In our second guide for the perplexed this off-season, a review of the major rule changes and revisions impacting your favorite sport and ours. 1. New Junior Age Limits Revoked A measure passed at the 2012 ISU Congress called for the upper age limits for junior pairs and dance men to be lowered from 21…
Month: July 2014
Feature, Ice Dance, Interview
For Edwards and Pang, Experience is the Teacher
by Jacquelyn Thayer Entry to the senior ranks proved a trial by fire for Canadian ice dancers and 2014 World Junior bronze medalists Madeline Edwards and ZhaoKai Pang. While still competing as juniors internationally, their 2013 national title meant a move up to the elite ranks for this year’s Olympic-qualifier Canadian championships. And for the…
Analysis, Pairs
PCS: Connecting the Dots #1.5 – A Pairs Pattern
by Jacquelyn Thayer Before proceeding to the next topic in our PCS series, let’s take a moment to look at the national ranking trends suggested in entry #1 as applied to our other discipline of interest — pairs. PCS and National Ranking: Pairs This analysis, it must be cautioned, does not take into consideration technical…