For the U.S. and Canada’s pairs entries, Nebelhorn Trophy marked a fresh start: both Lindsay Davis & Rockne Brubaker and Natasha Purich & Mervin Tran were new teams making their international debuts together, both men having sat out the 2012-13 season after unexpected splits from the partners with whom they competed at the world level.…
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U.S. Entries to Nebelhorn; Thornhill and BC Results
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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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 &…
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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…
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Flashback Friday: Skates of Detroit Past
With Skate Detroit in full swing and a successful day for North American pairs in Thursday’s short program, a tour through a few pairs event leaders from past years. Detroit’s Andrea Best & Trevor Young, here with their long program to Spartacus, took first at juniors at 2007 Skate Detroit. The team’s subsequent senior career…
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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…