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Weaver and Poje Masterpieces

September 23, 2018 By Beverley Leave a Comment

  With an Olympics in their rear view mirror, Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje have apparently created little masterpieces of programs this season. Their secret is the joy out of which they made them. Their short dance is understated, elegant and beautiful. Their free dance, emotional and important. Once perfected, both will linger in the […]

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Andrew Poje, Autumn Classic, Denis Ten, Igor Shpilband, Kaitlyn Weaver, Nikolai Morozov, Pasquale Camerlengo

Jun-Hwan Cha Comes of Age

September 23, 2018 By Beverley 5 Comments

  OAKVILLE, Ont. This weekend Jun-Hwan Cha, he a dreamy child not so long ago, grew into something else. A dreamy-eyed young man with a presence. The 16-year-old South Korean skater has been around, for sure, the dark locks of his bob flying out in all directions on a spin. At first sight of a […]

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Autumn Classic, Brian Orser, Jason Brown, Jun-Hwan Cha, Tracy Wilson, Yuzuru Hanyu

Hanyu: Not Perfect. But Calm.

September 22, 2018 By Beverley Leave a Comment

OAKVILLE, Ont. There’s so much to drink in when you watch two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu steam about the ice on well-oiled springs. Perhaps that’s what inspires so many fans to make the long trip from Japan and snap up tickets. Some camped out all night outside the front doors of the Sixteen Mile Sports […]

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Autumn Classic, Brian Orser, Yuzuru Hanyu

James and Cipres: Dancing to Cizeron’s Tune

September 21, 2018 By Beverley 1 Comment

So they’re back. It would be understandable to think Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France would want to hang up the skate laces after finally winning their first world medal – a bronze – last season. After all, James is 31 years old, Cipres 27. Pair skating doesn’t get any easier when you get […]

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alanis Morrissette, Autumn Classic, Gabriella Papadakis, Guillaume Cizeron, John Zimmerman, Morgan Cipres, Sylvia Fontana, Vanessa Cizeron

Weaver and Poje: Dancing With their Hearts

September 18, 2018 By Beverley 1 Comment

  For now, we will only get Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje for a whisp of a moment in the competitive world when they set foot at Autumn Classic in Oakville, Ont.. this week. And remember how they always had the power to make you weep with their emotional performances? No different this season. In […]

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Andrew Poje, Autumn Classic, Kaitlyn Weaver, SOS d'un terrien

Moore-Towers, Marinaro: Taking the Next Big Step

September 18, 2018 By Beverley Leave a Comment

  Yes, this is the start of the next quadrennial. And it has turned Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro into the senior members of the national pair team heading out to Grand Prix events this season. They had a quick lesson in leading the pair show at the world championships last March in Milan when […]

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Autumn Classic, Kirsten Moore-Towers, Leona Lewis, Michael Marinaro, Richard Gauthier, Skate Canada

Walsh and Michaud: Stepping it Up

August 31, 2018 By Beverley Leave a Comment

Walsh Michaud pair

The next quadrennial of figure skating begins with a young pair team pushing limits. Yes, a raft of top Canadian pair teams has left the scene, but Evelyn Walsh and Trennt Michaud will be carried forward by what the others have left behind. It’s all very highly motivating. Walsh and Michaud will compete at their […]

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alison Purkiss, Duhamel and Radford, Evelyn Walsh, figure skating, Trennt Michaud, Virtue and Moir

Keegan Messing: What Now?

August 26, 2018 By Beverley Leave a Comment

Finally, the world knows who Keegan Messing is, now that he’s turned 26. He’s a light-footed dazzler, with a penchant for rotating jumps at the speed of a tornado, and he has a collection of heart-thumping spins, to boot. If he slips and falls on anything, he has a way of skating back into an […]

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Keegan Messing, quad Lutz, quadruple Axel, Ralph Burghart

Nam Nguyen: In The Driver’s Seat

August 26, 2018 By Beverley 2 Comments

Nam

  Amble into the Scotiabank Pond arena complex for a mid-August Skate Ontario summer competition, and a voice from a corner rings out greetings. It’s Nam Nguyen, and he’s helping to set up the displays for the Figure Skating Boutique booth. Really? Yes, really. The 20-year-old former Canadian champion (2015) has got a job, working […]

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Canadian championship, Frank Sinatra, La La Land, Nam Nguyen, Robert Burk

Takahashi, Part Two: Choreography

July 27, 2018 By Beverley 2 Comments

  At first, you could hear only this: pucks banging against the walls. It was Canada, after all, where hockey reigns supreme. But in a corner rink of a Toronto suburban arena complex on a hot, bright summer day, there was world champion Daisuke Takahashi, quietly walking in, skates in hand, clad in a track […]

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: choreography, Daisuke Takahashi, David Wilson

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