Bratislava, Slovakia Seven ice dance teams will be competing in the 15th Ondrej Nepela Memorial competition taking place this week in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event, named after Slovakian singles skater and 1972 Olympic Champion, marks the start of the senior…
Tallinn, Estonia Nearing the halfway point of the series, the Junior Grand Prix heads to Tallinn Estonia. Though originally scheduled to compete, Grethe Grunberg and Kristjan Rand, the 2007 World Junior Silver Medallists, will not make their season debut at…
Vienna, Austria Having won the Junior Grand Prix event in Lake Placid just a week ago, Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates (pictured, left) are heavily favored heading into the JGP in Austria. Even with a few mistakes, Samuelson and Bates…
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 The Long Ride Home… My roommate headed out at 7:15 this morning; I chose to sleep just a bit longer. The keys were dropped off at Art’s front desk and I was then on my way.…
Harghita Cup – Miercurea Ciuc, Romania Heading into the second Junior Grand Prix event of the season, Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier of Canada appear to be favorites for a podium spot at Harghita Cup. Crone and Poirier, who have…
Compulsory Dance Superfinal Report by Melanie Hoyt Lauren McKernan & Matt Kleffman She has a great smile, and they perform a very solid and confident dance. Their last pattern may have been a bit smaller than the rest of their…
Compulsory Dance Superfinal Report by Melanie Hoyt Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello They had a very nice opening and I noticed that their blades were fairly quiet. Their lines matched well, but I would have liked to have seen a…
Original Dance Report by Abby Millager 1. Maxwell & Traxler pocohontas outfits. Traxler has fringe garters just below the knees. native American flute, drum straightline footwork methodical, decent edges tw well done biellmann on shoulder lift huge circular footwork—slow on…