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…
2013 Nebelhorn Trophy Post-Game Analysis – Dance
With each country submitting only one entry each per discipline, Nebelhorn Trophy provided an opportunity for a few skaters from the U.S. and Canada to make an individual statement. This was most certainly true in dance, with Americans Madison Hubbell…
Flashback Friday: Maia and Alex Shibutani, 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy Free Dance
For a few skaters every season — Olympic qualifying year or otherwise — Nebelhorn Trophy is a test run, an opportunity to obtain valuable international feedback from judges at one of the more established Senior B events of the early…
A Fresh Look for Ralph and Hill
(Updated 9/26/13) by Jacquelyn Thayer; photo by Danielle Earl Though maintaining a busy schedule as competitor and student, Kharis Ralph has recently added another title to her resume: Athlete Representative to the Skate Canada Central Ontario Section. “It entails me…
Flashback Friday: Before They Were Lake Placid Stars
The Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships, now in their 81st year, have played host to a number of top-level North American teams in their developing years. In this century alone, such competitors have included Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir as…
Flashback Friday: Skates of Detroit Past
With Skate Detroit in full swing and a successful day for North American pairs in Thursday’s short program, a tour through a few pairs event leaders from past years. Detroit’s Andrea Best & Trevor Young, here with their long program…