TFTI correspondent Reut Golinsky sat down with Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro after the short program at 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy. Reut: I wanted to start our talk from looking at the previous season and then moving to this one. Last…
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…
As the partnered disciplines go, pairs lends itself most readily to analysis by technical improvement — a fall or aborted element are explicit, easily marked errors and likewise, GOE typically does fairly well in grading an element’s obvious level of…
by Jacquelyn Thayer Though almost wholly comprising duos from the popular camp at CPA St. Leonard, led by coaches Bruno Marcotte and Richard Gauthier, the senior pairs event at the 2015 Quebec Summer Championships (Championnats québécois d’été) was particularly highlighted…
by Jacquelyn Thayer When Canadian pair Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro made the call to relocate from the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club to Bruno Marcotte and Richard Gauthier’s Montreal camp in March, the first step upon arrival was one of demolition.…
Scores are being compiled on the dedicated 2013 Skate Detroit page at Unseen Skaters, including full results for junior and senior pairs and, so far, for the short dance portion of the dance event, featuring Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker…
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…
