News, Features and Editorials 

• Raspberry Twist, What is it?
• Backflip’s Back: Adam, Terry and the History of a Forbidden Element
• Jason Brown Recipient of Button-Salchow Trophy
• ISU Suspends Russia and Belarus Participation in ISU Events
• Isabeau Levito Lights Up the Skating World
• Bradley Lord’s 1961 U.S. Gold-Medal Winning Performance
• Initial Covid Policies for Beijing Winter Games Announced
• 2021 Grand Prix Final Cancelled
• 2021 Grand Prix Final Qualifiers
• Bradie Tennell Withdraws from Guaranteed Rate Skate America
• How Many Entries Did the U.S. Earn for the Men's Olympic Competition?
• Draw of Judges for Beijing Olympic Winter Games
• Final Winter Olympic Qualifications to be Decided at 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy
• Building a Simple Backyard Ice Rink
• How the Pandemic Affects Figure Skating in Europe
• The Strength of Russian Figure Skating in the Crazy Corona Season
• A Year of Challenges for French Figure Skating
• A Not So Grand Prix
• 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships Relocated to Las Vegas
• Elite European Skaters Return to the Ice
• Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya Dies by Apparent Suicide
• The Remarkable Life of U.S. Olympic and World Coach Ron Ludington
• A Lost Season
• 2020 World Figure Skating Championships Cancelled
• Liubov Iliushechkina & Charlie Bilodeau Show New Type of Press Lift at Skate Canada International
• Alysa Liu Stuns With Remarkable Technical Skill
• Denis Ten, Olympic Bronze Medalist, Dies After Knife Attack
• Orlando Meeting Packed with Contentious Issues
• Contested Election for U.S. Figure Skating President
• Russian Athletes to Compete Under IOC Banner at PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games
• Russian Olympic Committee Suspended by IOC
• USOC Media Summit Showcases PyeonChang Athletes
• Nagasu Weaponizes Triple Axel
• Nashville PSA Conference Delivers the Goods
• European Commission Ruling Has Potential to Upend ISU Eligibility Rules
• Gracie Brings Golden Glow to Westchester Skating Academy
• 2016 ISU Congress Elects New Leadership
• Dueling Manifestos Highlight ISU Election
• Interview with Christopher Buchanan
• A Conversation with Didier Gailhaguet - Part 1
• A Conversation with Didier Gailhaguet - Part 2
• Concussion Interrupted Papadakis’ and Cizeron’s Season
• Patrick Chan Returns to Competition at 2015 Skate Canada International
• Gold Gears up to Rally at 2015 Skate America
• Brown Focused on Success for 2015/16 Season
• 2016 Team Challenge Cup Announced for Spokane Washington
• 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
• Russia Dominates 2014 Grand Prix, Sends Nine Entries to Final
• Gymnastics Questions Code of Points, Laments Loss of Artistry
• Numbers Tell All, Skating is Back in the Center Spotlight
• ISU to Retain Secret Judging in Competition
• Skaters Flock to Toronto, Montreal for Summer Training
• Summer Training in the Detroit Area
• 2014 PSA Conference a Golden Moment for U.S. Figure Skating
• Seattle Smack Down Offers Little Drama
• Question and Answer with Ron Pfenning
• U.S. Championships Put Skating Back on Radar
• Russian Skating Association Admits Plushenko Doesn’t Understand Rules
• The Other Shoe Drops
• Catching up With Naomi Lang
• Lithuanian President Overturns Decision - Tobias Will Go to Olympics
• Meryl Davis & Charlie White Voice their Thoughts about Next Week’s 2013 Hilton Honors Grand Prix in Detroit
• Marissa Castelli & Simon Shnapir – Dreaming of Sochi and Practicing their Throw Quad Salchow
• Ashley Wagner Speaks Out
• Kristin Moore-Towers & Dylan Moscowitz Prepare for Skate America
• Max Aaron Jumping in at the Deep End
• U.S. International Classic Returns to Salt Lake City
• Russian Crackdown Causes Worries About Sochi
• Joan Tozzer, Pre-War Ladies and Pairs Champion
• Ron Pfenning Running for U.S. Figure Skating President
• 2013 PSA Conference - View from the Gallery
• U.S. Has Eye on Prize: PSA Conference Fires up Coaches to Make Dream Happen
• Unrealistic Dream for Anissina & Peizerat?
