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…
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How to Recognise a True Lutz Takeoff From an Inside Edge Mistake
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…
How music selection shapes free dance choreography
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.…
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…