2016 U.S. International Classic Short Dance Recap
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The US International Figure Skating Classic is one of the ten USU Challenger Series events. Two competitions are in North America and…
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2016 Junior Grand Prix Cup of Mordovia Recap
by Anne Calder | Photo by Julia Komarova The Junior Grand Prix moved from Yokohama, Japan to Saransk, Russia for its fourth event September 14-17. Sixteen ice dance teams from…
2016 Junior Grand Prix Yokohama Recap
by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman (from 2016 LPIDI) The 2016 JGP Series held its third event September 8-11 in Yokohama, Japan – the only Asian and non-European…
2016 Junior Grand Prix Czech Skate Recap
by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman (from 2016 LPIDC) The second 2016 Junior Grand Prix event was held August 31-September 3 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. After the withdrawal…
2016 Junior Grand Prix St. Gervais Recap
by Anne Calder | Photo by Barry Gropman The ISU Junior Grand Prix opened its 20th season in St. Gervais, France, August 24-28. Sixteen teams from 12 countries competed. The number…
2016 Dance Chicago Event Recap
by Anne Calder The First Annual Dance Chicago Championships was held at the Fox Valley Ice Arena, Geneva, IL August 12-14, 2016. Thirty-five juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior and senior teams…
2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International Recap
by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman The Lake Placid Olympic Center, built for the 1980 Olympics, hosted the second annual Lake Placid Ice Dance International (LPIDI) – an…
Boston Buzz
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron (FRA) were the first team to repeat as World Champions since Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski (BUL)…
2016 World Championships FD Recap
FRENCH REPEAT AS GOLD WINNERS; USA TAKES SILVER / BRONZE by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman Boston is a city rich in sports traditions. The natives are ‘wicked’…
2016 World Championships SD Recap
by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman Thirty ice dance teams representing 24 ISU countries competed in the short dance at the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston,…
North American sweep at Four Continents
Newly crowned U.S. National Champions Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani continued their momentum claiming their first Four Continents title. In the short dance, the siblings cleverly interpreted the comic ballet,…
French dancers create golden memories
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2016 Ice Dance Podium had a familiar look. The medalists were the last three former European champions. The French defended their…
