2016-2017 Event Recaps

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The fifth World Team Trophy (WTT) was held at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan before a three-day audience of 28,000 cheering…

by Anne Calder The 2017 ISU World Figure Skating Championships were held March 27 – April 2 at the Hartwell Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The 15,000-seat venue previously hosted the…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The World Junior Championships were held in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei March 15-19. 31 ice dance teams from 24 ISU nations competed in…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Julie Gart The Bavarian Open was held in Oberstdorf, Germany February 14-19. Fifty-five ice dance teams from 27 countries competed in Seniors, Juniors, and…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2017 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held in Gangneung Ice Arena in the Republic of Korea February 14-19. The…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2017 European Championships were held in Ostrava, Czech Republic January 25-29. Thirty ice dance teams competed in the Short Dance; twenty…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman   Short Dance Thursday night at the Sprint Center, Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani, Madison Chock & Evan Bates, and Madison Hubbell…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman Short Dance The 2016 silver medalists, Rachel Parsons & Michael Parsons, topped the leader board with 72.42 points. They earned Level 4…

by Anne Calder | Photos by Melanie Heaney The six senior ice dance teams represented Canada, France, Russia, and the United States. The competitors included Olympic gold and silver medalists…

  by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Heaney The 2015 podium winners – Lorraine McNamara & Quinn Carpenter (USA), Alla Loboda & Pavel Drozd (RUS) and Rachel Parsons &…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The sixth Grand Prix event was held November 25-27 at the Makomanai Sekisuiheim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan. The arena will also…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2016 ISU Grand Prix Series moved to Asia for its fifth event – the Audi Cup of China hosted by Beijing from November…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2016 Grand Prix moved 1550 miles (2494 kilometers) southwest from Moscow to Paris for the fourth event November 11-13. Ten teams…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Julia Komarova Moscow, Russia hosted the third event in the Grand Prix Series from November 4-6. Ten teams representing seven countries competed for prize…

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The second Grand Prix event, Skate Canada, has held in Mississauga, Ontario, from October 27-30.Ten teams who represented seven countries competed for…