Team IDC Blog – 2014 U.S. Nationals
Blog # 1: Live from Boston, it’s my first blog! Greetings from snowy Boston! Being from Maine, the climate is the same, but it was quite a welcome difference to be able to take a 2 hour train ride and…
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2014 U.S. National Championships – Novice Recap
Pattern Dances Gigi & Luca Becker of the Washington Figure Skating Club are in first place after the novice pattern dance event at the 2014 U.S. National Championships in Boston, leading training mates, Eliana Gropman and Ian Somerville, the 2013…
Davis & White move one step closer to history
Meryl Davis & Charlie White are one free dance performance away from becoming six-time U.S. champions, a feat that has not been matched by any other U.S. ice dancing team. Winning the short dance, the reigning Olympic silver medalists posted…
Canadian Teams Take to the Ice at “100 Years of Champions” Event
by Melanie Hoyt | Photos by Robin Ritoss and Daphne Backman A century after staging their first national championship, Skate Canada will celebrate “100 Years of Champions” with the Canadian Tire National Figure Skating Championships in Ottawa. Skate Canada has…
Elicia Reynolds & Stephen Reynolds: The Battle to Boston
by Melanie Hoyt | Photos by Katie Weigel and Daphne Backman When the seniors take the ice this weekend at the 2014 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the hype will undoubtedly surround Meryl Davis & Charlie White’s quest…
Boston Ready to Host Battle for Olympic and World Berths
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Robin Ritoss For the first time since 2001 and the seventh time in all, Boston is the stage for the Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships. This year’s event serves as the Olympic send-off, which…
Siblings in Skating #4: Gwen Sletten & Morgan Sletten
by Daphne Backman | Photos by Robin Ritoss, Katie Weigel and Melanie Hoyt The fourth edition of our Siblings in Skating series focuses on ice dancer Gwen Sletten and her brother, Morgan. Gwen is a two-time U.S. national medalist with partner…
Results – 2014 Russian National Championships
Sochi, RussiaDecember 24-27, 2013 OVERALL: FPl. Name Club Points CT PT 1 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev МОС 179.90 1 1 2 Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov МОС 168.01 2 2 3 Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin МОС 165.60 3…
Results – 2014 4 National Championships
Bratislava, SlovakiaDecember 20-22, 2013 Protocols available: Nations taking part: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia SENIOR OVERALL: FPl. Name Club Nation Points SD FD 1 Federica TESTA / Lukas CSOLLEY BAP SVK 140.84 1 1 2 Dora TUROCZI…
Results – 2014 Italian National Championships
Merano, ItalyDecember 18-21, 2013 Protocols available: SENIOR OVERALL: FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA 183.35 1 1 2 Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI ITA 157.40 2 2 3 Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Simone…