After the pairs turned in a shocker of a short program event at the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships in Nice, France some were bracing for a short dance splat-fest, reminiscent of the infamous 2006 Olympic original dance. While this…
or The Amazing Race: Uzbek-style Today’s qualifying round for the ice dance competition at the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships featured one missed warm-up, two skate malfunctions, and (I’m assuming) several broken traffic laws. And it’s only Monday. If this…
Nice, France – March 26 – April 1, 2012 Preliminary Round Recap Short Dance Recap Free Dance Recap Photographs
by Jacquelyn Thayer & IDC Staff The lovely city of Nice, on the French Riviera, has played host to the World Figure Skating Championships once before, in 2000. That year, the typically static ice dance event saw back-and-forth movement…
2012 RUSSIAN YOUTH SPORTS FINAL – KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIA March 5-10, 2012 Protocols: JUNIOR: FPl. NAME POINTS SD FD 1 Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin 157.93 1 2 2 Anna Yanovskaya / Sergei Mozgov 151.76 2 1 3 Evgenia…
2012 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – MINSK, BELARUS February 27-March 4, 2012 Protocols: FINAL PLACEMENTS: FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN RUS 153.81 1 1 2 Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN RUS…
by Melanie Hoyt This week, 32 junior ice dance teams will descend upon Minsk, Belarus, to compete in the 2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Fortunately, the temperatures have stopped descending in Minsk. The deadly cold spell the plagued…
by Jacquelyn Thayer With the close results established after the short dance, the stage was certainly set for an exciting contest in the free dance. What may have been less anticipated was the degree and nature of that excitement. The…
2012 FOUR CONTINENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, USA February 7-12, 2012 Protocols: FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN 182.84 2 1 2 Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE USA 179.40 1…
Colorado Springs, CO – February 7-12, 2012 Photographs Short Dance Recap Free Dance Recap