• Petition Seeks Gold Medal for Denis Ten in World Championships Men's Event
• Plushenko Back in Action
• 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist Dorothy Hamill Withdraws from “Dancing with the Stars”
• Reconnoitering at Lake Arrowhead
• Ashley Wagner Exhibits Season's Programs at Southern California Invitational Championships
• Jessica Dubé & Sébastien Wolfe Retire from Competitive Figure Skating - Jessica Dubé & Sébastien Wolfe, who paired up in 2011, gaining silver in the last Canadian pair championship and finishing 12^th in Worlds in Nice, announced today they will not compete next week in Canadian Nationals.
• Virtue and Moir Prepare for Canadian Nationals - Tuesday, Olympic Champions, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, spoke in a rare press teleconference.
• Canadian Pair Champions Reveal Their Secrets - Taking a short break from their preparation for next week’s defense of their national pairs title in Mississauga, Canadians Meagan Duhamel & Eric Radford talked on Monday from their training site in Montreal.
• Former Judge Nancy Meiss Gone at Age 90
• Strengths and Weaknesses of Skating Powers Illustrated by Grand Prix Final Entries - The qualifiers for the 2012 Grand Prix provide a concise snapshot of how the five skating powers currently dominate elite international competition, and give glimpse into the current health of skating in those countries.
• China Skating Association Prepares for First World Championships in China - The ISU Council provisionally allotted some of the 2015 Championships at the ISU Congress in June at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Oda Welcomes Second Son, Places Fourth at Japanese Nationals
• Kevin van der Perren Gains Unexpected Success in Ballroom Dancing
• Russian Outrage Over Fifth Ranked National Newcomer Maxim Kovtun Picked for Europeans over Older National Bronze Medalist Konstantin Menshov
• 18^th Grand Prix Season Begins with Skate America
• Lysacek Out of Skate America, Believes He is Still Competitive - Is this a pie in the sky illusion?  Gold in Sochi for the 27-year old may be an impossible dream.
• PSA Forum Addresses Prepping Skaters for Performance Golden Ticket - Competitions serve as a forum where skaters get to showcase their skills, gain experience and build their strength, but most importantly, they represent a bottom line and a place where an athlete can make or break their reputation, future and career.
• Two-time Canadian Champion Cynthia Phaneuf Retires from Figure Skating - Cynthia Phaneuf, the two-time Canadian National Champion has announced her retirement in Montreal, Que.
• No Japanese Competitors for Cup of China? - Japanese team may potentially skip Cup of China.
• U.S. Sends Team of Eight to JGP in Istanbul - U.S. Skaters depart for fourth Junior Grand Prix event of season.
• U.S. Figure Skating Seminars Shine Light on IJS Rules Panels of top ISU and U.S. Figure Skating officials made themselves available to explain their thoughts and the reasoning behind the recent rules changes. These experts dissected the latest developments in international competition in two fascinating seminars, in fun but extremely accurate ways.
• Johnny Weir Monitored at Mid-Atlantic Championships - "Secretly" performs during competition in New York.
• Former Skater Charged in Sexual Assault
• ISU Responds to French Proposals for Championships Qualification
• French Federation Seeks Change to ISU Championships Qualification
• Israeli Federation Pushes Back on Minimum TES Scores
• Lysacek Returns to Competitive Skating - Evan Lysacek, the 2010 Olympic champion, announced this morning on NBC’s “TODAY” his plans to return to competitive figure skating after a two-season layoff.
• Christy Krall, A World-Class Act - These days, Krall still manages to play a paramount role in the sport. Reputed to be one of the finest technical coaches in the world
• Pasquale Camerlengo a Leader in Programming - Pasquale Camerlengo, the 2012 Professional Skaters Association Paul McGrath Choreographer of the Year award recipient, has become known as one of the hottest creative commodities of the sport today and with perfectly good reason.
• PSA Conference Draws Big Crowd, Coaches Urged to Cultivate Good Skaters in All Ways - The future of figure skating looks rather bright at least based upon the strong turnout and optimistic mood among those who attended the 2012 Professional Skaters Conference at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Skating Club of Boston at the end of May.
• Four More Years - By a vote of 74-35-1 the ISU Congress has approved extending the terms of the current office holders two more years.
• After Ottavio, Who's Next?
