Article By Melanie Hoyt With teams flourishing on both the senior and junior levels, Canada boasts significant depth in its dance program. At the senior level, Canadian dance teams have medaled at the past three World Figure Skating Championships…
Kendra Goodwin and Brent Bommentre teamed up in the spring of 2003. They capped their 2003/04 season with a 4th place finish at the 2004 US Nationals. How did you start skating together? Brent: We had known each other…
The day I decided to retire from competitive skating changed my life immensely. After much thought I came to the conclusion that I was happy with what I did with my skating and needed to leave my competitive career…
Article By Melanie Hoyt For Tarrah Harvey & Keith Gagnon, the approach to the 2007-2008 season began because of a chance to skate at home. After struggling with achieving the results that they wanted to see in prior seasons,…
Three years, three Canadian championships. Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill are the reigning Canadian junior dance champions, a title they captured in their first nationals at that level. This should come as no surprise, however, as Ralph & Hill…
In Her Own Words The 2007-2008 skating season was a roller coaster ride for on- and off-ice partners Jennifer Wester & Daniil Barantsev. The duo, who will celebrate their second wedding anniversary next month, open up to ice-dance.com in…
World Championships – Göteborg, Sweden by Melanie Hoyt & Michelle Wojdyla When the dance event at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships concludes on March 21, one thing will be certain: at least two of the teams on the podium…
AEGON CHALLENGE CUP – THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS March 6-9, 2008 More detailed results: FPl. Name Nation Points CD OD FD 1 Kaylyn PATITUCCI / Karl EDELMAN USA 125.44 1 1 1 2 Justyna PLUTOWSKA / Dawid PIETRZYNSKI POL…
Article By Melanie Hoyt Although she has made some changes this year, 2003 world champion Shae-Lynn Bourne is still considers herself to be a performer first. Since December, however, Bourne has taken a larger, more official role in the…
World Junior Championships – Sofia, Bulgariaby Michelle Wojdyla // Katie Weigel contributed to this preview article. The World Junior Championships get under way this week in Sofia, Bulgaria. Competition opens Tuesday with the Cha Cha Congelado compulsory dance. After a…