For the journalists covering all four disciplines at Skate Canada, today’s string of back-to-back short programs/dances make for a long day. Anyone looking to “pre-write” their short dance article — as wrong as that may be — pretty much just…
I am sure that everyone reading this either knows or can guess that I love photographing skating. What some of you may not know about me is how much I love eating breakfast—when someone else makes it for me, that…
Mississauga, Ontario – October 28-30, 2011 Photographs Short dance recap Event Blog by Melanie Hoyt
I’ve attended events at Mississauga’s Hershey Centre every year since 2007, but I’ve rarely seen so many people in the main rink…and this is just official practice! A few local school groups are here, and the kids are making a…
Once again, while this post is starting to come together, I am sitting across from a gaping, empty suitcase on my living room floor. This week’s trip is for Skate Canada, and I’m so excited for my first major competition…
The team to beat this weekend at Skate Canada, the second competition of the 2011 Grand Prix Series, is undoubtedly 2010 Olympic Champions Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir. Having previously won Skate Canada in 2007 and 2009, Virtue & Moir…
by Jacquelyn Thayer After its beginning in Riga, Latvia and subsequent stops at Brisbane, Australia; Gdansk, Poland; Brasov, Romania; Innsbruck, Austria; and Milan, Italy, the 2011-12 Junior Grand Prix came to a close last week at Tallinn, Estonia with the…
This weekend marks the 16th International Cup of Nice (Coupe Internationale de Nice, for the francophones). Nice, France, is the site of this season’s World Championships, and 20 teams representing 15 countries will compete in this lovely city. France’s Pernelle…
Isabella Cannuscio is competing at 2011 Skate America with partner Ian Lorello. She’ll be sharing her thoughts and photos with us during the event. Monday, October 24, 2011 – FroYo Flash-dancer Hello! In the past three nights I have…
After a night of short dances that brought back memories of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games’ original dance fiasco, the free dances this afternoon at Skate America made for one of the best-skated competitions in recent history. Out of the…