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ISU Releases Communication 1670

The ISU released communication #1670 containing the requirements for technical rules for the 2011-2012 season. Requirements for clothing, calling specifications and levels of difficulty, marking guides and Scales of Values…

World Championships Looking for New Host

The International Skating Union (ISU) announced Monday that the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships and the World Team Trophy would not be held in Japan. Because of ongoing concerns following…

2011 World Championships – Our Thoughts

Ice-dance.com staff’s thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan as they mourn those that are lost and begin to rebuild after this tragedy.  Eight days ago, figure skaters…

ISU Postpones Worlds

The International Skating Union released the following statement today regarding the 2011 World Championships: Taking into account the continued critical developments in Japan, the ISU’s primary concern for the safety of…

Catching up with Tanith & Ben

  Article by Melanie HoytPhoto by Katie Weigel If an elite ice dancer, newly retired from competitive skating, is going to feel a slight twinge of regret, it’s probably going…

Rise Recap

by Isabella Cannuscio Last week, the movie RISE premiered in theaters all over the country. If you didn’t already know, RISE is a documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of the…

Q & A with Ryan Jahnke of MySkatingMall.com

Ryan Jahnke, creator and owner of MySkatingMall.com, recently sat down with IDC to discuss the site. Can you tell our readers why you decided to start MySkatingMall.com? Through my experience…

Recent National Championships Results

Although 2011 has arrived, several countries have already held their National Championships prior to the new year.   GREAT BRITAIN Champions: Louise Walden & Owen Edwards (senior), Charlotte Aiken &…

Blades & Balloons Miss Massachusetts/CMN Fundraiser

Loren Galler Rabinowitz, 2004 U.S. bronze medalist and Miss Massachusetts 2010, is proud to announce “BLADES and BALLOONS,” a figure skating fundraiser to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network. The event will…