…
Oona & Gage Brown open up about financial struggles
by Morgan Matthews Pennington In this Q&A, Oona Brown and Gage Brown, the sister and brother ice dance team who won the 2022 World Junior Championships and made their senior…
One of a Kind: Costume designers help ice dancers express their individuality through custom-made creations
by Morgan Matthews-Pennington | Photos by Daphne Backman Costume designers give ice dancers the opportunity to express themselves through the designs that they wear on the ice. Whether one prefers…
The Evolution of Compulsory Dances
by Morgan Matthews Pennington Utter the words “compulsory dances” to a group of young ice dancers and you’re likely to elicit groans. The set steps, rigid patterns, and most of…
Preview: 2023 Grand Prix Final
by Matteo Morelli China is going to host the 2023/2024 Grand Prix Final, to take place at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. The six junior and six senior ice…
Profile – Elisabeth Havers & Leo Havers
TEAM INFORMATION: Country: Austria (AUT) Level: Junior Club(s): CEV – Cottage Engelmann Verein, Vienna Coach(es): Jana Hübler Choreographer(s): Jana Hübler Training location: Vienna, Austria Start Skating Together: ATHLETE…
Solo Dancing in the Desert (Part II)
by Anne Calder In our final installment of the Dancing in the Desert series, we meet Abigail Dalsin, Shakshi Wagh and Maria Gonzales. ABIGAIL DALSINAbigail Dalsin is seventeen and will…