by Jacquelyn Thayer In the wake of the 2017 World Championships, an expanded look at the numbers beneath the outcomes. THE SCORESIf the 2017 World Championships — like any major skating event — told us anything, it’s how little confidence one should place in past scores and relationships between those personal bests so-called, particularly in…
by Jacquelyn Thayer After publishing in August a procedure for selection of the team to represent the nation in ice dance at the 2017 World Championships — giving the slot to the team with the highest short dance technical score at an international event — the Spanish winter sports federation yesterday courted controversy by declaring…
UPDATED APRIL 24: Albums are viewable under our new Photography tab; all images may be shared across social media platforms with full credit and, preferred, inclusion of a source link. Photos are published as they become available to the site editor. March 16: Two for the Ice will be represented at the 2016 World Figure…
by Jacquelyn Thayer While this project has been in the works for a period, the topic of funding in figure skating has recently come to popular attention, with PJ Kwong and pair Hayleigh Bell and Rudi Swiegers highlighting specific costs of training; others relying on crowdfunding have also taken care to note the financial effort…
Total number of dance teams competing at 2015 World Figure Skating Championships: 30 Canada = three; USA = three Total number of pairs competing at 2015 World Figure Skating Championships: 19 Canada = three; USA = two Dance teams overall returning from 2014 Worlds: 17 Pairs overall returning from 2014 Worlds: 9 Percent change in…
Lynn Rutherford’s U.S. pairs preview for Worlds, drawn from last week’s teleconferences, highlights Alexa Scimeca and Chris Knierim‘s competitive goals and Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier‘s shift to Ingo Steuer as head coach. Lori Ewing of the Canadian Press previews Team Canada at Worlds, focusing primarily on Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje. From Lubov Iliushechkina…
The goal for 2015 Canadian silver medalist Lubov Iliushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch‘s first World Championships is simply to enjoy the process. “I’m excited to perform one more time and that’s my goal — to perform and enjoy,” said Iliushechkina on today’s teleconference, a sentiment her partner wholeheartedly endorsed. The pair noted that they’ve been continuing…
As has become tradition, icenetwork is making available recordings of media conference calls with some of U.S. Figure Skating’s world team members, with today’s calls including one with 2015 U.S. ice dance champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates: Chock & Bates’ 2015 Worlds Teleconference. ♦ While Skate Canada does not make its conference calls as…
by Jacquelyn Thayer After dreaming of the Olympic Opening Ceremony as newly-minted members of Team Canada, the real thing proved no disappointment for ice dancers Alexandra Paul and Mitch Islam. “It was the most unbelievable feeling, walking into that stadium, having everybody cheering, just looking up into the stands,” says Paul. “It was butterflies in…
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-…
