British director Jake Sumner recently produced a short lyrical film on former U.S. champion Sasha Cohen who shares some insight into her life as a figure skater. Sumner, a former model, is the son of British rock royalty, Sting and actress and producer...
Universal Sports Network Broadcast Schedule: 2013 World Figure Skating Championships - LIVE All times ET – Subject to change DATE TIME EVENT Wed., Mar. 13 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Pairs Short Wed., Mar. 13 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Men’s Short Thur., Mar. 13 1:00 PM...
Exclusive off ice photos from U.S. nationals, and the Canadian and European Championships. Read more...›
Nam Nguyen takes it to a new level; Breakthrough season for Valentina Marchei; Words of wisdom inspire Hannah Miller; Rollercoaster ride for Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam and Viktoria Helgessen heralds a new era in Sweden. Read more...›
You be the judge. Prior to the pairs event at the the 19th Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, two couples were considered co-favorites for gold. Skating immediately before their rivals in the final, Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze performed an intricate...
The “Tree of Light,” created by Montreal’s Moment Factory, is a 10-minute spectacular, which will be projected on the exterior of the skating venue, is a celebration of the sport and highlights the history of the city of London. Original music was composed...
Junior Worlds Event Schedule - Milan, Italy (+ 6 hours EST)): Wed. Feb. 27 11:30 Short Dance 17:30 Opening Ceremony 18:15 Pairs Short Thur. Feb. 28 11:30 Men's Short 19:00 Pairs Free Fri. March 1 10:45 Ladies Short 18:45 Free Dance Sat. March 2 13:00 Men...
Brad Scrinko, the owner of the Gift of Art in London, Ont., wrote to me offering a 15% Worlds discount to IFS fans on all items in his store. "Our products are 100% Canadian handmade and therefore one of a kind," Scrinko said. All you have to do is tell...
“Ice, Sweat and Tears,” a documentary written and directed by Gemini Award winner Michael McNamara, aims to give viewers a behind-the-scenes perspective into what it takes to become a champion and shows a side of the sport that is rarely seen by fans. Kurt...
Take Two: A Pair of Forgotten Classics At the elite level, constructing a competitive routine takes many months. Once a skater's team has woven complex choreography around each element, the program is honed through endless repetitions, followed by feedback...
S P O I L E R The ladies final in Zagreb had some great skating. It was great to see some different faces in the top five. 1 Carolina KOSTNER 194.71 2 Adelina SOTNIKOVA 193.99 3 Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA 188.85 4 Valentina MARCHEI 171.06 5 Viktoria Helgesson...
DANCE: 1 Meryl Davis/Charlie White 197.44 2 Madison Chock/Evan Bates 175.91 3 Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani 174.21 4 Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue 167.86 5 Lynn Kriengkrairut/Logan Giulietti-Schmitt 160.01 6 Anastasia Cannuscio/Colin McManus 142.32 PAIRS...
The 2013 Canadian national pairs podium: Rudi Swiegers and Paige Lawrence (bronze), Eric Radford and Meagan Duhamel (gold) and Dylan Moscovitch and Kirsten Moore-Towers (silver).
According to Jirina Ribbins, there may have been more talented skaters, but no tougher ladies' singles competitor of her generation than East Germany's Katarina Witt. The four-time World and European Champion could switch it on when she needed to, defeating...
Male skaters first dabbled with skating's equivalent to breaking the sound barrier as far back as the late 1970s. The first men to try quads in actual competition included Alexandr Fadeev, Josef Sabovcik and Brian Boitano. The landing honors however, fell...
All Is Calm, All is Bright... In celebration of the current festive season, here are a pair of classics from the past for you to enjoy. According to legend, the former United States and 1983 World champion, Rosalynn Sumners, had planned to use a diffferent...
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