2010 Rostelecom Cup – Free Dance Recap
2010 Rostelecom Cup was not very kind to non-Russian skaters. Of the ten teams who were supposed to compete this week in Moscow, only five completed the event. And…
2010 Rostelecom Cup was not very kind to non-Russian skaters. Of the ten teams who were supposed to compete this week in Moscow, only five completed the event. And…
If this year’s new short dance is one thing, it is unpredictable. Surprises (and mistakes) abounded in today’s competition at Cup of Russia. Russian’s Ekaterina Bobrova & Dmitri Soloviev…
The 21st time’s the charm. Since they debuted on the Junior Grand Prix circuit in 2000 and moved up to seniors in 2002, France’s Nathalie Pechalat & Fabian Bourzat have…
Today in Beijing, the short dance kicked off the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series at the Cup of China. It was not ice dancing’s finest hour (and a…
2010 Skate Canada wrapped up Sunday afternoon with the free dance. Canada claimed its second gold medal of the event (Patrick Chan took top prize in men’s) when Vanessa Crone…
The battle for bronze is tight, with teams in third through sixth within four points of each other. The top two steps of the podium may be out of reach,…
Photographs by Robin Ritoss Nine ice dance teams skated to a variety of music, a sometimes befuddling mash-up of themes and rhythms, and when it was all done, only 0.01…
More than half a day after the short dance at the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy was skated, people are still looking at the results with that tipped-head-huh-what? reaction frequently reserved for…
Short Dance Group A Nicole Orford/Thomas Williams: (Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood” waltz to “Help” quickstep) good twizzles to start and transition into the Viennese Waltz. Waltz could be skated closer together. …
Free Dance Cassandra Jeandell/Damian Dodge: (“You Raise Me Up”) opening with their twizzle sequence. A little off on the first set. Nice straightline lift. Maintained good expression throughout the program.…
Short Dance Shannon Wingle & Tim McKernan (“Masquerade Waltz”) she is in light blue and he in white. Start right off with the Golden Waltz pattern. A bit scratchy but…
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Junior Dance Review In many ways, the Junior event couldn’t have been more different from Novice. With the withdrawal of Michelle Scott and Alex Clark, the…
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Novice Dance ReviewAs is the norm for this level, the Novice compulsory dances featured a wide range of ordinals for most teams. Blake Rosenthal and…
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Senior Free Dance The last portion of the Championship Dance event did not have a surprising result but was exciting just the same. The top six…
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Senior Original Dance An exciting Championship Original Dance was marred only by the withdrawal of five-time U.S. Champions Naomi Lang and Peter Tchernyshev. After finishing…