Weaver & Poje successfully defend title
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final was held in Barcelona, Spain December 10-12. Six ice dance teams from four countries competed…
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Barcelona proves golden for McNamara & Carpenter
by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss The Junior Grand Prix Final was held in Barcelona, Spain December 10 – 12. The event featured the top six ice dance…
Shibutani siblings win in Nagano; GP Finalists determined
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The sixth and final stop in the 2015 Grand Prix Series took place Nov. 27-29, in Nagano, Japan. Eight ice dance teams…
Canadians strike gold in Russia
by Anne Calder The fifth event in the ISU Grand Prix Series was held in Moscow, Russia November 20-22. Eight ice dance teams from five countries competed for prize money…
Italians Discover Gold in China
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The Capital Gymnasium in Beijing, China was the scene of the third event in the Grand Prix Series November 6 – 8.…
Weaver & Poje leave Lethbridge with gold
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Lethbridge, AB hosted the second event in the Grand Prix Series October 30 – November 1. The Canadian prairie city is one…
Chock & Bates claim second Skate America crown
by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Hoyt Milwaukee, Wisconsin hosted the 2015 Progressive Skate America October 23-25. The city welcomed 56 skaters/couples from 12 ISU member countries. It was…
Last two JGP Final slots determined in Croatia
by Anne Calder Zagreb, Croatia hosted the seventh and last 2015 Junior Grand Prix event. Eighteen teams from 15 countries competed with four teams vying for the last two tickets…
French ice dancers win gold in rookie JGP season
Logrono, Spain hosted the sixth event of the 2015 Junior Grand Prix Series. The competitors included 17 teams from 12 countries. SHORT DANCE Marie-Jade Laurialt & Romain Le Gac (FRA)…
USA team wins gold; punches ticket to JGPF
by Anne Calder Torun, Poland held the fifth Junior Grand Prix event September 23-26. The Copernicus Stars competition included 18 ice dance teams representing 12 countries. SHORT DANCE Lorraine McNamara…
Hubbell & Donohue strike gold in Salt Lake City
by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss The U.S. International Figure Skating Classic kicked off the 2015 ISU Challenger Series September 16-20 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Each…
Loboda & Drozd win in Linz; clinch JGP Final spot
by Anne Calder Linz, Austria was the fourth city to host the 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix event. 20 ice dance teams representing 16 different countries competed. SHORT DANCEThe Danube…
McNamara, Carpenter win JGP USA
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA (elevation – 6,200‘) hosted its first Junior Grand Prix event September 2-6. Pikes Peak served as a stunning background for the Olympic Training Center where the…
Russians take gold in Riga
by Anne Calder The caravan carrying ice dancers on their journey to earn points to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final made its second stop August 26-30 at Riga,…
Parsons siblings win first JGP gold
by Anne Calder | Photo by Liz Chastney The first competition of the ISU JGP series held in Bratislava, Slovakia, August 19-23 welcomed ice dancers from 11 countries to compete…