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
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2019 World Junior Championships Preview: Ice Dance
We’re less than a week away from Junior Worlds, and if you didn’t spend September enjoying the soothing tones of Ted Barton’s Junior Grand Prix commentary, you’re probably wondering who most of these skaters are. Even if you did catch some of the JGP, there’s a good chance that you’ve forgotten by now, or that… Continue reading 2019 World Junior Championships Preview: Ice Dance
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
12 Amazing Programs from the First Two Weeks of the Junior Grand Prix
Like pumpkin spice, figure skating really does start earlier every year. It’s barely September, but we’re already a month into a new season and a new Olympic cycle, and I had a pumpkin muffin for breakfast the other day. Among figure skating fans, the Junior Grand Prix series holds a special place in our hearts,… Continue reading 12 Amazing Programs from the First Two Weeks of the Junior Grand Prix
16 Great Ice Dance Performances of 2017-18
Because it was an Olympic year, everything seemed heightened in 2017-18. When I asked a friend to help me narrow down my lists of best performances, she instead convinced me to add more. And there was no way to shorten my list of the season’s biggest disasters. If all goes well, my look back at… Continue reading 16 Great Ice Dance Performances of 2017-18
2017 Junior Worlds Field Guide: Ice Dance
Of the four disciplines at Junior Worlds this season, ice dance is the easiest to predict. Unless someone falls or in some other way has the worst skate of their lives, we know who’s going to be on the podium – although not necessarily the order in which they’ll place. Below those three golden teams,… Continue reading 2017 Junior Worlds Field Guide: Ice Dance