For spectators attending the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final at Turin’s Palavela arena from 5–8 December 2019, entry involved more than showing a ticket…
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Entering Palavela Smoothly During Torino 2019
A look at the junior ice dance rhythm dance requirements
At the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Turin, junior ice dance offered a compact display of timing, partnership and theatrical control. The rhythm…
Moving Figure Skating Equipment From Australia to Turin
Transporting a figure skater’s equipment from Australia to Turin requires much more than placing a pair of skates in a suitcase. Blades, boots, costumes,…
The replay room: how figure skaters turn footage into progress
A figure-skating performance lasts only a few minutes, yet every jump entry, edge change, arm position and landing contains information that can shape weeks of…
Volunteer Roles During Torino’s Grand Prix Final Week
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final brought together the world’s leading Senior and Junior athletes at Palavela in Turin from 5 to 8 December 2019.…
A Guide To Senior Ladies’ Free Skate Elements
The senior ladies’ free skate is the longest and most strategically demanding segment in an elite figure-skating event. It combines planned jumps, spins, steps…
How to Recognise a True Lutz Takeoff From an Inside Edge Mistake
Watching a figure skating event like the ISU Grand Prix Final in Torino, it is easy to be swept up by the speed and the music. The technical details of each…
A storied sporting legacy at the Palavela arena in Turin
Long before the spotlights of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final illuminated Turin in December 2019, the Palavela arena had already earned its place…
Inside The Six-Minute Warm-Up
The six-minute warm-up is one of the most intense moments in figure skating. Athletes have already travelled, trained, waited through official practice, and…
Decoding the Ice Dance Pattern Dance Steps This Season
Ice dance fans around the world treat the rhythm dance as the moment when a season's identity comes into focus. Rather than a freeform short program, the…