Tag: World Championships

2017 World Championships: Charted Territory

by Jacquelyn Thayer In the wake of the 2017 World Championships, an expanded look at the numbers beneath the outcomes. THE SCORESIf the 2017 World Championships — like any major skating event — told us anything, it’s how little confidence…

Snapshot Stats: The Spanish Inquiry

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…

Two for the Ice at Worlds 2016

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What Price Skating Glory, Part 1: Prize Money

by Jacquelyn Thayer While this project has been in the works for a period, the topic of funding in figure skating has recently come to popular attention, with PJ Kwong and pair Hayleigh Bell and Rudi Swiegers highlighting specific costs…

2015 World Championships Preview: By the Numbers

Total number of dance teams competing at 2015 World Figure Skating Championships: 30 Canada = three; USA = three Total number of pairs competing at 2015 World Figure Skating Championships: 19 Canada = three; USA = two Dance teams overall…

News for Monday, March 23

Lynn Rutherford’s U.S. pairs preview for Worlds, drawn from last week’s teleconferences, highlights Alexa Scimeca and Chris Knierim‘s competitive goals and Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier‘s shift to Ingo Steuer as head coach. Lori Ewing of the Canadian Press previews…

News for Tuesday, March 17

The goal for 2015 Canadian silver medalist Lubov Iliushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch‘s first World Championships is simply to enjoy the process. “I’m excited to perform one more time and that’s my goal — to perform and enjoy,” said Iliushechkina on…

News for Monday, March 16

As has become tradition, icenetwork is making available recordings of media conference calls with some of U.S. Figure Skating’s world team members, with today’s calls including one with 2015 U.S. ice dance champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates: Chock &…

Lifted by Success, Paul and Islam Hold to Foundations

by Jacquelyn Thayer After dreaming of the Olympic Opening Ceremony as newly-minted members of Team Canada, the real thing proved no disappointment for ice dancers Alexandra Paul and Mitch Islam. “It was the most unbelievable feeling, walking into that stadium,…

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…