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Recap: 2021 World Championships

by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The Montreal 2020 World Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which made the 2019 World gold medalists reigning champions until…

Recap: U.S. crowns 2021 junior champions

by Anne Calder | Photos by Melanie Heaney COVID-19 raised havoc with the 2019-2020 figure skating season. Rinks were closed, domestic and international competitions were canceled, and programs were choreographed…

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,…