Detroit, home this weekend to Grand Prix opener Skate America, first hosted the competition back in 1995, at a time when it served as the opening event in the Champions Series. Included among the home competitors at that event were reigning U.S. silver medalists Kyoko Ina & Jason Dungjen, a man of double local ties…
Month: October 2013
Analysis, Competition, Ice Dance, Pairs
2013 Finlandia Trophy Post-Game Analysis
Finlandia Trophy featured return visits from two teams who last began their season there in 2011 — World silver medalists Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir and U.S. silver medalists Madison Chock & Evan Bates, who took gold and bronze at that year’s event and here caught gold and silver. The stakes for an early beginning…
Analysis, Competition, Ice Dance, News, Pairs
2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy Post-Game Analysis
For all four U.S. couples entered, Ondrej Nepela Trophy held a particular import: for Gretchen Donlan & Andrew Speroff, it was an opportunity to recoup after the ups and downs of the 2012-13 season; for U.S. silver medalists Alexa Scimeca & Chris Knierim, a return to the major competitive stage after a mid-summer ankle injury;…
Ice Dance
Flashback Friday: 2011 Finlandia Trophy Free Dances
Continuing the path down memory lane for recent Senior B events, a quick look back at some early Finlandia outings for two teams repeating at the event this season, then training mates: Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, unveiling Funny Face and taking gold on their first stop on the way to a second World title,…
Analysis, Competition, Pairs
2013 Nebelhorn Trophy Post-Game Analysis — Pairs
For the U.S. and Canada’s pairs entries, Nebelhorn Trophy marked a fresh start: both Lindsay Davis & Rockne Brubaker and Natasha Purich & Mervin Tran were new teams making their international debuts together, both men having sat out the 2012-13 season after unexpected splits from the partners with whom they competed at the world level.…