Ted Barton and Mark Hanretty: Q&A Session

Listen in as Ted Barton and Mark Hanretty dive in and respond to figure skating questions from viewers and fans all over the globe in this Q&A session!

Topics include:

• likes and dislikes about commentating
• the biggest challenges in commentating
• what they have learned from each other while commentating together and the difference in their styles
• what they like most about covering the Junior Grand Prix series
• the juniors that have impressed them the most from last season
• what music they would like see performed by juniors
• what they do in their off-season
• thoughts on how higher program components appear to be attached to higher scoring jumps (i.e. triple Axels and quad jumps)
• thoughts on raising the age limits and effects on the skaters’ careers
• the impact on figure skating when some junior skaters are scoring higher than senior skaters
• thoughts on the changes to the required pattern dance over the past couple of seasons
• finding the right skating club
• what current ice dance teams have the best lift, dance spins and choreo elements
• why some skaters often pick “warhorse” music
• what skaters from countries outside “the big four” they are most excited to see develop
• finding the right partner in pairs and ice dance
• the emergence of same-sex teams