Yuni Kunimura
Country: Japan Level: Senior Coach(es): Rie Arikawa, Aru Tateno and Hikako Watanabe Choreographer(s): Rie Arakawa Training Location: Osaka and Okayama (JPN) Birth Year: 1996 Hometown: Osaka Started Skating: 2006
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Mina Esfandiari
Country: United States Level: Junior Coach(es): Kristen Fraser-Lukanin and Igor Lukanin Choreographer(s): Igor Lukanin Training Location: Montclair, NJ (USA) Birth Year: 2008 Hometown: Vienna, VA (USA) Started Skating: 2016
Abby Peacock
Country: Great Britain Level: Senior Coach(es): Diane Towler-Green, Phillipa Towler-Green and Candice Towler-Green Choreographer(s): Matthieu Geffre Training Location: London, Streatham Ice and Leisure Center Birth Year: 2004 Hometown: Bromley, London (GBR) Started Skating: 2008
Amal Israilova
Country: United States Level: Junior Coach(es): Steven Belanger Choreographer(s): Steven Belanger Training Location: Palm Beach, FL (USA) Birth Year: 2009 Hometown: Montreux, Switzerland Started Skating: 2015
Lucas Appel
Country: United States Level: Senior Coach(es): Marina Zoueva, Johnny Johns, Ilya Tkachenko, Yelena Solokova, Steven Belanger Choreographer(s): Marina Zoueva, Ilya Tkachenko, Randi Strong, Isabella Tobias Training Location: Estero, Florida Birth Year: 2005 Hometown: Wellington, Florida Started Skating: 2013
Veronica Carhart: From Singles to Success in Solo Dance
by Anne Calder Novice solo dancer Veronica Carhart has three sisters who have competed in ice dance. However, she started with freestyle when she was very young and stuck with it for almost 12 years. “I was adopted [from China]…
Profile – Hana Maria Aboian & Daniil Veselukhin
TEAM INFORMATION: Country: United States (USA) Level: Junior Club(s): Coach(es): Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov Choreographer(s): Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov Training location: Newington, CT (USA) Start Skating Together: December 2023 ATHLETE INFORMATION: HANA MARIA ABOIAN…
New Team Series: Noemi Tali & Noah Lafornara
Welcome to IDC’s New Team Series! For this series, we interview athletes who will enter the upcoming 2024-25 season in a new partnership, or debuted last season. In our third interview, we meet Noemi Tali & Noah Lafornara who represent…
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). Marie-Jade Lauriault & Romain Le Gac (CAN) (191.19) were very…
Recap: 2024 Lake Placid IDI (Junior)
by Anne Calder The Lake Placid Ice Dance International (LPIDI) was held July 30-31 at the 1980 Olympic Arena Rink (Herb Brooks Arena) at the same venue simultaneously with the LPIDC for the juniors and seniors venue. The International top…