by Jacquelyn Thayer Entry to the senior ranks proved a trial by fire for Canadian ice dancers and 2014 World Junior bronze medalists Madeline Edwards and ZhaoKai Pang. While still competing as juniors internationally, their 2013 national title meant a move up to the elite ranks for this year’s Olympic-qualifier Canadian championships. And for the…
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Flashback Friday: Jessica Joseph and Charles Butler, 1997-98 Junior Worlds FD
In the late ’90s and early ’00s, teams like Jamie Silverstein & Justin Pekarek and Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto made a major mark on the international scene for American juniors, signifying the beginnings of ice dance’s shift to North America, and to the Detroit scene in particular as a world center. But they were…
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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-…