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Recap: 2019 Grand Prix Final

by Francesca  Torino, Italy is famous among skating fans for being the set of the original dance Olympic event. The 2019-2020 GPF was far from dramatic but nonetheless saw some…

A look back at the first U.S. Dance Final

by Anne Calder  “In the summer of 2017, [USFSA] President Sam Auxier established a Competitions Task Force with the goal of addressing a number of issues facing the current qualifying…

Recap: 2019 NHK Trophy

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The sixth 2019 Grand Prix Series event, the NHK Trophy, was held in Sapporo, Japan November 22-24. Nine ice dance teams from…

Recap: 2019 Rostelecom Cup

by Anne Calder | Photo by Julia Komarova The fifth event in the Grand Prix Series was held in Moscow, Russia from November 15-17, at the Megasport Sport Palace. Ten…

Recap: 2019 Cup of China

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss Cup of China was held November 8-10 in Chongqing – a Yangtze River port city in southwest China. Ten couples representing five…

Recap: 2019 Internationaux de France

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The third Grand Prix Series event was held in Grenoble, France, from November 1-3. Eight countries were represented. Advertised as the “Capital…

Recap: 2019 Skate Canada

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2019 Skate Canada International was held in Kelowna, British Columbia October 25-27. The city also hosted the event in 2014. Ten…

Recap: 2019 Skate America

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Skate America – the first of six 2019 Grand Prix Series events – was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 18-20. The…

2019 Grand Prix Series Preview

by Melanie Heaney | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2019 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating will begin this week at Skate America in Las Vegas. Athletes can compete twice…