Week 1: 2010 Skate Canada International, Free Dance Watch with the YouTube playlist and share your thoughts on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #tftilive! * With the fall Grand Prix season looking a little sparser than the norm, TFTI…
As a counterpoint to our compilation of splits and retirements, the new North American partnerships emerging from the ashes: Ice Dance Canada Alicia Fabbri and Paul Ayer Irina Galiyanova and Grayson Lochhead Cassidy MacFarlane and Alexandre Faucher Olivia McIsaac and…
With national championships in the US and Canada concluded, the usual tradition reigns as a number of skaters and teams prepare to move on from the skating world or with new partners. While some retirements and partnership splits have been…
by Jacquelyn Thayer After an undefeated comeback season in 2016-17, silver at December’s Grand Prix Final has only further stoked the Olympic goals for Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir ahead of next week’s Canadian Tire National Skating…
by Jacquelyn Thayer After publishing in August a procedure for selection of the team to represent the nation in ice dance at the 2017 World Championships — giving the slot to the team with the highest short dance technical score…
by Jacquelyn Thayer Ottawa is no stranger to a Canadian championships; chosen this year in part to recognize 2017’s Canada 150 celebration, it’s also hosted the national skating championships 14 previous times—including, most recently, 2014’s Olympic qualifying event, where several…
by Jacquelyn Thayer Victory at Autumn Classic International served as a successful first step of a two-year comeback plan for Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. And shortly after, the team were back to work with free dance choreographer David Wilson.…
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READERS: Next week we’ll be launching a new recurring column called Ask the Expert, in which some elite and developmental ice dance and pairs coaches and choreographers will answer technical questions you submit. Wondered how a team most efficiently trains…
With the dance field expanded to 10 couples apiece for the first time since the 2010-11 season, competitors saw additional opportunity — though some absences for those guaranteed at least one spot are also worth noting. Pairs, which remains at…
