This isn’t really a post I would ever planned to have written but having put off writing it for the last two months, here we are. Please do not continue to read if you are at all squeamish. As those reading this are most likely aware, the rinks re-opened to adult and leisure skaters aroundContinue reading “Last Dance?”
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Skating, clapping, & laughter
Despite my parents throwing my last pair of skates in a skip while I was at university it took 1 week of lockdown for me to come to the conclusion that I needed a pair to get through this. And while my Instagram is full of inspirational figure skaters axelling away on off-ice skates IContinue reading “Skating, clapping, & laughter”
From Golden Glory to Hellish Horrors
On Tuesday February 14th 1984, Zetra Olympic Hall in Sarajevo was the setting of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s monumental Olympic triumph cheered on by 8500 spectators in the hall, and millions across the globe. The ultramodern, copper-roofed complex, designed by architects Lidumil Alikalfic and Dušan Đapa was officially opened by then President of theContinue reading “From Golden Glory to Hellish Horrors”
White Skates 