The Story of FrenchieSkate
by Daphne Backman Often, we look back at friendships from our childhood as some of the best of our lives. Fueled by the loss of her childhood friend to cancer,…
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Siblings in Skating #6: Rachel & Michael Parsons
Rachel & Michael Parsons have been skating together since the 2010-2011 season and are the 2011 U.S. novice ice dance champions as well as two-time medalists at the junior level…
U.S. & Canadian Nationals Competitors – Submit Your Info!
Team IDC is busy compiling data for our 2015 U.S. Nationals & 2015 Canadian Nationals websites. Please submit your information via the form link below: Competitors Form – Submit your…
Pros Bring Ballroom Flavor to the Ice for Detroit Dancers
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Robin Ritoss Whatever stylistic freedoms the discipline has developed in its decades of life, ice dance was born of a ballroom world. Though only…
Hubbell & Donohue Ready for Reinvention
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Robin Ritoss For Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue, it’s a thin line between creative ambition and long-range practicality. “I think once we’ve found a…
Testa & Csolley aim for Pyeongchang
by Daphne Backman | Photos by Robin Ritoss This week, Federica Testa & Lukas Csolley will make their Grand Prix debut at Skate America in Chicago. The team has been…
Aldridge and Eaton Ready for Change
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Robin Ritoss (on ice) & Melanie Hoyt (off ice) After a debut senior outing marked by a top five finish at U.S. Nationals and…
Teamwork the Key for Whitley and Graham
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Skating Photos by Melanie Hoyt When free skaters Hannah Whitley and Elliott Graham were first paired in 2007 by coaches Azure-Dee Perkins and then-junior ice dancer…
Breaking It Down: Silver Samba & Paso Doble
At their 2010 congress, the International Skating Union approved the elimination of two competitions phases (compulsory dance and original dance) in favor of creating a new ‘short dance’, thus reducing…
Weaver and Poje Aim to Dominate
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Melanie Hoyt, Liz Chastney & Robin Ritoss Realization of an Olympic dream presented a mixed blessing for Canada’s Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje. “We’ve…
Siblings in Skating #5: Alina & Kseniya Ponomaryova
For our fifth installment of Siblings in Skating, sisters Alina and Kseniya Ponomaryova share their unique coach-student relationship. While many siblings either skate together or train in the same…
ISU Announces 2014-15 Grand Prix Assignments
The World’s top figure skaters including World, Four Continents, European and World Junior Champions and medalists will compete in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series 2014 There are…
Orford and Williams Expand their Horizons
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Melanie Hoyt Summer training at the Vancouver Ice Dance Academy provides Canadians Nicole Orford & Thomas Williams a welcome chance for exploration in their…
Jennifer Wester: Why I Skate
by Jennifer Wester Jennifer Wester is a former competitive ice dancer who competed at international events representing the United States. She is a student at Yale University and the Skating…
Min & Koleto take it one step at a time
by Melanie Hoyt | Photos by Robin Ritoss Yura Min & Timothy Koleto joked about forming a dance partnership for a couple of years before they actually teamed up. Koleto…