Fifty years after ice dancing was allowed into the Olympic schedule, the discipline has become “a whole schlemozzle,” says a former dance judge and ISU officer. Nobody understands the scores issued by judges and technical panels, especially during the Grand Prix events this season. There seems to be a certain jockeying for position that doesn’t […]
Madison Chock and Evan Bates
Surfing through the Rhythm Dance
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier surfed their way to a second-place finish in the rhythm dance at the world figure skating championships in Boston on Friday. Music from The Beach Boys and a casual band of 15-year-olds called the Surfaris led Gilles and Poirier to a score of 86.44, which was 1.93 short of their […]
Gilles and Poirier: At Last
Sweet dreams are made of these. In ice dancing on Saturday, it was everything that led up to the bronze medal – only .36 points away from a silver – won by Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier at the world figure skating championships. Although they won the bronze medal, they finished second in the free […]