Preliminary and final entry lists have been released for Canada’s major club events, with several established senior and junior teams competing alongside some new and rising couples. Minto Summer Skate, August 1-4 Entry list Junior Pairs: Tara Hancherow & Wesley…
Category: Ice Dance
Ice Dance Round-Up: June 17-23
Ice-Dance.com is a central source for info on the weekend’s Chesapeake Open, with an album of event results. Lorraine McNamara & Quinn Carpenter took first in the junior short dance with a score of 51.46, while Rachel & Michael Parsons…
Weekend of Competition for North American Teams
This weekend offers a busy line-up of competitive opportunities for several pair and ice dance couples based or currently training in the U.S. Boston Open Competition Schedule Senior Pairs: Kiri Baga & Taylor Toth, SP Gretchen Donlan & Andrew Speroff,…
ISU Announces Technical Minimums for 2013-14
The ISU released Communication No. 1797 today, establishing the TES minimums for qualification to this year’s ISU Championships and the Sochi Olympics. The minimums for pairs at most events have remained unchanged from last season, but have been lowered for…
SKATING Magazine 2013 Readers’ Choice Skater(s) of the Year Award
Voting is open is for U.S. Figure Skating’s SKATING Magazine 2013 Readers’ Choice Skater(s) of the Year Award, also known as the Michelle Kwan Trophy. Eligible candidates include the top five finishers in each discipline at this year’s U.S. Figure…
Flashback Friday: Tiffany Stiegler & Sergei Magerovski, 2006 U.S. Nationals Free Dance
At the novice and junior levels, Tiffany Stiegler achieved major results in pairs with older brother Johnnie, winning both 1995 novice and 1997 junior national titles, a fourth-place finish at the 1999 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and three medals…
Skate Canada Announces 2013-14 National Team
Skate Canada has announced its National Team for the Olympic season, comprising top five finishers at the senior level at the 2013 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. In dance, as was the case for the 2011-12 season, a sixth team has…
ISU Releases 2016 Championship Allotments
The ISU Council today released the provisional allotments for 2016’s ISU Championships, with the following of primary interest for North American skaters: ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships – Taipei City/Chinese Taipei (February 9-14, 2016) ISU World Junior Figure Skating…
Ice Dance Round-Up: June 3-9
Madison Hubbell will be blogging for icenetwork.com throughout the 2013-14 season, kicking off her series Friday: Hubbell’s scope: U.S. ice dancer shares her world June 7-9 saw the Edward Picken Pro-Am hosted by the Washington Figure Skating Club, which included…
2013-14 Grand Prix Assignments – Dance
The Grand Prix assignments for the 2013-14 season are upon us, and this year’s dance line-up offers more than a few storylines to watch. 1. The Elite There are no surprises in the assignments for World one-two Meryl Davis &…