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Ask IDC #5
Welcome to this week’s Ask IDC Question & Answer (Q&A)! We appreciate you taking the time to submit questions to us and hope to provide the answers you are looking…
Ask IDC Q & A #4
Welcome to this week’s Ask IDC Question & Answer (Q&A)! Thank you for submitting all of your great questions. This week, we received several about U.S. Figure Skating’s new competitive…
Ask IDC Q & A #3
Welcome to this week’s Ask IDC Question & Answer (Q&A)! Thank you for submitting all of your great questions. This week’s edition focuses on ice dance technical and/or historical information.…
Ask IDC Q & A #2
Welcome to this week’s Ask IDC Question & Answer (Q&A)! Thank you for submitting all of your great questions. For this edition, we consulted our experts for several of the…
Ask IDC Q & A #1
Welcome to the first Ask IDC Question & Answer (Q&A)! Thank you for submitting all of your great questions over the past few weeks. Who decides which rhythms/patterns will be…
Northern Lights #28: Midway Through Sectionals
It’s a busy time in Canadian skating, with sectionals beginning last week and continuing through this week. Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill won a bronze medal in Germany last week,…
Northern Lights #27: Reporting Live from Not-Saint-John
When Skate Canada announced that they were having their eponymous international event in New Brunswick, I wanted to make the trip. And if Skate America hadn’t been in Detroit, about…
Northern Lights #26: Summer Summary
Well hello! Fair members of the Canadian ice dance family, it has been far too long. Long ago and far away, I had a plan to keep this blog fairly…
Northern Lights #25: Canadians on the Horizon
A new year has begun and once again, I’m not sure where the time has gone in the past month. I was able to spend some time relaxing with my…
Northern Lights #24: Onward to Sochi and Regina
I’d originally thought that I would have time to blog last week, but the start of the high school winter sports season plus retail for the Christmas season plus…
Northern Lights #23: Snow and the Season
I saw Chicago’s first snowflakes of the year on Monday night. It was only a brief flurry as I walked to the train station, and at first, I wasn’t sure…
Northern Lights #22: Cup of China Recap and Sectionals Begin
Before you begin reading this post, I want you to think of something. Think of one of your favourite skating performances, one that is highly emotional for you. Or think…
Northern Lights #21: Skate Canada Wrap-Up
I’m a couple of days late with this week’s Northern Lights post, but I have an excellent skating-related reason this time. I’ve spent all week sifting through the rest…
Northern Lights #20: Seniors Get Started, Juniors Wrap Up
After a hiatus due to IDC’s necessary maintenance, I’m ready to start posting weekly again. At least, I hope I can. I’ve never been great at regular blogging—my Europe…