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Photo: Courtesy Anna Pogorilaya Contents 28 Features VOLUME 23 | ISSUE 5 | OCTOBER 2018 TATIANA VOLOSOZHAR & 6 MAXIM TRANKOV A New Life KIRSTEN MOORE-TOWERS & 10 MICHAEL MARINARO Leading the Charge in Canadian Pairs REMEMBERING DENIS TEN 14 The Talent and the Tragedy UNDER THE MAPLE LEAF 24 Laurence Fournier-Beaudry & Nikolaj Sørensen Switch Countries ON THE DAISUKE TAKAHASHI COVER Ê 28 Japanese Skating Star Returns to Competitive Skating on His Terms BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM 38 Canada’s Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus Aiming to Dance Into Top 10 2018 GRAND PRIX PREVIEW 40 Season Opens with Skate America, Skate Canada, and the Grand Prix of Helsinki 14 NEW SEASON - NEW RULES 46 An Overview of What Has Changed; Judges Suspended Departments 4 FROM THE EDITOR 45 TRANSITIONS Respected Journalist 36 INNER LOOP Passes; Han Yan Quits 44 QUICKSTEPS 48 INSIDE EDGE COVER PHOTO: SUSAN D. RUSSELL 2 IFSMAGAZINE.COM OCTOBER 2018 SILVER BLADE TOURS, INC. Skating Tour Experts for 37 Years! 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Among other he lineups for the irst three events he death of Denis Ten in July is, without things, Trankov is now coaching the top are included in this issue, together with doubt, the saddest event I have ever had to Russian pairs team of Evgenia Tarasova competition previews. There are still a report on in my long career. It has taken us and Vladimir Morozov. few open spots in the rosters as individual all a few weeks to come to terms with the he 2018 Junior Grand Prix Series is nations determine who will ill them. loss of such a beloved athlete. set to open in Slovakia on Aug. 22. his Two of the top Chinese pairs teams In this issue, we look back at his many is one of my favorite events each year. It is withdrew from their assignments, which will accomplishments, the highs and lows of his like watching the future unfold, which is be illed by those who would not otherwise career, along with insights from some who always so inspiring. have had an opportunity to compete on the knew the Kazakhstani skater well. A new crop of juniors will take the Grand Prix circuit this season. On the lip side of the coin, the return stage this season. New champions will As we went to print, legendary American of Daisuke Takahashi to competition be crowned with all but one of last year’s coach Frank Carroll, 80, announced his this season gives many of us a reason to winners moving up to the senior ranks retirement, marking the end of a 60-year celebrate. he 32-year-old’s comeback has this season. coaching career. nothing to do with medals or results — it is You will ind the links for schedules, We wish him all the very best as he moves strictly personal and all about the Japanese results and the ISU live streams for all seven into another phase of his life. star closing out his career on his own terms. events on our website at ifsmagazine.com. I had the opportunity to observe he 2018 Challenger Series opened in Susan D. Russell, Publisher Takahashi working on his short program in Bangkok on Aug. 1. he Series gets into Toronto in late July and was very impressed full swing in September. You can ind all the by what I saw. information on those events on our website. We recently caught up with 2014 Olympic With the retirements, partner splits and PUBLISHER Susan D. Russell [email protected] NORTH AMERICAN EDITOR Robert Brodie EUROPEAN EDITOR Tatjana Flade DESIGNED BY Laurea Media EDITORIAL Elina Paasonen, Elvin Walker, Akiko Tamura PHOTOGRAPHY Vicki S. Luy, Elina Paasonen, Flavio Valle INTERN Brooklee Han ADVERTISING/SALES [email protected] CORPORATE OFFICE International Figure Skating/Laurea Media 270 Queens Quay West, Suite 1301, Toronto, ON M5J 2N4 Please include your name, mailing and e-mail addresses and a telephone number with all correspondence to International Figure Skating. SUBSCRIPTIONS (U.S./Canada) 844-357-2044 International: 973-627-5162 WEBSITE www.ifsmagazine.com International Figure Skating is published bimonthly by Laurea Media, 270 Queens Quay West, Suite 1301, Toronto, ON M5J 2N4. Subscriptions: US$29.99 Canada US$34.99, International US$49.99. 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It was incredibly interesting for me. I think it was already quite clear and obvious life as parents, show performers, I woke up in the morning and thought, to everyone so it would have been a bit Fand most recently, he as a coach. ‘great, now I will have a shower, then go to late to make a big announcement that we The Russian pairs team were in breakfast, and go to the rink and just enjoy retired,” Trankov said. “We didn’t announce PyeongChang last February to watch watching how everyone is competing at the it oicially, but we have said goodbye to Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot Olympic Games.’ igure skating as competitors.” succeed them on the Olympic throne. “I was so comfortable in that moment. Watching the Olympic Winter Games Trankov was commentating for Russian I felt I already inished my story in the from a commentator’s perspective was television and Volosozhar attended as a sport. his was the time when I set the not a new experience for Trankov. “I spectator. It was a new experience for both, inal point and knew I did not want to already got used to reporting on events but especially for her.