By Lynn Rutherford | Photo by Melanie Heaney Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier compete in Beijing not only as reigning World ice dance medalists, but as Canada’s only legitimate medal threat in any of the figure skating events. Still, the…
It’s truly hard to believe that I am here at the Olympic Games! I have loved the Olympics since I was a young girl, and I was fortunate to attend the Vancouver Games in 2010 as a spectator for a…
by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss What happens in an Olympic Season when your country has two elite ice dance teams, but only one spot for the Games? Sara Hurtado & Kirill Khaliavin and Olivia Smart & Adrian…
by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss Figure skating’s oldest competition, the European Championships was first competed in 1891. Dick Button won gold in 1948 – the only non European to win the event. Coincidentally that was the final…
by Matteo Morelli | Photos by Robin Ritoss After hosting the event 12 years ago, Estonia welcomed back the European Championship to its capital, Tallinn. Tondiraba Ice Hall witnessed top quality skates and season bests from a lot of skaters,…
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman The Junior Ice Dance medal ceremony was held Wednesday evening. Since the Championship Rhythm Dance was not until Friday, I scheduled Thursday morning interviews. As I headed to the arena, snowflakes began…