When the music begins inside the Palavela, the free dance stops being an abstract display of technique and becomes a conversation between composer and skater.…
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How music selection shapes free dance choreography
Inside the senior pairs competition at the 2019 Turin Grand Prix Final
The senior pairs competition at the 2019 ISU Grand Prix Final represented one of the most anticipated segments of the four-day event held at the Palavela in…
How to plan your visit around the practice session schedule
A figure-skating event is experienced long before the music begins and the judges raise their scores. At Torino 2019, practice sessions offered a closer view…
How the technical panel identifies every element in the Final
Figure skating has always been a sport where fractions of a degree, a quarter rotation or a flat edge can separate gold from fourth place. Behind every…
Reading The Junior Men’s Free Skate At Torino 2019
The junior men’s free skate at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Turin was built around a demanding balance: ambitious technical content had to fit…
How Torino 2019 photographers freeze skating's defining moments
Photographing a Grand Prix Final is a bit like trying to bottle a lightning strike while standing on a polished floor. At Palavela, where the ISU Grand Prix of…
How falls and downgraded jumps affect skating scores
Figure skating results can look mysterious when a clean-looking programme finishes below expectations. The explanation is often found in the technical panel’s…
Collecting Torino 2019: a look at official merchandise and souvenirs
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Turin brought together the season's top senior and junior skaters for four days of competition at one of Italy's…
Behind The Interview: How Skaters Face The Media After Performing
At a major figure-skating event, the performance does not finish when the final pose ends. A skater may still have several interviews to complete before…
How the Grand Prix Final Shapes Each Olympic Figure Skating Field
Every four years the Winter Olympics takes over the broadcast schedule, and figure skating sits at the centre of the coverage. What casual viewers rarely see…