• 2012 ISU Congress Proposes More of the Same
• U.S. Figure Skating Sets Course for Coming Year in Myrtle Beach
• U.S. Figure Skating Financial Accountability
• U.S. Figure Skating Governance - Reader Comments
• U.S. Figure Skating Governance on the Chopping Block
• Abbott Out, Dornbush In for Four Continents, as Skaters Get Altitude Training at Lake Arrowhead
• A Conversation with Richard Dornbush:  Part 1, Ricky on Skating
• A Conversation with Richard Dornbush:  Part 2, Ricky on Ricky
• Jeremy Abbott: I Keep Getting Happier
• Mirai Nagaus Living Life to the Fullest
• Czisny Back on Track after Injury Plagued Grand Prix Final
• Evora & Ladwig Turn Eyes Towards National Title
• Plushenko Granted Waiver to Compete in European Championships -  Rules requirements slide off the Teflon champion
• Suppose They Held a Grand Prix and Nobody Came - Skate America and Skate Canada on Track for Zero Spectators by 2015
• Shoddy Testing Compromises ISU Grand Prix Scoring Calculations
• When the Mighty Have Fallen
• Rebuilding Skating's Popularity - Easy!  Find a ladies superstar, tweak IJS, build at the grassroots level and work the media.
• David Dore Opens Up About ISU and IJS - ISU vice-president and other figure skating luminaries discuss future of figure skating.
• 2011 Dallas PSA Conference a Winner - Coaches rally together in Lone Star state to build business and better teaching.
• 2011 Worlds Moved to Moscow
• ISU Decision on Worlds Expected Soon
• ISU Seeks to Relocate Worlds, World Team Trophy Postponed until 2012
• Waiting for the Other Worlds Shoe to Drop
• 2011 Worlds in Limbo  
• ISU Promising Statement Monday Morning, March 14
• 2011 Worlds.  Should the Show Go On?
• Skaters Care: A Benefit for Japan Tsunami Relief
• Evan Lysacek Named 2010 James E. Sullivan Award Winner
• Skyliners Soar to Pinnacle of U.S. Synchronized Skating
• A Conversation with David Dore - An audio interview with the ISU Vice President for Figure Skating recorded at 2010 Skate America
• News From Liberty Open
• Flip, Flutz, Lip, Lutz - Valuing edge calls in IJS
• The First Skate America Part 4 - Springboard for a Beloved US Pair
• The First Skate America Part 3 - A Judging Controversy and a Worrying Premonition
• The First Skate America Part 2 - A grand, vintage crop of ladies and a real life murder
• The First Skate America - How it all began
• Coach Proposals for the Improvement of IJS - An independent group of coaches are at it again proposing revisions to IJS
• Coach Proposals Recap - Big picture summary of the coaches' proposals for the ISU Congress
• Fall Deduction - Another unnecessary IJS complexity that should Die Die Die
• Dump the Downgrade - Will someone please put a stake through the heart of this vampire!
• IJS Seminar: All About Having Top-of-the-line Components
• Mingzhu Li to Return to China
• 2010 PSA Conference Sets Golden Tone for New Season
• Illegal Third Chinese Pair Team Allowed to Compete at Junior Worlds
• Lysacek, Nagasu Honored at Home Rink Reception
• Skill Mix for the 2010 Olympic Figure Skating - How do the skill categories of the Olympic competitors compare.  We sort through the tea leaves
• Where Is She? Producing the Next U.S. Olympic Ladies Ice Queen
• Hamilton Turns Darkness into Light - Scott Hamilton seems to typify the concept that it is always darkest before the dawn in looking at his many achievements and also personal challenges.
• Measuring Skating - IJS attempts to measure the absolute merit of skating performances.  Does it succeed?
• Casey Helps Build Team Spirit - Kathy Casey seems to have an uncanny ability to light up a room, or a rink, for that matter, with her presence
• Keep on Movin' - U.S. Steadfast About Maintaining a Top-Level Standard
• Brian Orser Still Stands in World Spotlight - Former Canadian star rises to the top as coach
• Laws Gifted with a Golden Touch - U.S. coach guides Canada’s Chan toward possible Olympic gold
• Fewer Is Not Better - Judges that is!  How has the decrease in panel size affected competition results?
• 2009 Worlds Banners, Revised Policy - Staples sees the light!
• 2009 Worlds Banners and Cameras - Policies fans need to know before they show up at Worlds.  Updated 2 March.
• 2009 U.S. International Team Assignments
• Finnstep - Frothy, Fabulous Fun or a Frustrating, Financial Flop?
