Olivia Martins & Alvin Chau

When did you start skating and how long have you been ice dancing? Olivia: I started skating at the age of 4 and this will be my fifth year of ice dancing. Alvin: I started skating when I was…

When did you start skating and how long have you been ice dancing? Olivia: I started skating at the age of 4 and this will be my fifth year of ice dancing. Alvin: I started skating when I was…

Previously in my life as an ice-dancer, when fall rolled around and the leaves started to change, I was preparing for my first big challenge of the competitive season. I sharpened my skates, did one last costume fitting, and…
Zagreb, Croatia Canada’s Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier will look to repeat their gold medal finish this week in Zagreb. Crone and Poirier outscored their personal best by more than 20 points, scoring 159.87 at Harghita Cup in Romania earlier…
Obertsdorf, Germany Nebelhorn Trophy is considered by many to be the most prestigious of the ‘Senior B’ international assignments. Often the International Skating Union (ISU) will use Nebelhorn to test new ideas. In 2003, Nebelhorn Trophy was the site for…
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…
