Figure Skating News
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Finnish Dancers Perform Well in First Senior Season
Finland’s Jessica Huot and Juha Valkama are the first dance team from Finland since Susanna Rahkamo and Petri Kokko to compete seriously...
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Adelia Fernanda: Inlining and the Ice
It is somewhat difficult to explain what it is like to be a figure skater in Brazil. First, as you may imagine,...
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Canadian Junior Dancers Aim For Junior Worlds
Canadian junior ice dancers Melissa Piperno and Liam Dougherty accomplished their goal for the 2001-2002 season by finishing fifth at the Canadian...
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Lucinda Ruh: Online Interview
Born in Zürich, Switzerland, on July 13, 1979, Lucinda Ruh began skating at the age of four. In addition to skating, she...
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New Canadian Pairs Team Has Outstanding Debut Season
For Canadians Carla Montgomery and Ryan Arnold, the 2001-2002 season was a dream come true. In their first season together, the team...
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Doherty and Myles Make Successful Move to Seniors
Canada’s 2001 junior dance champions, Tara Doherty and Tyler Myles, made a successful transition to seniors this season, finishing sixth. All of...
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Ryan Bradley: Online Interview
Ryan Bradley initially discovered the sport of figure skating at age two, after following his older sister to her lessons. He participated...
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Andorran Skaters Premier on World Stage
Andorra is a tiny principality nestled between Spain and France. It has a single ice rink. Last season, Andorra sent its first...
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Scott and Dulebohn Aim for Another Olympics
U.S. silver medalists Tiffany Scott and Philip Dulebohn realized a dream by competing in the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, even...
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Tamara Moskvina: Online Interview
Born in Leningrad, Russia, Tamara Moskvina was a talented skater in both the ladies and pairs discipline. Moskvina is a five-time Soviet...
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Dan Hollander: Online Interview
Born on May 9, 1972, Dan Hollander began skating at the age of four. Hollander’s first main coaches were David and Rita...
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Sweden’s Persson Prepares for 2003 Europeans in M
When the European Figure Skating Championships come to Mälmo, Sweden in 2003, Asa Persson will be waiting to greet the competitors and...
Did you Know?
Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor were the first Australian skaters to win an ISU Championship (2017 World Junior Championships). They were also the first Australian skaters to win a JGP event (2016 Tallinn Cup), qualify for the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (2016-17) and win a Challenger Series event (2017 Tallinn Cup). The team dissolved their partnership in February 2020 due to Alexandrovskaya’s ongoing struggles with injury. She died on July 18, 2020, at the age of 20 from suicide.
More on Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor in the GS Forum.