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Photos provided by Natasha Griffin In this Solo Q&A, learn more about Natasha Griffin, a senior ice dancer from Great Britain who finished third at the 2024 Unicorn Trophy and ..read more

by Matteo Morelli Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez are a young team representing Great Britain. In their first year as senior skaters, they competed at the European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, and at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada, where we spoke with them about their journey as junior skaters and how they feel stepping up to senior level. Phebe and James, thank you so much for talking to us. Montreal 2024 was your first Senior World Championships. How did you feel entering it? James Hernandez (JH): We are really happy that we did what we set out to do, which is just to s ..read more

Plano, TX July 12-14, 2024 Protocols SkatingScores.com   Senior Place Start Name Rhythm Dance Free Dance Total Score Place Score Place Score 1 5 Zoe Larson, Ukranian Figure Skating Federation Andrii Kapran, Florida Everblades FSC 2 65.57 2 86.16 151.73 2 1 Raffaella Koncius, Los Angeles FSC Alexey Shchepetov, FSC of Southern California 4 55.77 1 92.63 148.40 3 2 Michela Melillo, Connecticut Skating Academy Karl Schapfel, Hayden Recreation Centre FSC 5 43.57 3 64.25 107.82 WD   Annabelle Morozov, SC of New York Jeffrey Chen, Peninsula SC 1 70.11       W ..read more

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by Morgan Matthews Pennington Hair and makeup are the finishing touches to an ice dance performance. Hair and makeup help transform an ice dancer into the character that they wish to portray in their program. Whether they choose a smoky eye color, bold lip color, an ethereal shimmer or a stark matte look, makeup highlights the facial expressions that ice dancers work hard to hone in their programs. An elegant updo can extend the line of a deep open back dress, while flowing locks may swoop and sway as a skater twirls and dips, adding a visual component to a program that is nearly as impactfu ..read more

Laurel, MD June 19-22, 2024 Protocols SkatingScores.com   Senior COMBINED Place Start Name Rhythm Dance Free Dance Total Score Place Score Place Score 1 1 Raffaella Koncius, Los Angeles FSC Alexey Shchepetov, FSC of Southern California 2 45.89 1 90.69 136.58 2 2 Michela Melillo, Connecticut Skating Academy Karl Schapfel, Hayden Recreation Centre FSC 1 48.50 2 56.11 104.61   RHYTHM DANCE Place Start Name Score 1 1 Layla Karnes, National Ice Skating Association of UK Ltd Liam Carr, Panthers FSC 59.69   Junior           &nbs ..read more

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On-ice photo by Melanie Heaney Welcome to IDC’s New Team Series! For this series, we interview athletes who will enter the upcoming 2024-25 season in a new partnership, or debuted last season. In our second interview, we check in with Hana Maria Aboian (14) & Daniil Veselukhin (17). Tell us about your individual skating journeys, including any early special memories. Hana Maria Aboian (HA): At the age of three years old, I watched the movie Frozen. Frozen was very popular and I enjoyed watching it because of the scene Anna and Elsa skated together on a pond. I wanted to learn how to ..read more

Photos by Melanie Heaney In this Solo Q&A, learn more about Khloe Felton, a U.S. ice dancer who competes in Junior Solo Combined. At the 2023 U.S. Solo Dance Championships, Felton finished fourth in Junior Solo Combined and won the gold medal in Gold-International Shadow Dance with partner Jordan Brenne.  Tell us about how your skating journey began. What drew you to the ice? Do you have any special memories? When I was 3 years old my mom put me in Learn to Skate as she was trying all different sports to see what I would like.  The club has an annual Holiday Ice Revue which ..read more