Recap Archive

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…

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…

#USChamps16 Short Dance Recap

by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman The junior short dance competition at the 2016 U.S. National Championships was held on Wednesday, January 19, at the Xcel Energy Centre.…

Weaver & Poje successfully defend title

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final was held in Barcelona, Spain December 10-12. Six ice dance teams from four countries competed…