2009 U.S. Nationals: Outside Edge Blog by Jim
Sunday, January 25, 2009 It is Raining Gold Medal Olympians I am on the concourse at the Q and I see fellow member of The Skating Club of Boston, Elin Schran, so I stop and say hello. She is with…
Team IDC
2009 U.S. National Championships – Novice Report
COMPULSORY DANCES The 2009 U.S. Championships got underway bright and early on Monday morning with the novice compulsory dance event at 7:40 a.m. Unlike the junior and senior levels, novice dancers skate two compulsory dances. Selected for Cleveland’s competition were…
2009 European Championships Preview
Helsinki, Finland What has every rabid dance fan been waiting for this season? The ultimate showdown between six different teams that boast world and/or Grand Prix Final medals? Well, yes. But something else: the Finnstep! In Finland, no less! The…
Results – 2009 Canadian National Championships
CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSJanuary 14-18, 2009 More detailed results & protocols: Senior Dance Rank Competitor(s) CD – VW OD FD Points 1 Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir 39.33 63.76 94.68 197.77 2 Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier 35.62 55.56…
2009 US National Championships Novice Preview
Cleveland, OH Only three teams from the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships return to compete at the novice level in 2009. Just one year ago, Una Donegan & Andrew Korda were the surprise bronze medalists in a hotly-contested novice dance…
2009 US National Championships Junior Preview
2009 U.S. National Championships – Cleveland, OH When 14 teams take the ice for the U.S. Championships at the junior level this week, three spots for the World Junior Team are on the line. This will be an easy decision,…
2009 US National Championships Senior Preview
2009 U.S. National Championships – Cleveland, OH Five-time U.S. champions and world and Olympic medalists face off against the newly-crowned Grand Prix Final medalists. Two teams, one crown. Ice dance battles like this do not happen every year, and the…
Results – 2009 French Junior National Championships
FRENCH NATIONAL JUNIOR/NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIPSJanuary 16-17, 2009 More detailed results & protocols: JUNIOR: FPl. Name Club Points CD OD FD 1 Charlène GUIGNARD / Guillaume PAULMIER BRS 148.66 1 1 1 2 Anne Sophie BILET / Adrien HAMON ROC/VLA 134.28…
Results – 2009 British National Championships
BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSJanuary 11-16, 2009 More detailed results & protocols: SENIOR: FPl. Name Nation Points CD OD FD 1 Sinead KERR / John KERR MURR 172.52 1 1 1 2 Phillipa TOWLER-GREEN / Phillip POOLE STREA 147.37 2…
2009 Canadian Junior National Championships Preview
2009 CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (JUNIOR) When competition at the 2009 Canadian National Championships begins on Wednesday, January 14, it will be the junior dancers who take the ice first. Twenty teams from across Canada qualified for the event through the…