2008 U.S. National Championships – Senior
SENIOR COMPULSORY DANCE REPORT Report by Daphne Backman The sounds of the “Oh Susannah” echoed through the Xcel Energy Center as the senior dance event started with the Yankee Polka…
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2008 U.S. National Championships Recap – Junior
JUNIOR COMPULSORY DANCE Report by Daphne Backman From the ISU Ice Dancing Rulebook: The Viennese Waltz was created by Eric van der Weyden and Eva Keats in 1934. It is…
2008 U.S. National Championships Recap – Novice
NOVICE COMPULSORY DANCE Report by Daphne Backman Chloe Wolf & Rhys Ainsworth and Megan Evans & Nathan Truesdell, the only returning teams from the 2007 novice event, set the tone…
2008 US National Championships Senior Preview
2008 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – SAINT PAUL, MN Senior Event Preview by Katie Weigel On January 23 in St. Paul, MN, the quest to be the 2008 U.S. dance champion…
2008 European Championships Preview
Zagreb, Croatia – January 21-27, 2008 While the United States is deciding its national champions, across the Atlantic Ocean skaters will be competing in Zagreb, Croatia for the title of…
2008 US National Championships Junior Preview
2008 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – SAINT PAUL, MN Junior Event Preview by Katie Weigel Junior ice dancing event kicks off on Monday, January 21 with the Viennese Waltz compulsory dance.…
2008 US National Championships Novice Preview
2008 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – SAINT PAUL, MN Novice Event Preview by Daphne Backman The novice compulsory dance events will open the 2008 U.S. National Championships, starting on Sunday, January…
2008 Canadian Junior Nationals Preview
VANCOUVER, BC Junior level dance teams in Canada qualify for the Canadian Figure Skating Championships at the Skate Canada Eastern and Western Challenge events. Each section is allowed to send…
2008 Canadian National Championships Preview
VANCOUVER, BC When the 2008 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships kick off in Vancouver on Wednesday, January 16, a new era will begin. For the first time since the BMO…
2007 GP Final Preview
Torino, Italy This weekend in Torino, Italy, the world’s top figure skaters will compete in the 2007 Grand Prix Final, with six dance teams fighting it out. Unlike every other…
2007 JGP Final Preview
Gdansk, Poland The 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final gets underway this week in Gdansk, Poland without the Canadian duo of Joanna Lenko & Mitchell Islam, who were forced to withdraw…
2007 GP NHK Trophy Preview
Sendai, Japan The NHK Trophy, being held this year in Sendai, Japan, is the last stop on the ISU Grand Prix circuit. For those skaters hoping to claim a spot in…
2008 US Junior National Championships Preview
U.S. Junior National Championships – November 26-December 1, 2007 – Salt Lake City, UT You can’t predict something that is completely unpredictable. Case in point: the juvenile and intermediate ice…
2007 GP Cup of Russia Preview
Moscow, Russia The penultimate stop on the Grand Prix circuit is Cup of Russia, being held this year at the “Megasport” sports palace in Moscow. The Megasport is a brand…