The complete Nebelhorn Trophy roster has been released, with news that the U.S. entries in pairs and dance will be Lindsay Davis & Rockne Brubaker and Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue. While this will mark the first international competition for Arctic Edge’s Davis & Brubaker, it will be a return visit for Hubbell & Donohue,…
Category: TFTI Blog
Competition, Ice Dance, News, Pairs, TFTI Blog
Summer Comps Continue with BC Super Series and Thornhill
The summer competition season continues in earnest this weekend with two more major regional events: BC Super Series SummerSkate and Skate Canada-Central Ontario (Thornhill) Summer Skate, both opening August 15. Partnered competition kicks off first with the BC Super Series SummerSkate, with all dance events slated for Thursday and Friday and a line-up that includes…
Competition, Ice Dance, News, Pairs, TFTI Blog
Skate Canada Announces Entries for U.S. Classic, Nebelhorn
Skate Canada has released its entries for the season’s first two senior international events: the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic and Nebelhorn Trophy. Pairs Paige Lawrence & Rudi Swiegers – Silver medalists at last year’s inaugural event in Salt Lake City, the three-time Canadian bronze medalists most recently placed sixth at February’s Four Continents and…
Ice Dance, News, TFTI Blog
Ice Dance News Round-Up: Virtue and Moir program news, JGP Mexico entries
Reiging Olympic champs Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir have announced their program music for the coming Olympic season, as well as the process and concepts behind the selections, in a new interview with icenetwork.com: Secret’s out: Virtue, Moir disclose program music. ** The ISU has formally released the entry lists for JGP Mexico Cup, the…
Competition, Ice Dance, News, TFTI Blog
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” + “That’s the Business of Love” (53.45) Aldridge & Eaton, FD – “Bharata Natyam” (78.03)…
Competition, Ice Dance, News, Pairs, TFTI Blog
Lake Placid Wraps, Minto Begins, Quebec Draws Near
Minto Summer Skate began August 1, with junior and senior dance and junior pairs (LP only) beginning Saturday. The registered skaters list includes Edwards & Pang (FD only) and Nicole Orford & Thomas Williams (SD only) fresh off of Lake Placid, as well as Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill (FD only), Mackenzie Bent & Garrett…
Competition, Ice Dance, News, Pairs, TFTI Blog
Skate Detroit – Final Odds and Ends
Lynn Rutherford’s final two pairs and dance pieces for icenetwork.com have been posted, recapping the events and offering some detail into Madison Hubbell’s recovery from concussion and the couple’s philosophy behind approaching this year’s programs, as well as a brief review of the junior dance competition: Hubbell, Donohue play to strengths in Sochi push Zhang,…
Competition, Ice Dance, News, Pairs, TFTI Blog
JGP Riga Cup (Latvia) Entries Announced
The ISU has posted its first entry list for the Junior Grand Prix circuit, for first event JGP Riga Cup in Riga, Latvia. Canada will be sending two entries in pairs: Junior Grand Prix newcomers Dylan Conway & Dustin Sherriff-Clayton, fifth in junior pairs at the 2013 Canadian Championships, and new team Mary Orr &…
Competition, Ice Dance, News, Pairs, TFTI Blog
Skate Detroit Round-Up + Bonus
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 and Chloe Lewis & Logan Bye at juniors and Madison Hubbell & Zach Donohue in…
Competition, Ice Dance, News, Pairs, TFTI Blog
Skate Detroit, Lake Placid Offer Top Pairs & Dance Rosters
Skate Detroit, which opened Tuesday, will present a larger than average pairs roster and a first-time contest for ice dance. The rosters for senior, junior, and novice pairs is available on Unseen Skaters. Of particular note are the major competitive debuts of new teams Lindsay Davis & Rockne Brubaker, Becky Bereswill & Joshua Reagan, and…