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2012 Worlds Free Dance Recap: By the Numbers
Ice dancing is certainly more quantifiable than it used to be, but it is still subjective. It will always have an element of subjectivity—that is part of what makes it…
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2012 World Championships Short Dance Re-cap: The Battle Continues
After the pairs turned in a shocker of a short program event at the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships in Nice, France some were bracing for a short dance splat-fest,…
2012 World Championships Qualifying Re-Cap
or The Amazing Race: Uzbek-style Today’s qualifying round for the ice dance competition at the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships featured one missed warm-up, two skate malfunctions, and (I’m assuming)…
Event Coverage – 2012 World Championships
Nice, France – March 26 – April 1, 2012 Preliminary Round Recap Short Dance Recap Free Dance Recap Photographs
Nice Prepares For a Battle Royale
by Jacquelyn Thayer & IDC Staff The lovely city of Nice, on the French Riviera, has played host to the World Figure Skating Championships once before, in 2000. That…
World’s Best Juniors Turn Up the Heat in Minsk
by Melanie Hoyt This week, 32 junior ice dance teams will descend upon Minsk, Belarus, to compete in the 2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Fortunately, the temperatures have…
Four Continents Free Dance Recap
by Jacquelyn Thayer With the close results established after the short dance, the stage was certainly set for an exciting contest in the free dance. What may have been less…
Event Coverage – 2012 Four Continents Championships
Colorado Springs, CO – February 7-12, 2012 Photographs Short Dance Recap Free Dance Recap
Four Continents Short Dance Recap
Many wondered if the altitude of Colorado Springs would have a deleterious effect on the skaters competing at Four Continents. While a few athletes needed to catch their breaths post-program,…
Team IDC Blog – 2012 Canadian Nationals
That’s (finally) a Wrap! – Blog #4 by Melanie Hoyt Thursday, 09 February 2012 05:49 It took 16 days after arriving back in Chicago to get everything posted from Canadians.…
A Pair of Exciting Contests Expected at Four Continents
by Jacquelyn Thayer As the home of U.S. Figure Skating, Colorado Springs, Colo., is a deservedly popular competition base. This week, it will host the Four Continents Figure Skating…
2012 Canadian Nationals – Senior Recap
Close Call for Virtue & Moir in the Short Dance by Melanie Hoyt Everyone knew what would happen in the senior short dance at the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.…
2012 Canadian Nationals – Junior Recap
Close Competition in the Junior Short Dance by Melanie Hoyt After the junior short dance at the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, the scoreboard looked more like it was showing…
2012 U.S. Championships – Senior Recap
Senior Short Dance Re-Cap by IDC Staff It’s not often an event lives up to its hype. When it does, you know you’ve witnessed something special. Friday afternoon, the 14…