ISU Announces Grand Prix Assignments
On June 28, the International Skating Union announced the selections for the 2023-24 Grand Prix Series. As with last season, skaters from Russia and Belarus are not allowed to participate…
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Meet ice dancer Brooke Tufts
In this Q&A, we introduce you to Brooke Tufts, an ice dancer who competes in the senior solo combined dance events. She won the 2021 U.S. National Solo Dance Finals…
Solo Dancing in the Arizona Desert
by Anne Calder | Photo by MeLanie Heaney Naomi Lang is the Directer of Solo Dance at the Ice Den in Chandler, Arizona. Between 1998-2003, Lang and partner, Peter Tchernyshev…
New Team Series: Shira Ichilov & Dmitriy Kravchenko
Welcome to IDC’s New Team Series! For this series, we interview athletes who will enter the upcoming 2023-24 season in a new partnership, or debuted last season. In our first…
Hurtado & Khaliavin open SK International Ice Dance School
By Matteo Morelli | Banner photo by Anais Martinez y Maria Elena After saying goodbye to competitive skating at the end of the 2021/2022 season, Sara Hurtado and Kirill Khaliavin…
Val & Kazimov Develop Their Own Style
by Matteo Morelli Sofía Val and Asaf Kazimov are a new partnership representing Spain. Their training base is the new SK International Ice Dance School in Madrid, headed by former…
Mazingue & Gaidajenko: The Journey and the Miracle
by Daphne Backman | On-Ice Photos by Robin Ritoss Estonia’s Solene Mazingue (20) & Marko Gaidajenko (21) had a whirlwind 2021-22 season. They relocated to Montreal in the off season…
Preview: World Team Trophy
Teams from six countries will head to Tokyo, Japan for the 2023 World Team Trophy. Nations qualified based on results during the 2022-23 season. This year’s qualifying countries are Canada,…
Recap: 2023 World Championships
by Matteo Morelli A sold-out Super Arena in Saitama welcomed the 2023 World Championships of figure skating, after having previously hosted the same event in 2014 and 2019. With thirty-three…
Preview: 2023 World Championships
by Matteo Morelli Saitama Super Arena is ready to welcome the event that will crown the world champions of this season. This is going to be the third time in…
KAZAKOVA & REVIYA TAKING THEIR SKATING TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL
By Matteo Morelli | Photos by Yoriko Suzuki Maria Kazakova and Georgy Reviya are a Georgian team that has been catching everyone’s attention ever since, in their junior years, they…
IGNATEVA & SZEMKO WANT TO BE DIFFERENT
By Matteo Morelli | Photos by Yoriko Suzuki Mariia Ignateva & Danijil Szemko have been skating together for two years representing Hungary, working hard to grow as a team and…