The dance event in Nagano, Japan, at the 1998 Winter Olympics is remembered probably in significant part for an off-the-podium finish for reigning Canadian champions and World bronze medalists Shae-Lynn Bourne & Victor Kraatz — a result not wholly unjustified…
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Flashback Friday: 1988 Winter Olympics
In these last weeks before Sochi, we’ll be revisiting a few notable Olympics past, and the 1988 Calgary Olympics seem as fair a jumping-off point as any — delivering dance and pairs bronze for Canada and the U.S. alike in…
Flashback Friday: Kaitlyn Weaver, Andrew Poje and Moscow Free Dances
This weekend marks the first competitive visit to Russia for 2013 Skate Canada silver medalists Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje since 2011, when the couple twice traveled to Moscow to tackle two events — a delayed World Championships, closing out…
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…
First Program Looks from Lake Placid; Minto Results
While the event was not streamed, a few homemade recordings of some of the top names from this year’s Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships have surfaced. Alexandra Aldridge & Daniel Eaton, SD – “Man With a Hex” + “Hey Pachuco”…
Pairs Round-Up: June 17-23
While complete results from this weekend’s slew of events are still to be made available, some videos and scores have emerged. From the Boston Open, courtesy of hermioneonice: Kiri Baga & Taylor Toth, SP – “Be Italian” (46.09) Gretchen Donlan…
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…
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…
Pairs Round-Up: June 3-9
It was a busy weekend for a few of the U.S.’s young pairs teams at the debut Fort Wayne (Ind.) Pair Classic, with three senior duos competing in Friday’s short program: Gretchen Donlan & Andrew Speroff, SP – “Meditation from…