Event Coverage – 2008 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships
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2008 LPIDC Program Notebook – Open Finnstep & Seminar
The 2008 Lake Placid Ice Dancing Championships began with the first-ever competition of the Finnstep, ice dancing’s newest compulsory. The dance was designed by 1995 world silver medalists Susanna Rahkamo & Petri Kokko and was modeled after their classic original…
2008 LPIDC Program Notebook – Novice
Free Dance Group A Reported by Jim & Tammi McManus Team #1. Natalie Wojton/Michael Soyfer – interpreting very musical program as birds Started with a very nice combo spin, level 3. He was on 1 foot for the curve lift.…
2008 LPIDC Program Notebook – Junior
Original Dance Group A by Melanie Hoyt Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello – “In the Mood” + “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” Cute program with great energy! Cannuscio & Lorello appear to “get” what this year’s theme is supposed to be…
Carolina & Daniel Hermann
Tell us how you started skating/ice dancing: What is it like for you, as siblings, to skate together? What do you like best about skating with your partner? Both: We started skating when we were about 6 and 7.…
Madeline Heritage & Nathan Fast
Madeline Heritage & Nathan Fast burst onto the ice dance scene last season and captured the juvenile national title at the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships in Salt Lake City in December. During their free dance in Salt Lake,…
Katherine Copely & Patrick Connelly
When did you start skating, and how long have you been ice dancing? Patrick: I began skating when I was six years old and I began ice dancing when I was nine years old. Katherine: I started skating in…
Team IDC Blog – 2008 LPIDC
LPIDC – Attendance Never In Doubt Monday, July 28, 2008 It’s been a year since my first trip to the picturesque town of Lake Placid. As someone who is moderately obsessed with the Olympics, Lake Placid was a town I’d…
2008 Lake Placid IDC blog by Elyse & Travis
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Seeing Through Someone Else’s Eyes (by Elyse) It’s great to see something from someone else’s eyes, or in my case, on the other side of the boards. Most of the time we are so focused on…
Vanessa Crone & Paul Poirier
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…