Previews

2009 Canadian National Championships Preview

2009 CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (SENIOR) The last time that the Canadian Figure Skating Championships were in Saskatoon, it was 2003, and the dance competition was completely predictable. For the third…

2008 GP NHK Trophy Preview

Tokyo, Japan With four spots to the Grand Prix Final likely decided, NHK Trophy is the setting for the battle for the final two spots. Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder,…

2008 GP Cup of Russia Preview

Moscow, Russia It all comes down to the numbers.  The penultimate stop on the ISU Grand Prix Series brings us to Moscow this week for the Cup of Russia. Isabelle…

2008 GP Trophee Eric Bombard Preview

Paris, France On November 13, Trophee Eric Bompard gets underway in Paris, France. The fourth event in the Senior Grand Prix Series, TEB will be another chance for this year’s…

2008 Golden Spin of Zagreb Preview

Zagreb, Croatia November 13-16 marks Croatia’s annual senior international competition, Golden Spin of Zagreb. The event has a great tradition –- 2008 will be the 41st staging of the competition.…

2008 GP Cup of China Preview

Beijing, China Beijing, China, plays host to the third event of the Grand Prix series, Cup of China. Judging by the placements last week at HomeSense Skate Canada, the projected…

2008 GP Skate Canada Preview

Ottawa, Ontario The ISU’s Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series visits Ottawa, Ontario as teams from Russia, Canada, France and the United States make up the eight-team Skate Canada roster.…

2008 GP Skate America Preview

Everett, WA After two months and eight stops on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, the senior skaters get their turn as Skate America kicks off the Grand Prix of Figure…

2008 JGP John Curry Memorial Preview

Sheffield, Great Britain With seven events down, there is just one to go. The final competition of the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Series, the John Curry Memorial, begins on October…

2008 Karl Shafer Memorial Preview

Vienna, Austria After a one-year hiatus, the ice dancing event will be contested by 14 teams at the Karl Schäfer Memorial in Vienna, Austria from October 14-17. The event is…

2008 Finlandia Trophy Preview

Vantaa, Finland This week, ice dancing returns to Finlandia Trophy for the first time since 2003. Nine teams, many making their senior international or competitive debuts, will take the ice…

2008 JGP Skate Safari Preview

Cape Town, South Africa With only nine teams participating at the penultimate JGP event, Skate Safari, this may be one of the smallest of the Junior Grand Prix series, but…

2008 JGP Golden Lynx Preview

Gomel, Belarus Gomel, Belarus hosts the sixth Junior Grand Prix event of 2008.  13 teams representing eight countries will take the ice at the ISU JGP Golden Lynx in search…