by Francesca Torino, Italy is famous among skating fans for being the set of the original dance Olympic event. The 2019-2020 GPF was far from dramatic but nonetheless saw some iconic performances. JUNIOR It was a tight race to the…
by Anne Calder “In the summer of 2017, [USFSA] President Sam Auxier established a Competitions Task Force with the goal of addressing a number of issues facing the current qualifying pipeline for singles, pairs and ice dance athletes.” (from the…
by Abril Ventura The top six qualifying teams from the Grand Prix circuit and Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series head to Turin, Italy for the Grand Prix Final. The events will be held at the Torino Palavela, which hosted the…
Edmonton, Alberta November 27-December 1, 2019 Protocols: SENIOR JUNIOR NOVICE PRE-NOVICE
by Abril Ventura | Photos courtesy Ashley Foy Tervoort Ashley Foy Tervoort is a former competitive ice dancer who represented Germany with her partner Benjamin Blum from 2005 to 2008. She is currently a university lecturer in the Netherlands, where…
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The sixth 2019 Grand Prix Series event, the NHK Trophy, was held in Sapporo, Japan November 22-24. Nine ice dance teams from seven countries competed for prize money and the remaining slots…