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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Jun 24

Here’s the June step, featuring Raffaele Zich! Enjoy - and share your videos with us!

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Jun 23

Happy Birthday, Raffy! Tanti Auguri! 🥳🎂🎈
Hope this year is the best yet!

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · May 24

We had a great camp in Tartu 🇪🇪- thanks to Astri Arena for hosting us!

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · May 8

Here is your May step of the month, featuring Sofja Stepcenko. Enjoy the flow!

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Apr 26

Celebrating the end of the season with a trip to Europa-Park! 🎢🧸

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Apr 25

A great camp to end the season! Thanks to everyone for sharing the ice with us!

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Apr 11

April’s step has two variations: try it first with the double three-turn, then challenge yourself with the loop!

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Apr 10

April step is coming tomorrow - start practicing your loops 😉 !

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Team Champéry @teamchampery.bsky.social · Apr 9

Part II of Absolute Skating’s story on the @skatingschool.com : an interview with director Chris Trevisan.

absoluteskating.com/index.php?ca...

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Team Champéry @teamchampery.bsky.social · Apr 8

Part I of Absolute Skating’s article celebrating 10 years of the @skatingschool.com has been published!

absoluteskating.com/index.php?ca...

I especially liked Stéphane’s description of why he enjoys coaching all kinds of skaters!

From the very beginning, it didn't really matter what level my students were; it still doesn't matter. I'm not looking for famous skaters. I'm looking for skaters who want to learn, work, and perform - those who have the potential to develop. I actually enjoy teaching at any level; I work with skaters from the 'Learn to Skate' program and students from the schools in our region. Yes, I actually started by working with the Japanese
national team
and very
advanced kids, but to me,
any level is interesting and
presents its own challenges. I never pictured myself as an elite coach or a beginners' coach; I just want to help any skater.
Adult skaters haven't been where we've focused much energy yet, but that's something I have done as well. When Lewis Gibson invited me to a seminar in Scotland, it was a very interesting experience, because young kids are usually brought to the rink by their parents. Adult skaters,
however, decide for themselves that they want to learn.
They take that very seriously, organizing their time around their jobs and lives to make it happen. Sometimes, they are even more intense about it than skaters who compete.
So, really, any level. I've worked with ice dancers and pairs;
I even worked with a synchro team in Sweden. I truly enjoy working at
any level and in any discipline.
When 1
was conducting a pairs
seminar
in
Portes
eil
Berlin with
Peter,
learning from the pairs'
coach,
understood
how different it is - you need to learn how to hold, make the
lifts, and execute the throws. It's something I never thought would be so different! it is still figure skating, but there are so many new things to learn. Skating has offered me countless opportunities to learn, and I'm still learning today. Even 10 years after starting the school, I remain eager to continue on this journey! I still want to know more!"

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Apr 2

Happy birthday, dear Stéphane! Your passion, dedication, artistry and kindness inspire us everyday! 🎉🎂🥳

Photos by Alberto Ponti and Ivan Daniluk

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Mar 30

The March step is a fun one, demonstrated by Deniss Vasiljevs (and we don’t mind if you do it in April, or any time!) Try it out and tag us with your videos.

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Mar 30

What a wonderful way to end the World Championships and the 2024/2025 season! Deniss received a season’s best score and an incredible standing ovation. Thank you, Boston for all the support!

Deniss Vasiljevs spread eagle in his Free Skate

Chris Trevisan, Sofja Stepcenko, Deniss Vasiljevs and Stéphane Lambiel pose in the mixed zone.

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AnythingGOEs - Figure Skating @anythinggoe.com · Mar 26

🇱🇻 Sofja Stepcenko #WorldFigure

“I only finished three minutes ago so I still have to process what happened out there, but I’m frustrated. I did fight.”

Sofja Stepcenko after her short program in the mixed zone

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Mar 27

Even a hard competition day is better with therapy dogs. Thank you to the ISU for setting up a “calm zone” in the skaters’ hotel!

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Europe On Ice @europeonice.bsky.social · Mar 26

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To mark the 20th anniversary this month of his first World title, Hiro Yoshida talked to Stéphane Lambiel 🇨🇭 about the memories he has from his seven appearances as a competitor at Worlds.

🔗https://europeonice.com/2025/03/26/stephane-lambiel-enjoying-the-moment/

#WorldFigure | #FigureSkating

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Mar 26

Thanks to Naomi and @anythinggoe.com for sharing these photos of Sofja and Deniss’ first practices in the main arena! Sofja will skate in the short program at approximately 14:00 local time.

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cryptidbirds 🦅 @mc33198519.bsky.social · Mar 25

Deniss’ run-through w/o most of the jumps (unlisted) ⛸️
youtu.be/x2dKOwOH7_g?...

Deniss PR 25 March 2025

YouTube video by Team Champéry Fans

youtu.be

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Mar 24

Good luck to Deniss and Sofja 🇱🇻at the World Championships! 💪🍀🌎⛸️

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Mar 23

Bravo for some great skates this weekend! Julia Michel performed very well and placed 14th at the French nationals. Special congratulations to Alesya for passing the Inter-Gold test and to Valeriya for passing the Gold test! 👏💐

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Mar 17

Today marks 20 years since Stéphane won his first World Championship! 🤯🥇

Photo: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Mar 15

Switzerland on the podium! Congratulations to Ean on his gold medal and new PB, and also to Tammaro Wyss, who was 5th in the Junior Men!

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Mar 15

Ean and Raffaele finished their seasons by winning medals at the Daugava Open Cup! 👏Sofja fought hard through a challenging free skate and ended in 4th. 🫶

Ean Weiler 🥇Junior Men
Raffaele Francesco Zich 🥈Senior Men
Sofja Stepcenko 4th Senior Women

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Mar 14

Have you tried doing the step of the month to music? 🎶 Challenge yourself with different tempos while maintaining the rhythm of the steps!

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The Skating School @skatingschool.com · Mar 11

This week Sofja, Raffaele, and Ean head to Riga for the Daugava Open Cup! Good luck 🍀 💪

www.daugavaopencup.com/daugop2025/

Photo credit: @tarorezphoto and @maoyanzheng

Red background with white text. Three circular photos show Ean in a layback Ina Bauer, and Sofja and Raffaele performing.

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