In the grey of winter, and the stillness of days, Corey Circelli was on watch: for his costumes. They didn’t come in time for the videotaping of his routines for the Skate Canada Challenge. They were to be the icing on the cake of all he had done during a pandemic. In fact, they […]
David Wilson
Takahashi, Part Two: Choreography
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 […]
Javier Fernandez: A Promise
Love hurts. During the Stars On Ice tour that wends across Canada to the end of this month, Javier Fernandez will show you just how much. This is Javi Fernandez like you’ve never seen him (but knew him to be): the leading man, the gentle, sensitive soul, the man finally at home in his own […]
Patrick Chan tapping his way to the top
This is a story I wrote about Patrick Chan’s new programs for his comeback season: http://www.skatecanada.ca/2015/06/chan-tapping-his-way-back-to-the-top/