International Pairs Seminar Develops Skills
International Pairs The International Skating Union (ISU) is hosting its annual pairs seminar in Novogorsk, Russia, this week, organized by esteemed Russian coach, Nina Mozer. Fifteen teams from seven nations…
Deeside Synchronised Skating Club
Among the best in the UK after season of extraordinary successes The Deeside Ice Rink based teams competed in competitions across the UK and Europe proving themselves to be a…
How to Do a One‐Foot Glide in Figure Skating
A one-foot glide is a beginning skill in ice skating. It is important in learning other skills, such as edges. Glide on two feet. Once you get to your desired speed,…
National Championships in Salt Lake City prove you’re never too old to figure skate
This will be the third time San Jose resident Connie Curry — who, at 80, is the oldest competitor — has participated. Curry was 60 when she bought her first…
Isabella Hesselton finds joy, success as synchronized skater
What is synchronized skating? The response is pretty much the same whenever Isabella Hesselton’s friends find out that she’s active and successful in synchronized skating. “They all say that they’ve…
Is age restriction for young figure skaters a good thing?
Told they're too young, several key skaters will be absent at this week's figure skating world three women on the Russian national podium, American women's champion Alyssa Liu and Canadian…
How Gracie Gold Healed from Secret Depression & Eating Disorder
Gold, an Olympic figure skating medalist, is opening up about healing from the deepest part of her clinical depression, when she felt nothing at all Darkness closed in on Gracie Gold for…
What Are the Costs of Figure Skating
I remember when I was 14 years old standing around at the rink, looking at the results of a skating test I had just completed, which I passed. I was…
3 Strength-Training Moves From Olympic Figure Skater Maia Shibutani
Thanks to an Instagram video that Kirk Myers, CEO and owner of NYC-based gym Dogpound, posted over the weekend, we have a glimpse of how Maia in particular is spending her time of…
72yo Ice Skater says, ‘I was jumping up until 62’
Kyla Hastie developed her figure skating prowess in the United Arab Emirates about 30 years ago. Her father worked in the oil industry and, for half a year when she…
