Tuesday, November 1 Hello from Austria! Our trip started off Monday with a very easy flight from Philadelphia to Frankfurt, Germany. While I wasn’t too pleased with the fact that I was sitting between two complete strangers, I decided to…
Shanghai, China – November 4-6, 2011 Photographs Event Blog by Penny Coomes & Nick Buckland
2011 SKATE CANADA – MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO October 28-30, 2011 Protocols: FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN 178.34 1 1 2 Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE CAN 155.99 2 3 3 Anna CAPPELLINI…
I love Skate Canada events that end with a Sunday free dance. The drive to the rink this morning held a bit of magic, perhaps because of the sunrise, or perhaps due to the lack of traffic. I have finally…
2011 INTERNATIONAL CUP OF NICE – NICE, FRANCE October 26-30, 2011 Protocols: FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Valeria STARYGINA / Ivan VOLOBUEV RUS 126.09 2 1 2 Pernelle CARRON / Loyd JONES FRA 121.60 1 2 3…
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…