2009 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS January 20-25, 2009 More detailed results & protocols: FPl. Name Nation Points CD OD FD 1 Jana KHOKHLOVA / Sergei NOVITSKI RUS 196.91 1 1 1 2 Federica FAIELLA / Massimo SCALI ITA 186.17…
US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSJanuary 19-25, 2009 Novice Dance Place Name Points C1 C2 FD 1 Lauri Bonacorsi, Peninsula SCTravis Mager, Columbia FSC (MD) 105.80 2 1 1 2 Anastasia Olson, Ann Arbor FSCJordan Cowan, All Year FSC 101.78 1 2…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 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…