It was a whirlwind trip to Skate America, my first-ever Grand Prix event and my first-ever skating road trip. I'll wrap up my coverage with some notes on my experience as a fan/writer at Skate America. The event was held this year at Panther Arena in Milwaukee. It's a small arena, right in downtown Milwaukee, …
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I adore ice dance & mens, but don't follow these disciplines as closely as pairs & ladies. So instead of doing full reviews, here's a post with my own personal highlights from these events! Ice Dance Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier Piper/Paul were definitely my favorite couple in the dance event. I absolutely love their programs this …
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I don't usually write reviews about ladies' events, as The Naked Ice blog already provides thorough coverage of ladies. However, I thought I'd do a ladies review for Skate America just because I saw the event in person, and can perhaps share some perspective from seeing it live. Here are my observations & analysis of …
The Grand Prix season finally got underway this weekend at Skate America! It was an exciting event--especially because I was there in Milwaukee to see it live! Skate America is the first Grand Prix event I've ever attended, and it was so much fun. It was a whirlwind 2 days of constant practices/competition, and I …
