Robin & Daphne do Evening with Champions
Or “How not to get lost in Boston” by Daphne Backman I left for Boston at around 1:45 p.m. I wasn’t meeting Robin Ritoss until 5:15, but I wanted to…
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2011 LPIDC Program Notebook – Novice
Free Dance Stacey Siddon & Jared Weisssomething lyricalOverall, much improved since last year. Nice extension and a good connection between them. Their straightline lift was shaky, but redeemed themselves with…
2011 LPIDC Program Notebook – Junior
Short Dance Group A Alicia Fortin & Matt Kleffman (CAN)“Smooth”Skated in the U.S. last year, but plan to compete in Canada this year. Good speed through the midline, nice expression…
2011 LPIDC Program Notebook – Senior
Short Dance Group A Tarrah Harvey & Keith Gagnon (CAN)“Straight to Number One”Really fun Latin feel in this program, sharp and sassy. Unfortunately, a few missteps here and there, including…
2011 USFS Ice Dance Camp
The Stuff Dreams are Made of… By Andrea Gropman On Sunday, June 26, 2011, ice dance couples from juvenile level to senior level, and representing clubs from Laurel to Los…
Nick Pilgrim’s Tidbits from Moscow
April 27, 2011 Firstly, congratulations must be given to the organization committee. You would never know the Russian Skating Federation had less than a month to put this competition together.…
2011 Four Continents Championships – Short Dance Recap
The 2011 ISU Four Continents Championships opened with the short dance Thursday afternoon, and, as expected, Canadians Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir and Americans Meryl Davis & Charlie White are…
2011 U.S. Championships – Senior Recap
Senior Short Dance Report When Alex & Maia Shibutani finished their short dance to “Carousel Waltz” at the 2011 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the audience rose to its feet…
2011 U.S. Championships – Junior Recap
Junior Short Dance Report Just when you think you know what’s going to happen in ice dance–or what will probably happen–the new short dance laughs in your face. Joylyn Yang…
2011 U.S. Championships – Novice Recap
Novice Compulsory Dance Report – Blues & Paso Doble The 2011 U.S. National Championships officially began with the novice pattern dances. Twelve teams skated first the Blues, followed by the…
2011 Canadian Nationals Championships – Junior Recap
Junior Short Dance Report Victoria Hasegawa & Connor Hasegawa – “The Merry-Go-Round of Life” (waltz) Good character, the most expressive I’ve seen them skate. Cute play on a sibling rivalry…
2011 Canadian Nationals Championships – Novice Recap
Novice Free Dance Report Although quite a few of the teams hit some bumps along the way, the novice dance competition at the 2011 Skate Canada Junior Nationals in Victoria,…
2010 Grand Prix Final – That Wacky Short Dance
The senior short dance at the 2010 Grand Prix Final did not quite turn out to be a celebration of the best ice dancing has to offer. Only Americans Meryl…
2010 Junior Grand Prix Final – Short Dance Recap
The Russian Junior National competition kicked off… Oops. The short dance at the Junior Grand Prix Final finished with Russian teams claiming the top four spots (and the sixth and…
2010 Trophee Eric Bompard – Short Dance Recap
The short dance wrapped up the first day of competition at the 2010 Trophee Eric Bompard, the final stop on the ISU Grand Prix Series. As expected, Nathalie Pechalat &…