Northern Lights #26: Summer Summary
Well hello! Fair members of the Canadian ice dance family, it has been far too long. Long ago and far away, I had a plan to keep this blog fairly active during the off-season (maybe every other week), but that…
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2013 JGP Mexico Blog: Hola de Mexico!
¡Hola de Mexico (aka “Greetings from Mexico”)!! I am excited to keep you all up to date on all that is happening in Mexico City at the Junior Grand Prix Mexico Cup this week! For those who don’t know me,…
Edwards & Pang on the Right Path
Article & photos by Melanie Hoyt Madeline Edwards & ZhaoKai Pang have spent their partnership on the path toward greatness. At 17 and 18 years old, respectively, they have already carved a place for themselves in Canadian ice dance history.…
Mexico Hosts the Second Stop of the JGP Series
by Ashli Meynert | Photo by Melanie Hoyt This week, the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) Series hits Mexico City for its second stop. In the dance event, eight teams from six countries will compete for their chance to make the…
BC/YK Summer Skate Helps Kick Off 2013/ 2014 Season
by Ashli Meynert | Photos by Melanie Hoyt Two weekends ago, Burnaby 8 Rinks was the host of the annual BC/YK Summer Skate competition. The top junior and senior dance teams from British Columbia competed here and showed exactly why…
Results – 2013 JGP Riga Cup
Riga, LatviaAugust 28-31, 2013Protocols: OVERALL: FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Mackenzie BENT / Garrett MACKEEN CAN 127.93 1 3 2 Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER USA 127.43 2 2 3 Alla LOBODA / Pavel DROZD RUS 126.43…
Junior Grand Prix Series Begins in Riga, Latvia
by Katie Tetzloff / Photo by Daphne Backman This season’s Junior Grand Prix (JGP) Series will kick off this week with the Volvo Cup in Riga, Latvia. The competition runs from August 27th through September 1st. The dance event features…
Results – 2013 Skate Down Under
Sydney, AustraliaAugust 20-22, 2013 Protocols: SHORT DANCE: Pl. Name Nation TSS= TES+ PCS+ SS TR PE CC IT Deduction– StN. 1 Danielle O’BRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN AUS 57.28 32.18 25.10 6.17 6.00 6.33 6.50 6.33 0.00 #4 2…
Results – 2013 BC/YK Super Series SummerSkate
Burnaby, British Columbia, CanadaAugust 15-18, 2013Protocols available: SENIOR: Pl. TEAM SECTION SD FD TOTAL 1 Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams BC/YK 56.90 83.10 140.00 2 Pilar Maekawa / Leonardo Maekawa MEX 41.61 65.03 106.64 3 Naga Sugiki / Hiroichi Noguchi…
Results – 2013 Central Ontario Summer Skate (Thornhill)
Thornhill, Ontario, CanadaAugust 15-18, 2013Protocols available: SENIOR SHORT DANCE: Pl. TEAM SECTION POINTS 1 Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam CO 61.11 SENIOR FREE DANCE: Pl. TEAM SECTION POINTS 1 Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam CO 88.88 2 Kharis Ralph /…