Articles & Interviews

by Anne Calder | Off-Ice Photo by Jordan Cowan Raffaella Koncius & Alexey Shchepetov grew up in two separate times zones, 2700 miles apart.  Koncius was raised in Southern California…

by Anne Calder IDC corresponded with Katarina Wolfkostin & Dimitry Tsarevski as the team prepared for its 2024 U.S. National Championship debut in Columbus, Ohio. Tell me about your earliest…

by Anne Calder Angela Ling & Caleb Wein began their partnership as juniors in 2019 in Rockville, Maryland. Three years later after winning silver at the 2022 U.S. National Championships…

by Anne Calder Klara Kowar & Thomas Schwappach train in Colorado Springs with 2006 Olympic silver medalist Ben Agosto and choreographer, Katherine Hill. The team will make its U.S. National…

By Matteo Morelli Hannah Lim & Ye Quan are taking Korean ice dance to new levels. Training at the Ice Academy of Montreal, they told us about their transition from…

by Matteo Morelli | Photo by Robin Ritoss Natacha Lagouge & Arnaud Caffa have been skating together representing France since 2019. We caught up with them during their attendance at…

On August 22, the figure skating community was rocked with the tragic passing of Canadian ice dancer Alexandra Paul who was killed in a car accident in Melancthon Township, Ontario.…

Emma Goodstadt (18) and Christian Bennett (20) are a new Canadian junior ice dance team this season. Tell us about your individual skating journeys, including any early special memories.Emma Goodstadt…

by Anne Calder The skating Carharts include siblings Adrienne (21), Helena (18), Veronica (13) and Marian (10). Adrienne, Helena and Marian are competitive ice dancers. Adrienne and partner, Oleksandr Kolosovskyi…

Anna Waugh (12) and Nikolai Balabardin (15) are a new U.S. intermediate ice dance team this season.  Tell us about each of your skating journeys, including any special memories.Anna Waugh…

Emma Kivioja (22) & Erik Pellnor (19) are a new senior ice dance team who will represent Sweden this season.  Tell us about your individual skating journeys, including any early…

Kayleigh Maksymec (19) and Félix Desmarais (21) are a new senior ice dance team who will represent Switzerland this season.  Tell us about your individual skating journeys, including any early…

Athena Faith Roberts (17) and Eric Alis (20) represent Spain and started skating together last season. They finished 26th at the World Junior Championships.  Tell us about your individual skating…

Action photos by Tony Melillo Michela Melillo (18) and Simon Mintz (15) are a new U.S. junior ice dance team who formed their partnership in April 2023.  Tell us about…

Welcome to IDC’s New Team Series! For this series, we interview athletes who will enter the upcoming 2023-24 season in a new partnership, or debuted last season. In our second…