A medal ceremony may last only a few minutes, yet skaters prepare for it with the same care they bring to a short programme, free skate or rhythm dance. At an…
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Behind the Podium: Preparing for a Figure Skating Medal Ceremony
Turin Flavours And Traditions For A December Figure-Skating Visit
Turin in December has a special tempo. The city is crisp, elegant and busy without feeling frantic, with illuminated squares, baroque arcades and cafés…
Working Behind the Scenes at Torino 2019
The media centre at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Torino was the working hub for reporters, photographers, broadcasters and digital publishers…
Why The Rhythm Dance Pattern Matters In Ice Dance
Ice dance can look effortless from the grandstand: two skaters glide close together, change direction with musical ease and appear to float through every turn.…
Junior pairs at the 2019 Grand Prix Final
The junior pairs competition at the 2019 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final offered a compact display of speed, trust and technical ambition. Held at…
How to read the elements boxes on a figure skating score sheet
A figure skating score sheet can look like a dense block of abbreviations, numbers and symbols. Each box, however, records a specific decision: what the skater…
How Figure Skating Learned To Measure Performance
Figure skating is judged through a blend of athletic difficulty, musical interpretation, control and style. That balance can look mysterious from the stands,…
What happens to skating costumes after competition day
A figure-skating costume can spend months travelling between an athlete’s home, training rink, seamstress and competition venue before it reaches the ice.…
Building A Competitive Figure-Skating Program Through Choreography
A competitive figure-skating program is shaped by far more than jumps, spins and clean edges. Choreography gives those technical elements a structure,…
How Figure Skaters Reset Between Two Demanding Performances
At a Grand Prix Final, the short program and free skate are separated by a narrow window rather than a full rest day. A skater may finish the first performance…