by Jacquelyn Thayer In 1996, the last time the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held in San Jose, the novice ice dance roster included a few athletes who became household names (at least in the skating community). Winning all…
Innsbruck has been a great experience. Not only is Innsbruck a beautiful place to visit, this first-ever Winter Youth Olympic Games has also been a real success story in terms of both the competition itself and the organization of the event. Everything has…
Thirty-one teams from 21 countries will compete for medals, prize money and the all important ISU rank points at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England. Of the 31 teams on the roster, 12 have direct entry to the short…
We arrived in Innsbruck Friday morning. The athletes arrived earlier in the week. Innsbruck is beautiful, and “breathtaking” does not even begin to describe the view of the Alps from almost anywhere in town. The 2012 Youth Olympics is off…
By Laura S. Marshall Competitors had better bring boxing gloves for next week’s Canadian Figure Skating Championships, held Jan. 16-22 in Moncton, N.B. On all levels, the ice dance teams will be fighting for points, pushing for podium positions, and…
2012 INTERNATIONAL TROPHY OF LYON – LYON, FRANCE January 6-8, 2012 Protocols: Senior: FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Tiffany ZAHORSKI / Alexis MIART FRA 140.91 1 1 2 Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN AUT 128.63 2…
2012 MENTOR NESTLE NESQUICK CUP – TORUN, POLAND January 4-8, 2012 Protocols: Senior: FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND GBR 146.87 1 1 2 Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitriy DUN UKR 134.13 2…
2012 GERMAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – OBERSTDORF, GERMANY January 6-7, 2012 Protocols: Overall: FPl. Name Club Nation Points SD FD 1 Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI ECO BAY 157.42 1 1 2 Tanja KOLBE / Stefano CARUSO BTSC BER…
2012 OLYMPIC CUP – BALASHIKHA, RUSSIA January 6-7, 2012 Protocols: Junior: FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Evgeniya KOSYGINA / Nikolay MOROSHKIN MOB 133.98 1 1 2 Anastasia SCOPTSOVA / Nikita NAZAROV OLI 120.41 2 2 3…
Hello again, Canadian ice dance family. I hope that everyone had a great Christmas and New Year’s. Here’s to a 2012 filled with great dancing! I apologize for being a bit absent in the past few weeks, but the time…