Articles & Interviews

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The event announcement for the 2014 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships has been released and is now available at LakePlacidSkating.com.  The event will be held at the Olympic Center in…

by Lynn Kriengkrairut & Logan Giulietti-Schmitt It is impossible to capture the stories, experiences, and lessons that we’ve encountered through skating in just a few words or paragraphs. However, we…

by Daphne Backman | Photos by Robin Ritoss & Andriana Andreeva In just three seasons as a team, Russia’s Anna Yanovskaya & Sergey Mozgov have excelled as juniors on the…

by Melanie Hoyt | Photos by Robin Ritoss In a season that has already included impressive highlights—a string of level 4s at their season debut, a European title, and a…

Photos by Julia Komarova Poland’s Justyna Plutowska & Peter Gerber will finish their second season together at this week’s World Championships. This season has been successful for the Polish duo…