Ice dancer Ian Lorello, who with Anastasia Olson finished eighth at this year’s U.S. Championships, officially announced his retirement from skating and the reasons behind it in a posting on Facebook. Olson and Lorello made their first international appearance this season with a seventh-place performance at October’s Autumn Classic International: Prior to pairing with Olson,…
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News for Thursday, March 19
As revealed in their updated icenetwork biography and confirmed on today’s teleconference, 2015 U.S. silver medalist pair Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier have officially named Ingo Steuer as primary coach. Earlier this season, Steuer relocated to Coral Springs, Florida, to join the team’s previous head coach John Zimmerman as a consultant. ♦ In news of…
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News for Wednesday, March 18
The ISU has released Communication No. 1932, the much-anticipated slate of ice dance technical requirements for 2015-16. While further details, like point value, will be released in the off-season, this early document provides some significant insights into what couples, coaches and choreographers will be faced with in the off-season. Supplemental rhythm options for both senior…
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News for Tuesday, March 17
The goal for 2015 Canadian silver medalist Lubov Iliushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch‘s first World Championships is simply to enjoy the process. “I’m excited to perform one more time and that’s my goal — to perform and enjoy,” said Iliushechkina on today’s teleconference, a sentiment her partner wholeheartedly endorsed. The pair noted that they’ve been continuing…
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News for Monday, March 16
As has become tradition, icenetwork is making available recordings of media conference calls with some of U.S. Figure Skating’s world team members, with today’s calls including one with 2015 U.S. ice dance champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates: Chock & Bates’ 2015 Worlds Teleconference. ♦ While Skate Canada does not make its conference calls as…
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A Guide to the Off-Season: New Beginnings
Marissa Castelli and Mervin Tran (USA) Paired: Announced June 2014 Training Base: CPA St. Leonard, Montreal, QC, and Skating Club of Boston, Boston, MA So Far: Debuted at Quebec Summer Championships, August 9; 48.12 (SP only) Assignments: Ineligible to compete internationally prior to June 2015, pending Tran’s release from Skate Canada Gretchen Donlan and Nate…
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A Guide to the Off-Season: The Rules
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…
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A Guide to the Off-Season: Departures
With the conclusion of another Olympic season come changing dynamics, from retirements, breakups, and new formations to the rise of younger couples and shifting fortunes for more established duos. For our first quick take on The Off-Season That Is, a review of the major American and Canadian teams who’ve taken their last bows — at…
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Follow Us on Twitter + Updates
Follow Two for the Ice now on Twitter for updates, relevant retweets, and the potential for assorted additional pertinent postings! And while we regret the lack of updates during the GP series, watch for an analytical recap of the Grand Prix series after Rostelecom Cup’s conclusion. Finally, stay tuned in the next few days for…
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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;…