Anne’s Take: 2021 Skate Canada
by Anne Calder | Photos by Danielle Earl (Skate Canada) 2021 Skate Canada International, the second event in the ISU Grand Prix Series, was held in Vancouver, British Columbia from…
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Anne’s Take: 2021 Skate America
by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss I’m back home in Arizona after three days of amazing figure skating at the 2021 Skate America in Las Vegas, Nevada. It…
Recap: 2021 Finlandia Trophy
by Matteo Morelli | Photos by Robin Ritoss Day 1: Rhythm Dance The ice dance rhythm dance had its debut at Finlandia Trophy, one of the ISU Challenger Series hosted…
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…
Melanie’s #21USCHAMPS Blog – Final Blog
January 20, 2021 I love traveling. I love exploring new places and finding the best hidden-gem-type places to eat and getting lost in different cities. I rarely want to come…
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 – This One’s for the Parents
January 23, 2021 One day during the first week, I was video chatting with my toddler, and she held up a little Duplo figurine and said, “cowboy.” Cowboy?? I’d only…
Recap: U.S. Ice Dance Crowns New National Champions
by Anne Calder | Photo by Jay Adeff (U.S. Figure Skating) The 2021 U.S. National Championships for the senior level was held January 9 -17 at the Orleans Arena in…
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…
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…