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Oona & Gage Brown open up about financial struggles
by Morgan Matthews Pennington In this Q&A, Oona Brown and Gage Brown, the sister and brother ice dance team who won the 2022 World Junior Championships and made their senior…
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Solo Q & A: Natasha Griffin
Photos provided by Natasha Griffin In this Solo Q&A, learn more about Natasha Griffin, a senior ice dancer from Great Britain who finished third at the 2024 Unicorn Trophy and…
Phebe Bekker & James Hernandez talk about the fire that motivates them
by Matteo Morelli Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez are a young team representing Great Britain. In their first year as senior skaters, they competed at the European Championships in Kaunas,…
Unique Beauty: Ice dancers’ hair and makeup is more than meets the eye
by Morgan Matthews Pennington Hair and makeup are the finishing touches to an ice dance performance. Hair and makeup help transform an ice dancer into the character that they wish…
New Team Series: Hana Maria Aboian & Daniil Veselukhin
On-ice photo by Melanie Heaney Welcome to IDC’s New Team Series! For this series, we interview athletes who will enter the upcoming 2024-25 season in a new partnership, or debuted…
Solo Q & A: Khloe Felton
Photos by Melanie Heaney In this Solo Q&A, learn more about Khloe Felton, a U.S. ice dancer who competes in Junior Solo Combined. At the 2023 U.S. Solo Dance Championships,…
Yoga Meets Figure Skating: Yoga provides healing and refuge for figure skaters both current and past
by Morgan Matthews Pennington Figure skating is a sport that requires mastery of both mind and body. Similarly, yoga is a practice aimed at harmonizing the mind and body. A…
New Team Series: Amy Cui & Jonathan Rogers
Welcome to IDC’s New Team Series! For this series, we interview athletes who will enter the upcoming 2024-25 season in a new partnership, or debuted last season. In our first…
One of a Kind: Costume designers help ice dancers express their individuality through custom-made creations
by Morgan Matthews-Pennington | Photos by Daphne Backman Costume designers give ice dancers the opportunity to express themselves through the designs that they wear on the ice. Whether one prefers…
Arizona skaters learn from a champion
by Anne Calder Lucas Appel is the 2023 (gold) and 2024 (silver) Solo Dance U.S. National Champion. He attends Florida Gulf University as a full-time student majoring in psychology and…