I’m not yet ready to write exactly what I want to in more depth about Alexandra Paul and her skating legacy. But this collection of past interviews with, and observations about from others, may...
https://www.twofortheice.com/remembering-alexandra-paul-interview-archive/
by Jacquelyn Thayer. Cover photo by Danielle Earl. For many ice dance fans, the Lake Placid Ice Dance competitions in July mark the new season’s start. But with livestreaming unavailable for 20...
https://www.twofortheice.com/hensen-and-lickers-working-to-make-their-move/
by Jacquelyn Thayer Leonard Cohen, needless to say, was a master. He may have been the kind of singer-songwriter you discovered, like me, as a teen or college-aged indie rock fan, along with acts...
by Jacquelyn Thayer Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue have hit a sort of “Hallelujah” trifecta. Certainly they’re the first team to marry skating’s favorite versions of the Leonard Cohen c...
https://www.twofortheice.com/hubbell-and-donohue-compose-a-hallelujah/
by Jacquelyn Thayer Adapted and updated from previous posts on Step Sequences. For an erratic and irregular season, marked by intermittent competition and frequent COVID-related event cancellatio...
https://www.twofortheice.com/from-the-vault-finnstep-and-theatrical-dance/
Week 1: 2010 Skate Canada International, Free Dance Watch with the YouTube playlist and share your thoughts on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #tftilive! * With the fall Grand Prix season ...
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Part 4 of a series on young coaches. Read parts 1, 2, and 3 at the links. by Jacquelyn Thayer Colin McManus: I’ve learned to have a different appreciation for my coaches because coaching is hor...
https://www.twofortheice.com/when-the-student-becomes-the-master-the-future-is-now/
Part 3 of a series on young coaches. Read parts 1 and 2 at the links. by Jacquelyn Thayer I think one thing that coaching has taught me, and also being a freeskater—try to have an open communic...
https://www.twofortheice.com/when-the-student-becomes-the-master-crafting-the-transition/
Part 2 of a series on young coaches. Read part 1 at the link. by Jacquelyn Thayer Growing up a coach’s son, I definitely gained some insight into the job from my dad. I think my first memory is...
https://www.twofortheice.com/when-the-student-becomes-the-master-moving-up-moving-on/
by Jacquelyn Thayer How does the skater become the coach? It was the question that returned to mind with each summer competition circuit; one more retired competitor would take a new seat in the ...
https://www.twofortheice.com/when-the-student-becomes-the-master-coaching-in-the-time-of-covid/