Event Coverage – 2008 Canadian National Championships
Vancouver, BC – January 16-20, 2008 Vancouver Voids Blog Junior Original Dance Report Junior Free Dance Report Senior Original Dance Report Senior Free Dance Report Photographs
Team IDC
2008 Stars on Ice – Act 2 Report
Report & Photos by Melanie Hoyt & Katie Weigel “Too Cool to Warm” – Cast Katie: By this point in the show, I had traded seats with Mel and was up a few rows higher and on the…
2008 Stars on Ice – Act 1 Report
Report & Photos by Melanie Hoyt & Katie Weigel “Simply Irresistible” – Cast Katie: And the show has started! Right away I like the silver and black costumes. Like it always is with the opening number, so much is…
Event Coverage – 2008 Stars on Ice
Chicago, IL – February 23, 2008 Act 1 Report Act 2 Report Photographs
2008 World Championships – Free Dance Report
by Melanie Hoyt When the top teams in the world are all so talented, sometimes ice dance has to come down to a numbers game. This was certainly apparent than in the free dance, the final stage of dance…
2008 World Championships – Original Dance Report
by Michelle Wojdyla The original dance portion of the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships marked the final time the folk/country theme would be used this season. For some, they will miss the variety of style and music, the costumes…
2008 World Championships – Compulsory Dance Report
by Michelle Wojdyla “We’re kind of bummed,” he said. “It just sucks that it had to happen at worlds,” she said. For Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto, the Argentine Tango was not their friend. Skating sixth in a…
Event Coverage – 2008 World Championships
Göteborg, Sweden – March 18-23, 2008 Compulsory Dance Report Original Dance Report Free Dance Report Photographs Special thanks to Robin Ritoss, Brett Barden and Anna Kondakova.
2008 Central Ontario Summer Skate – Senior Free Dance Report
Report by Melanie Hoyt Allie Hann-McCurdy & Michael Coreno –- piano music by a Finnish composer Hann-McCurdy & Coreno achieved nice flow and decent speed with a calm and controlled dance that they choreographed with the help of coaches…
2008 Central Ontario Summer Skate – Senior Original Dance Report
Report by Melanie Hoyt Allie Hann-McCurdy & Michael Coreno — 40s music including “Over There” Hann-McCurdy & Coreno’s standout element was their level-four twizzle sequence, highlighted by excellent unison and speed. They earned +.50 GOE for this element. Their…