Melanie’s #21USCHAMPS Blog – Senior Wrap-Up
January 18, 2021 Well, despite the reduced capacity at the event, the senior competition weekend still managed to feel like a whirlwind. I am grateful that U.S. Figure Skating was…
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Melanie’s #21USCHAMPS Blog – Day 2
January 13, 2021 Wednesday was a practice day at the U.S Championships for dance, ladies, and pairs. The men, who were all supposed to arrive on Tuesday, don’t take the…
Melanie’s #21USChamps Blog – Day 1
January 12, 2021 Hello from the Nationals bubble! It’s been a long and strange year since I last photographed an event, and I am feeling fortunate, but still a little…
Recap: 2020 NHK Trophy
by Anne Calder Osaka, Japan hosted the final competition in the shortened 2020 ISU Grand Prix Series November 27-29. It had the smallest number of participants (28), but the largest…
Recap: 2020 Rostelecom Cup
by Anne Calder The Rostelecom Cup held in Moscow, Russia from November 20-22 was the third event in the 2020 Grand Prix Series. Six of the ten competing couples represented…
Recap: 2020 Cup of China
by Anne Calder The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating’s Cup of China returned to Chongqing for the second straight year on November 6-8. Unfortunately due to Covid-19, many format…
Recap: 2020 Skate America
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Skate America officially kicked off the 2020 Grand Prix Series of Figure Skating October 22-24 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas,…
Recap: 2020 World Junior Championships
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Tallinn, Estonia hosted its second World Junior Championships March 2-8. Twenty-nine ice dance couples representing 22 ISU nations competed; 20 couples from…
Preview: 2020 World Junior Championships
by Abril Ventura | Photo by Julia Komarova The World Junior Championships will be held in Tallinn, Estonia from March 2-8. The reigning Junior Grand Prix Final champions, Maria Kazakova…
A look back at Bavarian Open & Egna Dance Trophy
by Anne Calder The Bavarian Open (Oberstdorf, GER) and Egna Dance Trophy (Egna/Neumarkt, ITA) were competed the first week of February approximately 400 miles apart in Western Europe. THE BAVARIAN…
Recap: 2020 Four Continents Championships
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss In 1999 the ISU established the Four Continents Championships(4CC) to allow figure skaters from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceana to compete…
Recap: 2020 U.S. Nationals Senior Dance
by Anne Calder Senior ice dancers took center stage for the Rhythm Dance at the 2020 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, NC. Nine teams executed the five required elements…
Recap: 2020 U.S. Nationals Junior Dance
by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman The 2020 US National Figure Skating Championships are being competed this week in Greensboro, NC. The city previously hosted the event in…
Preview: 2020 European Championships
by Abril Ventura | Photo by Robin Ritoss At the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron from France will be hoping to defend their European title…