• Fun With Numbers - Ladies Event - Numerology from 2007 U.S. Nationals
• Fun With Numbers - Men's Event - Numerology from 2007 U.S. Nationals
• Scoring Mystery Resolved? - Comments on 2007 U.S. Nationals
• Rounding, Ties and Tie Breakers - How the ISU rounding method skews IJS results
• So, Who Won the Men's Event? - Comments on 2007 U.S. Nationals
• Scoring Drift in IJS Events
• Compulsories Not Going Out Declares ISU Council Member Courtney Jones
• Let the Deal Making Begin
• Japan's Finest Thrive in New Jersey
• Rippon Ripe for Debut Championship Season
• Coaches Propose Changes to IJS - Text of proposals submitted to the ISU in 2008 by a group of international coaches.
• The Impact of IJS in Club Competition
• Janet Lynn's Address at 2008 Governing Council
• Poaching Skaters
• 2008 Congress Urgent Proposal - Dance
• 2008 Congress Proposal - Jump Combinations - Proposals to change the evaluation of jump combinations.
• 2008 Congress Proposal - Rule 353 - Does the math for this proposal add up?
• Werner Groebli - April 21, 1915 - April 14, 2008
• Cecilia Colledge - December 28, 1920 - April 12, 2008
• Christopher Bowman, March 30, 1967 - January 10, 2008
• Better How?
• How Many Judges Does it Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?
• How Many Clowns Can You Fit in a Volkswagen?
• The Ice is Very Slippery
• New Judging System Debuts in U.S. Domestic Competition
• Book Review --  On Edge: Backroom Dealing, Cocktail Scheming, Triple Axels, and How Top Skaters Get Screwed.
• Jon Jackson Press Release -- Dec. 2005
• New Dance Partnerships for 2005
• Ron Pfenning Runs for USFSA President -- The Sky is Falling!
• WSF Founders Lose ISU Eligibility
• Ron Pfenning Runs for USFSA President
• A Geek's Eye View of the European Ladies Championship
• The Presentation Marks -- What is the ISU Thinking?
• 2004 Skate America Afterthoughts
• More Exploiting the New Judging System
• Exploiting the New Judging System
• An Interview with Sonia Bianchetti
• Olympic Gymnastics, A Cautionary Tale for Figure Skating
• Early North American Champions
• Video Replay Debuts at U.S. Competition
• Cracked Ice Excerpt
• Book Review: "Cracked Ice"
• Cracked Ice
• Southern California Club Prepares for ISU Junior Grand Prix
• Jon Jackson and Ron Pfenning Exonerated
• Next Please!
• International Style of Skating in the U.S.
• Dancing on Ice
• Atlanta Aftermath
• Next Stop U.S. Nationals
• Objectivity in CoP. Not!
• Plushenko at the Grand Prix Final
• Instant Replay for the Masses
• Urban Legends - Skating First is a Disadvantage
• The Underrated Spin
• Fires Threaten Ice Castle Training Center (California wildfires, October/November 2003)
• Book Review: Forever Two as One
• Book Review: Artistry on Ice
• International Athlete's Commission Formed
• A Reader Writes  
• Japan Skating Federation Protests Actions of 2002 ISU Congress
• USFSA Press Release Regarding ISU Judging Systems
• More of Everyone Out of the Pool
• A Reader Asks
• Everyone Out of the Pool!
• It's the Accountability, Stupid!
• Ethics and Accountability in Judging
• Biomechanics - Bones
• Biomechanics - Lifts
• Biomechanics - Muscles
• Biomechanics - Joints
• Biomechanics - Jumping
• Biomechanics - Spinning
• Buying Used Boots
• Boot and Blade Basics
• Coplanar Boots and Blades
• Compulsory Dance - Will it Survive the 20th Century?    (Jan 00)
• The Grand Prix Final The New ISU Tinker-Toy    (Jan 00)
• Eligible and Ineligible Skating    (Aug 98)
• Lipinski Joins the Circus    (May 98)
• Skating in America             (Book Review)
• A Visit to the 1997 World Tour    (Jul 97)
• Vlandis & Guzman          (1996 Junior Pair Champions)
• USFSA vs. Coaches - Part 1    (Feb 96)
• USFSA vs. Coaches - Part 2    (May 96)
• Professional Competition: Sport or Spectacle?    (Jan 96)