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 River flows through the heart of Linz and the “Blue…
Saturday- Final Day Today was our final day here in Linz, as well as our free dance, the pairs long, and mens long. Our day started off with a somewhat early practice, 9:30am. This doesn’t seem early, but what “non-skaters”…
September 9-12, 2015Linz, Austria Protocols: OVERALL FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Alla LOBODA / Pavel DROZD RUS 153.64 1 1 2 Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC FRA 144.35 3 2 3 Julia BIECHLER / Damian DODGE…
Friday- “Off Day” I fell asleep way before the end of the ladies event last night. After the short, our U.S. ladies are in 9th (Bradie Tennell) and 14th (Anna Grace Davidson). They compete their free tonight. Last night was…
Guten Tag from Linz, Austria. I’m Damian Dodge, an American ice dancer with partner Julia Biechler, and I’ll be blogging for Ice-dance.com this week. This first entry is extremely late but I promise it’s for a good reason! Thank you,…
September 2-6, 2015Colorado Springs, CO Protocols: OVERALL FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER USA 159.31 1 1 2 Mackenzie BENT / Dmitre RAZGULAJEVS CAN 133.27 2 2 3 Sofia POLISHCHUK / Alexander VAKHNOV…
This week marks the halfway point of the JGP series. In what is the largest pool thus far, 21 ice dance teams from 16 counties will be competing in Linz, Austria. The favorites are Alla Loboda & Pavel Drozd, who…
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 skaters were housed. Prior to arrival, many of the athletes…
Hello! My day started out well, as I got ready for the day while listening to music with Joy Weinberg. After breakfast, we drove over to the World Arena. On the way, we saw at least 20 hot air balloons!…
It’s been another great day in Colorado Springs! I woke up early and got ready for the big day ahead of me. After eating a quick breakfast with my roomie Vivian and Logan, we took the shuttle that launched our…