Competition

ISU Adult Figure Skating Championships

As I depart from the ISU Adult Championships in Oberstdorf, I’m so thrilled with the entire experience! One afternoon, I watched the new Olympic Pairs Champions, Alijona Savchenko & Bruno Massot, prepare for a season of exhibitions around the world. The way their blade touches the ice, their speed and ease with each move….its breathtaking! At 5:45 each evening, the

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World Figure Competition

This past August 25-29, Karen Courtland Kelly and her husband, Patrick Kelly produced the inaugural World Figure Championship in Lake Placid at the 1932 Olympic Arena.   The week was a celebration for many purists in skating (myself included) who find tremendous beauty and elegance in these demanding compulsory school figures.  They demand incredible strength, control and determination, yet are

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