Vise and Baldwin look into the mirror for success

Following  the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Tiffany Vise, 25, and Don Baldwin, 33, found themselves without a partner with whom to  compete. Vise’s longtime on ice  companion, Derek Trent, decided to retire from skating, while Baldwin  ended his one year partnership with Jennifer Brunn. With both skaters at a  crossroads in their respective careers, Vise and Baldwin  reluctantly agreed to a try out to determine if this was the right move for  both of them.

“When I  first found out that Donny wanted to have a tryout with me, I didn’t want to  give it a shot,” Vise admitted candidly. “At the time, my coach said for me to give  it one tryout and see how it goes. I was shocked at how well we…

Nancy Kerrigan’s brother, Mark Kerrigan, sentenced to 2.5 years in jail

CTV, TSN and RDS Become the Official Broadcasters of Skate Canada with Landmark 10-Year Deal

Jury acquits Nancy Kerrigan’s brother in father’s death

The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was acquitted Wednesday of manslaughter in the death of their 70-year-old father by a jury that apparently agreed with his defense that the elder man died of heart disease, not from a scuffle between the two.

Belgium’s ice princess on the rise

Belgium is a small country in Western Europe that is more known for chocolate than for figure skating. Cycling, soccer and tennis are far more popular sports, but the indefatigable Kevin van der Perren has drawn attention to figure skating by winning the country’s first medals at the European Championships in 50 years.

Now with Ira Vannut, Belgium suddenly also has a female skater that left a strong impression in her senior-level debut this year.

Vannut, an athletic, blond girl from Alken in the Flemish-speaking part of Belgium, first did well on the Junior circuit this past season. She was ranked fourth in the event in Austria and became the first Belgian female skater to medal in the Junior Grand Prix when she claimed the bronze at the Pokal der Blauen Schwerter in Dresden, Germany, last fall.

“I…

Caydee Denney and John Coughlin Announce Partnership

Aaron starts to hit his stride

For Max Aaron, the 2010-11 season may well be the turning point in his young skating career. After battling a potentially career-ending injury just two seasons ago, the 19-year-old is starting to hit his competitive stride. With a full season on international competition under his belt for the first time, Aaron is starting to fit in with some of the world’s best competitors, and his record is beginning to show it.

Aaron began his skating career at the tender age of four when his mother signed him up to play hockey. Five years later and due to the absence of opportunities to play hockey in the summer, Aaron laced up figure skates for the first time. For the next seven years he balanced the two sports, standing out in both.

“I began my hockey…

Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell Announce End of Partnership