U.S. Figure Skating has announced the American entries for the second annual U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, to be held again in Salt Lake City from September 11-15, with a few big names scheduled to compete. Pairs Marissa Castelli & Simon Shnapir – The last Senior B for the reigning national champions was 2011’s Ondrej…
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ISU Announces Grand Prix Minimums
The ISU has released its Grand Prix Announcement 2013-14, revealing the minimum total score and TES for skaters and teams assigned to this year’s Grand Prix events, determined as 3/5 of the highest scores from each discipline at the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships. Teams who achieved these scores at any ISU championship, Grand Prix…
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Early entries for Canadian summer competitions
Preliminary and final entry lists have been released for Canada’s major club events, with several established senior and junior teams competing alongside some new and rising couples. Minto Summer Skate, August 1-4 Entry list Junior Pairs: Tara Hancherow & Wesley Killing (SP, LP) Senior Dance: Victoria & Connor Hasegawa (SD, FD) Nicole Orford & Thomas…
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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 & Andrew Speroff, LP – “Pas de Deux,” The Nutcracker And available are results from…
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Ice Dance Round-Up: June 17-23
Ice-Dance.com is a central source for info on the weekend’s Chesapeake Open, with an album of event results. Lorraine McNamara & Quinn Carpenter took first in the junior short dance with a score of 51.46, while Rachel & Michael Parsons captured the lead in the free dance with 72.66. With only two teams competing at…
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Weekend of Competition for North American Teams
This weekend offers a busy line-up of competitive opportunities for several pair and ice dance couples based or currently training in the U.S. Boston Open Competition Schedule Senior Pairs: Kiri Baga & Taylor Toth, SP Gretchen Donlan & Andrew Speroff, LP As was the case last year, the Boston Open will be livestreamed, though a…
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ISU Announces Technical Minimums for 2013-14
The ISU released Communication No. 1797 today, establishing the TES minimums for qualification to this year’s ISU Championships and the Sochi Olympics. The minimums for pairs at most events have remained unchanged from last season, but have been lowered for the World Championships from the 28.00 (SP)/45.00 (LP) required in 2012-13. In ice dance, the…
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SKATING Magazine 2013 Readers’ Choice Skater(s) of the Year Award
Voting is open is for U.S. Figure Skating’s SKATING Magazine 2013 Readers’ Choice Skater(s) of the Year Award, also known as the Michelle Kwan Trophy. Eligible candidates include the top five finishers in each discipline at this year’s U.S. Figure Skating Championships, as well as World and Junior World medalists. The deadline to vote is…
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Skate Canada Announces 2013-14 National Team
Skate Canada has announced its National Team for the Olympic season, comprising top five finishers at the senior level at the 2013 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. In dance, as was the case for the 2011-12 season, a sixth team has been included due to Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje’s Nationals bye — in this case…
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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 Championships – Debrecen/Hungary (March 14-20, 2016) ISU World Figure Skating Championships – Boston/USA (March 28-…