Interviews
The Future of Pairs, Part III:
Making pairs skating safe and healthy requires tackling the misogyny and homophobia that lies at the root of the gender imbalance in the sport.
Anna Kellar
February 12, 2025
Interviews
The Future of Pairs (Part 2)
Over the last year, I have been investigating how to grow interest in pairs skating. In this second part of the series, I talked to skaters and coaches about what motivates them, and the barriers that hamper the growth of the discipline.
Anna Kellar
December 23, 2023
Interviews
Ondrej Hotarek on the keys to pairs success
Ondrej Hotarek shared his thoughts on what makes a successful pair team, the keys for success this season, and his hopes for the sport.
Anna Kellar
December 5, 2023
Interviews
The Future of Pairs
I’ve been concerned for a while about the future of pairs skating. The end of the 2021/2022 season marked a low point for the discipline, with only fourteen teams competing at the World Championships. I want to know why.
So, throughout the 2022/23 season, I asked athletes and coaches what it will take to grow interest in pairs, among both skaters and audiences.
Anna Kellar
August 17, 2023
Interviews
“One of the Best Weeks of My Life” – Coach Franca Bianconi Reflects on Europeans 2023
It was a moment that capped a wildly successful European Championship for Bianconi, who is best known as a pairs coach. Teams that Bianconi works with secured all three spots on the podium, and her long-time student Matteo Rizzo won silver in the men’s event.
In this moment of triumph, Bianconi reflected on her journey as a coach, and the opportunities provided by the upcoming Milano-Cortina Olympics in 2026.
Anna Kellar
February 28, 2023
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