Semi-Recent Developments in Ice Dance

If you’re a devoted skating fan, you’ve been juggling simultaneous live streams for the past few weeks, trying to keep up with the deluge of events. If you’re more laid back about your love for figure skating, you might not have known there was anything going on at all. Regardless, there is no way you… Continue reading Semi-Recent Developments in Ice Dance

Great Skating Performances of 2018-19: The Breakthroughs

The sun is shining, my taxes are due soon, and another season of figure skating is in the books. (We still have the World Team Trophy to go, but its format is so different from most skating events that it feels more like a year-end party than a real competition.) That means it’s time to… Continue reading Great Skating Performances of 2018-19: The Breakthroughs

Ice Dance Roundup: Twelve Recent Programs to Watch

It’s hard to explain to the casuals that September is the busiest part of the figure skating season. September 13-15 was the annual “hell weekend” for dedicated fans, with two Challenger Series competitions and a Junior Grand Prix event. There was another Junior Grand Prix the weekend before, and two more Challenger Series the weekend… Continue reading Ice Dance Roundup: Twelve Recent Programs to Watch

Rostelecom Cup Ice Dance Roundup: Feelsiness Is Not a Program Component

The Grand Prix season has begun, and it feels strange to watch the opening event from home. This is the first year in a long time that Skate America has not kicked off the series, with Russia hosting the inaugural event instead. Regardless of location, one thing always stands out about the first Grand Prix… Continue reading Rostelecom Cup Ice Dance Roundup: Feelsiness Is Not a Program Component

The 16 Most Epic Skating Disasters of 2016-17

Skating fans like to pretend we’re in it for the successes: the biggest and cleanest jumps, the most engaging and original performances, the mascara-ruining happy tears in the kiss and cry. But there’s something cathartic about an enormous failure. Often, the most memorable programs at a competition are not the technically cleanest ones, but the… Continue reading The 16 Most Epic Skating Disasters of 2016-17