Dispatches from Beijing: Gilles & Poirier
By Lynn Rutherford | Photo by Melanie Heaney Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier compete in Beijing not only as reigning World ice dance medalists, but as Canada’s only legitimate medal…
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Smart & Diaz: the Evolution of Zorro
by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss What happens in an Olympic Season when your country has two elite ice dance teams, but only one spot for the Games?…
Getting to Know: Evgeniia Lopareva & Geoffrey Brissaud
By Matteo Morelli | Photo by Robin Ritoss Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud train in Lyon and are a relatively new team representing France. Three years into their partnership, they…
Getting to Know: Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville
by Anne Calder Emily Bratti, 19 and Ian Somerville, 21 are long-time friends and former training mates in Rockville, Maryland. Last summer they became partners and moved to Canton, Michigan…
Gloskowski & Rohner: A Unique Partnership
by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Heaney Finding a partner who is compatible, dedicated and just all around fun to work with can be difficult in ice dance. However,…
Ling & Wein hope for a strong last junior season
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Angela Ling & Caleb Wein are competing in their final year of junior ice dance eligibility. Next year Wein will age-out and…
Min, Eaton pin Olympic hopes on Macklemore
by Lynn Rutherford | Photos by Daphne Backman When Daniel Eaton hit town for the Lake Placid Ice Dance International in Norwood, Massachusetts in August, he was ready to rock.…
Choreographer Spotlight: Jimmie Manners
Article & photos by Anne Calder Pictured: Manners with Lorraine McNamara & Anton Spiridonov Elena Novak and Alexei Kiliakov opened the Wheaton Ice Skating Academy in 2003. Seventeen years later,…
Neset & Markelov aim for the JGP
by Anne Calder Leah Neset and Artem Markelov began their separate figure skating journeys over 6,000 miles apart, she in Minot, North Dakota and he in Volgograd, Russia. After partnering…
Flores & Tsarevski shine in Nationals debut
by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Heaney Isabella Flores and Dimitry Tsarevski were six and five when they began their skating journeys in different Colorado cities. As 14 year-old…
Siblings Oona and Gage Brown Aim High
by Anne Calder Oona and Gage Brown were five and seven when they first stepped on the ice at a local Long Island skating rink. Their mother had registered them…
Peal & Peal: Savoring the Journey
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman and Michelle Wojdyla. Banner photo by Robin Ritoss “Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward,…
Getting to Know Fournier & Haddad
While the COVID-19 pandemic has made this skating season much more complicated, Team IDC wanted to continue its tradition of highlighting new teams. Jamie Fournier and Anthony Haddad are a…
Jordan Cowan and his on-ice perspective
by Matteo Morelli \ Photos by Danielle Earl Jordan Cowan tells us how he managed to combine his passion for music, dance and videography, to create On Ice Perspectives, a…
IDI to debut free online event, titled Touching the Human Spirit
Photo by David J ,Murray After its six-week national tour was cut short by COVID-19 shutdowns earlier this year, Maine-based Ice Dance International (IDI) returns with an hour-long online event,…