Competitor Blogs

U.S. ice dancers Elliana Pogrebinsky & Alex Benoit are sharing their Junior Grand Prix experience in Aichi, Japan with the ice-dance.com readers.  This is Ellie Pogrebinsky and Alex Benoit sharing…

Hi, I woke up so late today.  Almost everyone missed breakfast, so we decided to go with Quinn, Lorraine and our mothers to Ostrava. There is a centre with nice…

I don’t know where to start. I’m so happy right now! The day started like the other one, but we had the chance to sleep in a little longer.  I…

It’s the middle of the afternoon here in Ostrava.  The sun is out and it’s a beautiful day for many reasons. Our day started around 5:30 AM.  After a not…

Hi, Me again…. I have that strange habit of stretching my long legs all over the place.  In the middle of the night, I realized that one of my legs…

Hi, my name is Christina Carreira. I’m a new member on Team USA. I have been skating with Anthony Ponomarenko since last April and we are very excited to participate…

U.S. ice dancer Daniel Klaber is sharing his experiences from the Junior Grand Prix event in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Murder Park and Secret Society Dinner 48 hours ago we set out…

Goodbye to Courchevel! I can’t believe that this is my final day in France. The week went by so fast and I had so much fun. Day 5 – Final…

Competition. There’s nothing like it. The thrill you get while going on the ice while they announce your name. It’s fantastic. All the nerves, all the excitement, it all contributes…

Samba! Samba! Samba! Today was our second practice and we decided to do our samba short dance. Today felt good. I felt confident on the ice and I finally got…

What’s harder to find than Waldo? Wifi in France. Upon arrival in France, we soon discovered that our hotel had wifi, but only if you were standing in the lobby.…

We are excited to have Team USA ice dancer Kevin Leahy blogging from the Junior Grand Prix event in Courchevel.  This is the JGP debut for Leahy and his partner,…

By Adelaide Ponte Usdin and Wendy Ponte We flew back from Moscow to JFK on Wednesday the 19th, and have spent a flurried last few days getting settled back into our…

By Adelaide Ponte Usdin and Wendy Ponte February 18, 2014 So Long Sochi! This morning we had to get up early-ish and get ready to head to the airport. This…

by Adelaide Ponte Usdin and Wendy Ponte February 17, 2014 Ok, let’s just cut right to the chase! We (as in Adelaide and Wendy) went into the Free Dance event…