Category Archives: 2019-2020 Season

Team Papadakis-Cizeron-Haguenauer. Journey to the Top

World renowned coach and choreographer, one of the main figures at Ice Academy of Montreal, Romain Haguenauer is commonly referred to as the longtime coach of Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron. But not just that.…

Stéphane Lambiel: “Do it. Show us your colours!”

This wonderfully talented skater turned into a great coach has always been a joy to interview. And 2020 Europeans were no exception – we talked to Stéphane Lambiel the day after the men’s free skate…

Sara Hurtado, Kirill Khaliavin on their flamenco with a contemporary twist: “We found something special”

In their fourth season as a team, Sara Hurtado and Kirill Khaliavin decided once again to challenge themselves with one of Antonio Najarro’s bold choreographies – this time, in a reinterpretation of flamenco: they skate…

Torino 2019: the culmination of the Grand Prix Series. A photo-story.

We’ll start with a warning: this story features more than 200 photos of the 24 individual skaters, pairs and ice dance teams that qualified for this edition of the (senior) Grand Prix Final – so…

Yuzuru Hanyu: return with laurels at NHK Trophy

The last time Yuzuru Hanyu had competed in NHK Trophy was in November 2016, in Sapporo – he won the gold medal in Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena, more than 30 points over Nathan Chen,…